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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
23,339Searchable applications
183Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,812 approved or refused records
2,327Refused applications

18,485 approved · 2,327 refused · 1,022 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided87/P/12330

    Erection of One Dwelling

    Plot 21 Bluebell CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 10 Jun 1987
  2. Decided96/P/00132

    demolition of properties

    Pentyla & Greenmeadow Cottage Church Rd Talywain Pontypool

    Received 22 May 1996
  3. Decided95/P/20259

    two storey extension to the rear of the unit building

    T S Kittiwake Torfaen Sea Cadets Mount Pleasant Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 7 Sept 1995
  4. Decided95/P/20212

    single storey bathroom extension and garage

    124 The Highway New Inn Pontypool Gwent NP4 0PH

    Received 22 Aug 1995
  5. Decided95/P/19761

    conversion of two flats into area housing office

    63 The Avenue Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AE

    Received 28 Feb 1995
  6. Decided94/P/19264

    extension to existing private garage

    14 Park Gardens Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 26 Jul 1994
  7. Decided01/P/05346

    fascia sign, projecting sign, service menu board

    Co Op Market Town Stanley Rd Garndiffaith

    Received 21 May 2001
  8. Decided00/P/04728

    to fell 4 of lime trees/1 of copper beech (boundary with Sunfield). To lop dead wood branches to healthy tree on oak To top copper beech on highway removing dead wood. To top and remove dead/disseased areas of horse chestnut.

    The Bungalow Church Rd Llanfrechfa Cwmbran

    Received 22 Sept 2000
  9. Decided87/P/11449

    Proposed unit and extensions to units

    North Side Of Monmouth Walk Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 17 Feb 1987
  10. Decided87/P/12490

    Extension to dwelling house

    1 Canalside Cottages Belle View Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 14 Aug 1987
  11. Decided97/P/01314

    convert garage to play room with first floor extension over

    29 Gifford CL Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 21 Jul 1997
  12. Decided01/P/05648

    change of use of grass verge to domestic garden

    1 Plas Ty Coch Oakfield Cwmbran

    Received 11 Jul 2001
  13. Decided02/P/06705

    change of use of retail premises to pizza house (Class A3)

    Unit 16 Fairwater Shopping Precinct Cwmbran

    Received 26 Apr 2002
  14. Decided01/P/06169

    detached dwelling

    Plot 1 Capel Newydd Rd Blaenavon

    Received 9 Nov 2001
  15. Decided01/P/05131

    single sorey garage to side of property complete with covered walkway

    2 Ridgeway Trevethin Pontypool

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  16. Decided87/P/12145

    Change of use from television shop to cafe

    7 Richmond Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1EG

    Received 1 Apr 1987
  17. Decided00/P/04392

    erection of a conservatory on rear of property

    44 St Augustine Rd Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 13 Jul 2000
  18. Decided99/P/03413

    shop sign

    Ponden Mill 14A The Mall Cwmbran Town Centre Cwmbran

    Received 11 Oct 1999
  19. Decided95/P/20189

    single storey extension to include kitchen and toilet

    15 Pettingale Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 Aug 1995
  20. Decided95/P/19980

    change of use of existing office block/stores in course of construction to a 24 bedroom motel/lounge dining room/guests bar

    Car Park On Centre Hotel Site Oldbury Rd Old Cwmbran

    Received 22 May 1995
  21. Decided94/P/19474

    proposed siting of a double demountable classroom unit

    St Francis R C Primary SCH Manor Rd Abersychan Pontypool Gwent

    Received 30 Sept 1994
  22. Decided97/P/00759

    two storey extension to side

    23 Chester CL New Inn Pontypool

    Received 16 Jan 1997
  23. Decided96/P/20710

    single storey kitchen utility and bathroom extension

    27 East View Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 Mar 1996
  24. Decided96/P/00536

    existing facility for replacement car service - single storey industrial unit

    Unit 7 Court Road Industrial Estate Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AS

    Received 21 Oct 1996

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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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