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Torfaen County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
21,054Searchable applications
194Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,682 approved or refused records
2,009Refused applications

16,673 approved · 2,009 refused · 960 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Mar 1995 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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More application records

  1. Decided13/P/00294

    Proposed construction of dwelling

    93 Bryn Eglwys Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2LF

    Received 2 Jul 2013
  2. Unknown12/P/00533

    Demolition of redundant demountable building

    Blenheim Rd Community Primary Blenheim Rd St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4SZ

    Received 16 Oct 2012
  3. Unknown12/P/00532

    Demolition of 14 no precast concrete garages

    Panteg Garages Panteg Ind Est Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 12 Oct 2012
  4. Decided12/P/00531

    Variation of condition 8 of planning permission 93/P/18355 to enable the McDonald's restaurant to trade 24 hours a day seven days a week

    Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd Service Station A4042(t) Pontymoile Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0XB

    Received 17 Oct 2012
  5. Decided12/P/00530

    Change of use from A1 (Retail) to A2 (Letting Agent)

    18 Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DW

    Received 15 Oct 2012
  6. Decided12/P/00529

    First floor side extension

    3 Greenwood Drive Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EA

    Received 15 Oct 2012
  7. Decided12/P/00528

    First floor extension over existing ground floor garage & kitchen, removal of conservatory structure & replace with traditional construction

    56 Ashleigh CRT Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HF

    Received 15 Oct 2012
  8. Decided13/P/00336

    Proposed refurbishment including retention of residential apartments over ground floor retail unit, external atlerations & change of use from partial retail area to addition of one residential apartment at ground & basement level.

    First Impressions Beauty 31 Commercial St Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JQ

    Received 1 Aug 2013
  9. Decided13/P/00335

    Change of use of Old Registry Office to residential use (C3).

    The Old Registry Office Hanbury Rd Pontypool NP4 6JL

    Received 31 Jul 2013
  10. Decided13/P/00333

    Retention of conservatory to the rear elevation

    20 Brook St Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1SG

    Received 30 Jul 2013
  11. Unknown12/P/00644C

    Discharge of condition 7 of planning permission 10/P/00001(E)

    Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw Folly Rd Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8JD

    Received 11 Dec 2012
  12. Decided13/P/00070

    Application for construction of refectory & auditorium, refectory to replace dining hall destroyed by fire without complying with condition 1 (time limit) of permission 08/P/00178(W).

    Rougemont SCH Malpas Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP20 6QB

    Received 26 Feb 2013
  13. Decided13/P/00183

    Proposed change of use of two storey outbuilding into self contained dwelling with associated alterations - front porch, window openings & curtilage enclosure-access.

    Rear Of Royal Oak Public House George Street Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PA

    Received 29 Apr 2013
  14. Decided12/P/00355

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    2 Coed Camlas New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8RR

    Received 25 Jul 2012
  15. Withdrawn12/P/00615

    Change of use from disused public house (Inn) to 4 No. self contained flats and A3 use to ground floor

    Horseshoe Inn Fish And Chip Shop Hill Street Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6NL

    Received 23 Nov 2012
  16. Decided12/P/00614

    Installation of an external wall insulated render system.

    71 Waun Rd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7JW

    Received 22 Nov 2012
  17. Decided12/P/00613

    Insulation of an external wall insulated render system.

    11 Kenilworth PL Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7JU

    Received 22 Nov 2012
  18. Decided13/P/00064

    Racing circuit and associated works

    Rassau Circuit Of Wales Ebbw Vale NP23 55D

    Received 20 Feb 2013
  19. Decided13/P/00063

    Crown lifting 1m over roof of house

    Yew Tree Cottage Yew Tree Tce Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3NU

    Received 18 Feb 2013
  20. Decided13/P/00062

    Erect two wind turbines

    Cwmcaesinggrug Farm Mynyddislwyn Mountain Rd Mynyddislwyn Blackwood

    Received 19 Feb 2013
  21. Decided13/P/00244

    Erection of new storage building.

    282 Charston Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4LE

    Received 3 Jun 2013
  22. Decided13/P/00227

    Alterations and extension to existing dwelling including new single storey extension, insertion of new glazed gable walls/roof to front and rear elevations, insertion of new roof dormers to front and rear elevations and minor internal and external alterations

    Brynteg Bungalow Danygraig Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2PR

    Received 23 May 2013
  23. Decided13/P/00225

    Supply and installation of modular building on the Garnteg Primary School Site to provide Flying Start services

    Garnteg Primary School Hillcrest Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7SJ

    Received 22 May 2013
  24. Withdrawn12/P/00448

    Creation of 3 no 1 bedroom flats from communal lounge

    Tan-Y-Coed Sheltered Housing Pentreporth Rd Lewis Wood Pontnewynydd Pontypool NP4 6TS

    Received 12 Sept 2012

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Torfaen County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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