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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
20,504Searchable applications
190Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,170 approved or refused records
1,948Refused applications

16,222 approved · 1,948 refused · 948 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Jan 1996 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Unknown13/P/00453C

    Discharge of condition 3 of planning permission 11/P/00590 (sample of render)

    72 Rockhill Road Pontymoile Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8AN

    Received 7 Oct 2011
  2. Decided13/P/00088

    Erection of single domestic vehicle garage with additional carport and turning area.(Revised plans).

    Plot Of L& St Davids CL Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 4 Mar 2013
  3. Decided13/P/00087

    Two storey extension to side elevation.

    2 Hendre CRT Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EW

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  4. Decided13/P/00086

    Two storey extension to side elevation and additional off street parking.

    1 Hendre CRT Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EW

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  5. Decided13/P/00085

    No structural changes, change of use from D2 to A2 use

    Jubilee Building Crane St Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  6. Unknown13/P/00084

    Demolition of double demountable to the rear of the school (timber framed construction felt flat room)

    Pontnewynydd Primary School Lower Leigh Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8LQ

    Received 28 Feb 2013
  7. Withdrawn13/P/00083

    Storm porch to the front elevation

    1 The Ave Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AF

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  8. Awaiting decision13/P/00082

    Retain safety rail to first floor church balcony, retain exisiting illuminated cross over church entrance..

    Upper Trosnant Baptist Church LWR Bridge St Pontypool NP4 6JU

    Received 27 Feb 2013
  9. Decided14/P/00125

    Domestic double garage with attic store. Extension off cottage gable

    Penylan Cottage Penylan Fields Varteg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7SA

    Received 4 Mar 2014
  10. Decided14/P/00027

    Replacement of existing fire escape

    Oddfellows Arms Commercial Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DZ

    Received 13 Jan 2014
  11. Decided14/P/00026

    Installation of a new shop front & roller shutter

    Pharmacy St Lukes Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6SU

    Received 13 Jan 2014
  12. Unknown13/P/00453

    Construction of 6 No. 2 bedroom terraced houses, 9 No. 2 bedroom semi detached flats, 3 No. 1 bedroom semi detached flats and their associated external works

    Land At Henllys Village Road Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 10 Oct 2013
  13. Decided13/P/00452

    Yew - front garden of the vicarage, close to road frontage and boundary with neighbour, raise crown (4 metres), cut back overhang from neighbours property and re shaping the crown with a 1-2m reduction

    The Vicarage Vicarage Lane Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PX

    Received 10 Oct 2013
  14. Unknown13/P/00451

    Development of eight apartments, four houses and one bungalow with associated car parking, gardens and landscaping on a currently vacant "brownfield" site

    Bakery Close Phase 2 Commercial Road Talywain Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 9 Oct 2013
  15. Decided12/P/00592

    Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of single storey utility and shower room, loft conversion

    38 Greenhill Rd Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5BE

    Received 14 Nov 2012
  16. Decided12/P/00580

    2 X fascias and 1 X pylon sign

    Colley Motor Group Hyundai Hse Maendy Way Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5LF

    Received 12 Nov 2012
  17. Decided13/P/00098

    Amended design for proposed creche & child care facility, including removal of temporary units & the forming of log clad building

    Woodl&S Field Penygarn Pontypool NP4 8BT

    Received 7 Mar 2013
  18. Decided13/P/00097

    Single banner on front of building

    Monmouth Hse Cwmbran NP44 1QU

    Received 7 Mar 2013
  19. Decided13/P/00212

    Double storey extension

    1 The Sycamores Albion Rd Pontypool NP4 6LD

    Received 15 May 2013
  20. Decided13/P/00211

    Conversion of car port to garage

    160 Llewellyn Rd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3PQ

    Received 13 May 2013
  21. Decided13/P/00199

    Demolision of existing rear lean to and side car port & erection of two storey side extension & associated alterations

    2 Lamb Lane Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1HA

    Received 7 May 2013
  22. Decided13/P/00198C

    Discharge of condition 11 (drainage details) of planning consent 08/P/00025

    New Cottage British Talywain Pontypool NP4 7SX

    Received 2 May 2013
  23. Decided13/P/00197

    Variation of condition 4, 7 and 8 attached to planning approval 10/P/00290 (extensions to factory unit) to allow the existing containers to remain on site for a further 3 years, the parking spaces not to be marked out and remove the requirement to provide a traffic management scheme

    Unit 11 Polo Grounds New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0TW

    Received 7 May 2013
  24. Awaiting decision13/P/00081

    Repair & refurbish Church Hall.

    Upper Trosnant Baptist Church Hall LWR Bridge St Pontypool NP4 6JU

    Received 27 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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