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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
22,952Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,443 approved or refused records
2,289Refused applications

18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 1992 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided97/P/00890

    new garage with access from Cedar Walk (including dropped kerb access)

    25 Cedar Walk West Pontnewydd Upper Cwmbran

    Received 26 Feb 1997
  2. Decided97/P/00740

    change of use of ground floor shop premises to residential use

    18 BRD St Blaenavon

    Received 9 Jan 1997
  3. Decided96/P/20709

    house and garage

    Plot Of L& South Of Plas Y Coed Rd Cwmffrwdoer Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 Mar 1996
  4. Decided95/P/20384

    to locate a steel box measuring approx 20ins X 20ins X 2ft 8ins bolted to a concrete plinth set in the ground

    Pisgah CL JCT With Pisgah Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 31 Oct 1995
  5. Decided95/P/20165

    remove dead branches and trim saplings

    Front Garden Of 84 Ashleigh CRT Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Aug 1995
  6. Decided95/P/19927

    detached garage (under 30 metres square) internal floor area

    Gwynfa Cwmavon Rd Abersychan Pontypool Gwent NP4 8XJ

    Received 2 May 1995
  7. Decided94/P/19632

    to locate a steel box measuring approx 20 ins X 20 ins X 2ft 6 ins bolted to a concrete plinth

    Grass Verge Against Fence Nicholas St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 16 Dec 1994
  8. Decided94/P/19498

    hay barn and implement shed

    Ty Llantwyn Farm Cefn-Y-Crib Hafodyrynys Gwent

    Received 12 Oct 1994
  9. Decided94/P/19158

    all glass white pvc conservatory on dwarf wall [volume 15.77 cm's]

    4 Warwick CL New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 22 Jun 1994
  10. Decided94/P/18759

    two storey rear extension

    20 The Neerings Coed Eva Cwmbran

    Received 3 Feb 1994
  11. Decided94/P/18712

    Change of use from Video Hire to Retail Cafe opening normal shop hours 8am-5pm

    10 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 18 Jan 1994
  12. Decided93/P/18050

    upgrading existing shop unit and extensions to form additional retail accommodation with 2 No. one bedroomed flats

    27 George St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 19 May 1993
  13. Decided92/P/17351

    Housing development

    L& Off Ty Coch Lane Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 15 Sept 1992
  14. Decided97/P/01248

    amended proposal for new dwelling

    L& Adj Fleur De Lys Glencrt Sebastopol Pontypool

    Received 4 Jul 1997
  15. Decided92/P/17295

    Provision of 40 Bed Travel Inn to grounds of existing Brewers Fayre Public House and Restaurant.

    The Ashbridge Avondale Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 6 Aug 1992
  16. Decided02/P/06550

    proposed single extension to existing office and the extension of pitched roof over existing flat roofs. Re-siting of existing air conditioning units to rear elevation

    St Josephs Social Club Blenheim Rd St Dials Cwmbran

    Received 20 Mar 2002
  17. Decided00/P/04769

    to site a portacabin

    The Royal British Legion Station Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1NZ

    Received 28 Sept 2000
  18. Decided00/P/04048

    conversion of redundant attached barn into self contained dwelling

    Barn At Maesgwyn Farm Upper Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 10 Apr 2000
  19. Decided00/P/04003

    conservatory and sunlounge to side of property, porch to front

    49 STN Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 30 Mar 2000
  20. Decided99/P/03570

    erection of a one and a half storey sales and marketing centre

    Owens Corning (UK Ltd Chapel Lane Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 6 Dec 1999
  21. Withdrawn99/P/02961

    proposed compound run for pedigree show dogs

    Keepers Cottage Boarding Kennels Cwmavon Rd Cwmavon Blaenavon

    Received 22 Apr 1999
  22. Decided96/P/20526

    two storey kitchen and bathroom extension

    106 High St Abersychan Pontypool

    Received 10 Jan 1996
  23. Decided95/P/20312

    extension of existing coach parking area

    Car Park At Entrance To Greenmeadow Community Farm Greenforge Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 6 Oct 1995
  24. Decided94/P/19445

    clubhouse extension to relocate changing facilities and provide new recreation room players bar gym and kitchen (AMENDED PLANS)

    Memorial Ground Conway Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 26 Sept 1994

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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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