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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
21,579Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 19,170 approved or refused records
2,090Refused applications

17,080 approved · 2,090 refused · 971 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 May 1994 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided12/P/00262

    First floor/dormer bedroom extension, plus single storey sitting room extension to rear and a porch extension to the front

    113 Usk Rd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8AE

    Received 24 May 2012
  2. Decided12/P/00261

    Change of use of no. 4 from restaurant to hot food takeaway to be used in conjunction with existing takeaway (No. 6) and external alterations to shopfront

    42525 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DZ

    Received 24 May 2012
  3. Decided12/P/00260

    Two storey rear extension and raised patio

    2 LWR Glantorvaen Tce Forgeside Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9BU

    Received 23 May 2012
  4. Unknown12/P/00249(C)

    Discharge of condition 12 (drainage details) of planning consent 11/P/00070

    Park Lawn CL Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 22 May 2012
  5. Decided12/P/00251

    First floor extension above lower extension for additional bedroom

    70 Hawkes Ridge Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JT

    Received 21 May 2012
  6. Decided12/P/00250

    Carport to side of dwelling

    45 Trinity Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1LG

    Received 21 May 2012
  7. Decided12/P/00227

    First floor rear extension and rear conservatory

    4 Crofton Mede Fairwater Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4DH

    Received 8 May 2012
  8. Decided12/P/00225

    Take off defective flat roof & renew with pitched roof to match existing roof over main building

    Glantorvaen Hse Glantorvaen Rd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6XY

    Received 8 May 2012
  9. Unknown12/P/00224

    Discharge of conditions 26, 27 & 24 of planning permission 11/P/00576

    Ty Ambrose Farm Wellfield Lane Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5BT

    Received 8 May 2012
  10. Decided12/P/00221

    Single storey extension to rear accommodating bedroom & shower room for disabled person - enlargement of proposed extension previously approved 11/P/00230.

    41 Pencoed PL Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2QU

    Received 8 May 2012
  11. Decided12/P/00223

    Proposed conversion of former post office to single residential dwelling & alteration to front elevation

    78/79 King St Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9QH

    Received 3 May 2012
  12. Decided12/P/00222

    Change of use from Public House to D1 - veterinary practice

    Waterloo Inn Avondale Rd Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5EL

    Received 2 May 2012
  13. Decided12/P/00567

    Erection of single storey store for diesel tank & petrol driven equipment for existing works department.

    Rougemont SCH Malpas Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP20 6QB

    Received 5 Nov 2012
  14. Decided12/P/00566

    Single storey rear extension

    17 Greenwood Drive Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EA

    Received 1 Nov 2012
  15. Decided12/P/00045

    Retention of existing steel storage container (subject of previous approval ref: 08/P/00716(W))

    Ty Ceirios Nursing Home Pentrepiod Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6TJ

    Received 25 Jan 2012
  16. Decided12/P/00044

    Free standing solar array 16 panels in total, two blocks of 6 and one block of four

    L& Adj Ty-Ni Sluvad Rd New Inn Pontypool NP4 0SX

    Received 25 Jan 2012
  17. Decided12/P/00043

    Construction of timber clad garden room in the grounds of Brynawelon Nursing Home for the purpose of recreation as part of the home enviroment.

    Brynawelon Nursing Home Pentre Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AP

    Received 25 Jan 2012
  18. Unknown12/P/00041(C)

    Discharge of conditions 60 & 61 of planning permission 11/P/00101

    Meritor H V B S (uk) Ltd Grange Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XU

    Received 24 Jan 2012
  19. Unknown12/P/00036(C)

    Discharge condition 4 of planning consent 11/P/00275 (external materials and finishes)

    215 Ashford CL South Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2BE

    Received 20 Jan 2012
  20. Unknown12/P/00016(A)

    Provision of a hardcore access

    1 Old Row Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HS

    Received 10 Jan 2012
  21. Decided12/P/00286

    Demolish existing building and replace with 5 No. 1 bedroom units

    54 - 55 Broad Street Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9NH

    Received 18 Jun 2012
  22. Decided12/P/00285

    Proposed new glazed shopfront, block up existing double door exit and incorporate a new single secure door exit to match existing for use as a Building Society and Estates Agents

    12 General Rees SQ Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1AH

    Received 18 Jun 2012
  23. Decided13/P/00053

    External wall insulation & render to existing walls:- Elgam 5

    1.0310510811E+026 120 122 123 & 124 Elgam Ave Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9QU

    Received 11 Feb 2013
  24. Decided13/P/00052

    External wall insulation & render to existing walls :- Elgam 4

    87 90 92 93 96 97 98 & 101 Elgam Ave Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9QU

    Received 11 Feb 2013

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What these statistics cover

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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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