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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
23,166Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,642 approved or refused records
2,310Refused applications

18,332 approved · 2,310 refused · 1,015 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 May 1987 to 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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  1. Decided93/P/18212

    garage

    20 Elgam Ave Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 13 Jul 1993
  2. Decided93/P/17816

    Concrete Hardstanding

    Delhi' LWR Leigh Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 22 Feb 1993
  3. Decided92/P/17288

    2 No. Illuminated signs approx 4950 by 1700 (sign to read Gwent House)

    Gwent Hse Gwent SQ Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Aug 1992
  4. Decided02/P/06375

    shed

    3 Bristol View CL Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5AW

    Received 29 Jan 2002
  5. Decided01/P/06238

    extension to provide additional staff accommodation

    Penygarn Primary Penygarn Road Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8JR

    Received 28 Nov 2001
  6. Decided01/P/06092

    change of use from retail A1 to estate agents office A2

    15 North Walk Cwmbran

    Received 11 Oct 2001
  7. Decided01/P/05870

    erection of conservatory

    10 Oaks CRT Snatchwood Abersychan Pontypool NP4 7UZ

    Received 29 Aug 2001
  8. Decided01/P/05260

    proposed kitchen extension

    57 Laburnum Drive New Inn Pontypool

    Received 9 Apr 2001
  9. Awaiting decision01/P/05526

    residential development and ancillary retail and community development landscaping and highways (1200 dwellings approx) (duplicate application)

    L& West Of Cwmbran Drive South Sebastopol Cwmbran/Pontypool

    Received 11 Jun 2001
  10. Decided01/P/05207

    Erection of bungalow on land edged red

    The Firs Grove Park Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1RW

    Received 23 Mar 2001
  11. Decided00/P/04669

    renovation of property including rebuilding boundary walls, materials - CUPA lacampa HIZ natural slates cast iron rainwater goods, plain faced lime render (& new pitched roof to rear)(AMENDED PLANS AND SPECIFICATION)

    18 BRD St Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 5 Sept 2000
  12. Decided00/P/04103

    ground floor extension to side of house

    27 Ashford CL Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 2 May 2000
  13. Decided99/P/03388

    two storey extension to provide extended kitchen with one additional living and two additional bedrooms

    31 Primrose CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran

    Received 30 Sept 1999
  14. Decided99/P/03169

    extension to side and rear double garage to front

    34 Pontrhydyrun Rd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 29 Jun 1999
  15. Unknown93/P/17747

    Single storey study and shower room

    67 Ton Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 26 Jan 1993
  16. Decided92/P/17528

    Conservatory and porch extension

    Pontyfelin Hse Pontyfelin Lane LWR New Inn Panteg Pontypool

    Received 4 Nov 1992
  17. Decided92/P/17242

    Three new linked dwellings

    Maindee Hse Mount Pleasant Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 15 Jul 1992
  18. Decided92/P/17209

    Change of use of common vacant land to garden land

    10 Sycamore Court Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HN

    Received 1 Jul 1992
  19. Decided02/P/06640

    converting shop into a single dwelling

    Kidwelly Hse (Formerly The Co-Op) Hanbury Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 16 Apr 2002
  20. Decided01/P/06286

    conservation based repairs and alterations to the interior and exterior fabric components. Essential concrete l structural repairs, renewal of hydraulic lime render and lime paint, repairs and replacement of steel windows (Pit Head Baths)

    Big Pit Mining Museum Blaenafon Torfaen

    Received 12 Dec 2001
  21. Decided02/P/06478

    proposed development of single storey residential dwelling

    L& Adj To Glas Corrie Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 1 Mar 2002
  22. Decided02/P/06359

    erection of wall to side of property and garden shed

    1 Woodfield Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 25 Jan 2002
  23. Decided02/P/06312

    dismantle gilchrist thomas memorial, move to the ironworks site and re-erect

    Car Park For The Iron Works Off Est Rd Blaenavon

    Received 14 Jan 2002
  24. Decided01/P/05817

    erection of garage

    15 Morgan St Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 14 Aug 2001

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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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