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Torfaen planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Torfaen website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
23,250Searchable applications
183Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,731 approved or refused records
2,319Refused applications

18,412 approved · 2,319 refused · 1,018 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Mar 1987 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Withdrawn01/P/05931

    residential development 4 No. dwellings

    L& Adj Oakview Off Llanover Rd Blaenavon

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  2. Decided00/P/04704

    exterior cladding to lower school south east facing elevation

    Fairwater High SCH Ty Gwyn Way Fairwater Cwmbran

    Received 18 Sept 2000
  3. Decided00/P/04025

    two storey extension to rear of house (one lounge and one bedroom)

    Laburnham Penygarn Rd Pontypool

    Received 31 Mar 2000
  4. Decided87/P/12342

    Extension to garage

    Red Cedars Woodl& Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 17 Jun 1987
  5. Decided87/P/12309

    Kitchen/utility room extension

    36 The Meyricks Coed Eva Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Jun 1987
  6. Decided95/P/20476

    detached garage

    Windy Hill Upper Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 7 Dec 1995
  7. Decided95/P/20357

    pair of lock up garages and enclosure

    Site Rear Of Hanbury Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 20 Oct 1995
  8. Decided94/P/19400

    conservatory

    1 Greenmeadow Cottages St Dials Rd Cwmbran Gwent NP44 4BP

    Received 7 Sept 1994
  9. Decided94/P/19321

    outline planning for one dwelling

    L& Adj Wrekin Bungalow Pentwyn Rd Junc To Blansychan Pentrepiod Pontypool Gwent

    Received 9 Aug 1994
  10. Decided92/P/17236

    Two storey extension

    63 Daffodil CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 13 Jul 1992
  11. Decided92/P/17377

    Porch & Shower room

    2 Jerusalem Lane New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 14 Sept 1992
  12. Decided00/P/04245

    demolition of disused church for proposed residential development

    St Lukes Church Site Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 9 Jun 2000
  13. Decided00/P/03683

    corporate signs

    DWR Cymru Avondale Rd Cwmbran

    Received 28 Jan 2000
  14. Unknown96/P/00331

    Erection of 131 No two storey dwellings with garages screening, landscaping and associated works (Scheme 'A')

    Former Walker Steel Works The Highway Panteg Pontypool

    Received 30 Jul 1996
  15. Decided95/P/20011

    installation of barrier control system to existing car park

    J Sainsbury Supermarket Llywellyn Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 5 Jun 1995
  16. Decided98/P/02245

    retention of one single demountable classroom

    Woodl&S JNR SCH Thornhill Rd Upper Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5UA

    Received 20 Jul 1998
  17. Decided98/P/01846

    demolish and rebuild re-extension

    Scout Hall Hill St Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 20 Feb 1998
  18. Decided93/P/17884

    provision of new/additional public payphone

    George St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 17 Mar 1993
  19. Decided93/P/17754

    New company logo and sign

    Panteg Steelworks STN Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 Jan 1993
  20. Decided93/P/17940

    Temporary office accommodation

    Eurofoil Ltd Kays & Kears Ind Est Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 7 Apr 1993
  21. Unknown93/P/17690

    Single storey rear flat roof extension

    52 Bryn Eglwys Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 14 Jan 1993
  22. Decided00/P/03661

    relocation of employment service from Dyfed House to Gwent House

    Gwent Hse Gwent SQ Cwmbran Town Centre

    Received 20 Jan 2000
  23. Decided99/P/03286

    internal alterations and two storey rear extension

    44 Bryn Eglwys Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 24 Aug 1999
  24. Decided97/P/01098

    Childcare service for up to 9 No. children 0 - 5 Years

    1 Hanfield Park Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 12 May 1997

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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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