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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18,332 approved · 2,310 refused · 1,015 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decided96/P/00281

    portable building for storage

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

    Received 10 Jul 1996
  2. Decided96/P/00060

    industrial building

    Linpac Billoway Ltd Avondale Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 26 Apr 1996
  3. Decided95/P/20461

    two storey side extension

    17 CRT Farm CL Oakfield Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 1 Dec 1995
  4. Decided95/P/19678

    single storey side extension containing study lobby wc and shower room and two storey front extension

    The Paddocks Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 10 Jan 1995
  5. Decided94/P/19336

    modification of existing shopfront

    Lion Hse 5 Crane St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 9 Aug 1994
  6. Decided99/P/02764

    installation of air conditioning equipment within secure cage

    Currys Superstore Unit 2A Cwmbran Retail Park Cwmbran Drive Cwmbran

    Received 10 Feb 1999
  7. Decided98/P/02540

    proposed single storey warehouse and workshop extension to existing factory unit

    Matsushita Electronic Magnatron Lakeside Hse Lakeside Llantarnam Park Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 11 Nov 1998
  8. Decided98/P/02261

    erection of 8 no. houses, access road and external works

    Former St Peter's Church Fairhill Cwmbran

    Received 24 Jul 1998
  9. Decided98/P/02080

    proposed alterations of garage to study room

    123 Coed Camlas (Plot 62) New Inn Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 14 May 1998
  10. Decided02/P/06506

    extensions to form lobby and flower arranging room to church

    Llanyrafon Methodist Church Llanyrafon Way Cwmbran

    Received 8 Mar 2002
  11. Decided01/P/05969

    woodgrain UPVC conservatory on dwarf wall to rear of property

    12 Longhse Grove Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 11 Sept 2001
  12. Decided93/P/17778

    Conversion of existing redundant barn into dwelling

    Llanishaul Farm Henllys Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 5 Feb 1993
  13. Decided92/P/17517

    Multi-storey car park for 250 cars approx. on three main floors

    Riverside Car Park Pontypool Gwent

    Received 5 Nov 1992
  14. Decided92/P/17196

    Change from a flat roof to a pitched roof

    53 BRD St Sebastopol Pontypool Gwent

    Received 29 Jun 1992
  15. Decided87/P/12400

    Residential development 4/5 dwellings

    The One Stop Garage Bakery Houses New Road Talywain Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7QX

    Received 2 Jul 1987
  16. Decided96/P/00613

    repair & replacement of external fabric of the buildings removal of 1 No. dormer window. Roof materials to be natural slate, walls, replace pebble dash with smooth faced render, alteration to windows and doors

    Park Cottages Adj To Park BDGS Pontypool Park Pontypool

    Received 8 Nov 1996
  17. Decided96/P/00398

    two bedrooms over existing extension - bathroom over existing extension

    54 Tranch Rd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 20 Aug 1996
  18. Decided01/P/05135

    demolition of an existing barn and construction of one new two storey 4 bedroomed detached dwelling with detached double garage (AMENDED SITING OF GARAGE EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING)

    Site Of Exist Barn Ysgubornewydd Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 2 Mar 2001
  19. Decided00/P/04821

    two storey extension and alterations

    Topless 2 Pantglas Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 30 Oct 2000
  20. Decided97/P/01344

    change of use of dwelling to small christian school with first floor flat over

    Hen Dyr Ysgol Cwmavon Rd Blaenavon NP4 9LD

    Received 28 Jul 1997
  21. Decided00/P/04665

    renovations including rebuilding boundary wall (AMENDED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS)

    19 BRD St Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 5 Sept 2000
  22. Decided00/P/04743

    1 new dwelling

    Plot 10 Hynam PL Viaduct Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 29 Sept 2000
  23. Decided00/P/04708

    proposed change of use from existing shop and food preparation outlet to A3 hot food outlet/shop

    Ground Floor 107 The Highway New Inn Pontypool

    Received 25 Sept 2000
  24. Decided00/P/04396

    shop sign and projecting sign

    12 Windsor Rd Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 13 Jul 2000

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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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