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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18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/00806

    extension for store

    St Francis RC SCH Manor Rd Abersychan Pontypool

    Received 3 Feb 1997
  2. Decided02/P/06547

    demountable buildings for office and canteen use

    Sun Valley Foods Ltd Unit 6/7 Gilchrist Thomas Ind Est Blaenafon

    Received 18 Mar 2002
  3. Decided01/P/06181

    single storey bedroom/shower room extension

    3 Rockvilla CL Varteg Pontypool

    Received 9 Nov 2001
  4. Decided01/P/05963

    three bedroom detached house (renewal of 96/P/00231)

    Bryn Cottage Stoney Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 19 Sept 2001
  5. Decided01/P/05928

    erection of a garage

    L& Adj To Castle St Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 17 Sept 2001
  6. Decided94/P/18961

    detached house & garage

    Part Of L& Adj To Dunnet Hse Jerusalem Lane New Inn Pontypool

    Received 6 Apr 1994
  7. Decided93/P/18478

    vehicular access

    76 Llanyrafon Way Llanyrafon Cwmbran

    Received 7 Oct 1993
  8. Decided93/P/18359

    Non-illuminated panel in alluminium frame fixed to fencing system

    Fiat L C Motors Chapel St Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 1 Sept 1993
  9. Decided93/P/18312

    2no shop signs

    Carpetright 3A Lockgate Retail Park Cwmbran

    Received 11 Aug 1993
  10. Decided93/P/17916

    Temporary provision of mobile butcher sales pitch for retail trading

    Pontypool Working Mens Club Broadway Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6HN

    Received 30 Mar 1993
  11. Decided92/P/17648

    Retaining wall and formation of raised ground levels to the rear of plots 6 - 19 Buttercup Court- inclusive

    Land Ty Canol Way Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 14 Dec 1992
  12. Decided92/P/17388

    Tree work

    Llantarnam Hall Malpas Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 18 Sept 1992
  13. Decided92/P/17169

    Projecting and Fascia signs

    11 Caradoc Rd Cwmbran

    Received 15 Jun 1992
  14. Decided92/P/17122

    Agricultural building

    L& At Sluvad Rd Panteg Pontypool Gwent

    Received 2 Jun 1992
  15. Unknown01/P/06196

    demolition of 4 storey and 5 storey blocks of flats - preparatory work, including removal of asbestos, site clearance topsoil, grading and grasseeding

    Nos 1-7 & 8-14 Ravenscrt Greenmeadow Cwmbran

    Received 16 Nov 2001
  16. Decided01/P/05185

    single storey extension to rear

    5 Laburnum Drive Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 14 Mar 2001
  17. Decided00/P/04891

    garage with store over

    Adj To 30 Woodl& Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 15 Nov 2000
  18. Decided00/P/04741_

    removal of condition 2 attached to 95/P/20346 and 94/P/18712 (The retail cafe shall be used for the sale of food for consumption on the premises only and for no other purpose)

    10 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 26 Sept 2000
  19. Decided00/P/04281

    cut back branches of two trees

    Paizefield & Springfield Caerleon Rd Ponthir

    Received 26 Jun 2000
  20. Decided00/P/04060

    new conservatory/kitchen extension/bedroom extension/roof adaptation

    Lyswen Henllys Village Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HX

    Received 13 Apr 2000
  21. Decided00/P/04946

    replacement dwelling

    Pine Tree Bungalow Club Rd Tranch Pontypool

    Received 5 Dec 2000
  22. Decided00/P/04356

    erection of conservatory

    Bybrook Manor Rd Abersychan Pontypool

    Received 10 Jul 2000
  23. Decided00/P/03840

    new cemetery including driveways, car parking and ancillary buildings

    L& Adj To Gwent Crematorium Treherbert Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 21 Feb 2000
  24. Withdrawn00/P/03790

    lean to steelframe extension

    Unit 1 Blaenwern Avondale Ind Est Cwmbran

    Received 16 Feb 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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