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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18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided95/P/20305

    first floor extension

    Ol& Lodge Greenhill Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Oct 1995
  2. Decided95/P/19676

    single storey utility/shower room

    Pantygollen Farm Folly Lane St Cadocs Pontypool Gwent

    Received 10 Jan 1995
  3. Decided94/P/19452

    minor amendments to alignment of bungalows 1 & 2

    Thistle CRT Ty-Canol Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 27 Sept 1994
  4. Decided94/P/19373

    extension to building and alterations to access

    Unit 2 Gilchrist Thomas Est Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 23 Aug 1994
  5. Decided97/P/01321

    clean land to build domestic garage, extend driveway of existing garage and landscape area

    Derelict L& Opp 23 Tranch Rd Pontypool

    Received 24 Jul 1997
  6. Decided96/P/20569

    single rear extension to provide sun lounge, breakfast room, utility room and bedroom

    The Haven Pentre Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 26 Jan 1996
  7. Decided95/P/20244

    sectional garage and workshop

    38 Ty Newydd Rd Cwmbran Gwent NP44 1NS

    Received 4 Sept 1995
  8. Decided95/P/19737

    shed for storage/workshop

    32 Top Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 13 Feb 1995
  9. Decided94/P/19513

    shop sign

    14/15 Forgehammer Est Cwmbran Gwent NP44 3AA

    Received 17 Oct 1994
  10. Decided94/P/19232

    alterations to retail shop within conservation area

    2 Commercial St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 19 Jul 1994
  11. Decided94/P/19098

    detached bungalow

    Plot Adj To 6 Hodges Tce St Dials Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 1 Jun 1994
  12. Decided94/P/18949

    cut down oak tree

    61 Daffodil CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 31 Mar 1994
  13. Decided94/P/18902

    first floor extension (study, bathroom, store) over existing ground floor extension

    Graig Cottage Penyrheol Pontypool Gwent

    Received 18 Mar 1994
  14. Decided94/P/18699

    change of use from commercial garage to a vehicle tuning workshop

    Garage At Rear Of Ice Cream Factory Foundary Rd Abersychan Pontypool

    Received 13 Jan 1994
  15. Decided01/P/05469

    demolition of existing building and construction of five houses

    Former CWS Building Hanbury Rd Pontnewynydd Ind Est

    Received 29 May 2001
  16. Decided94/P/19360

    proposed industrial building

    J R J Management Services Unit 22 Springvale Industrial Estate Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5BA

    Received 18 Aug 1994
  17. Decided95/P/19789

    conversion of flat roof on rear extension to a pitched roof

    45 Laburnum Drive New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 7 Mar 1995
  18. Decided99/P/03373

    extensions and renovation

    Sunnyside Cottage Club Rd Tranch Pontypool

    Received 27 Sept 1999
  19. Decided96/P/00510

    1 No. dwelling house 4 beds double garage

    13 Coed Y C&Do Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 8 Oct 1996
  20. Decided96/P/00231

    single three bedroom house (renewal)

    Bryn Cottage Stoney Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 26 Jun 1996
  21. Withdrawn99/P/03567

    siting of a 15m lattice mast with three cross polar antennas and one microwave transmission dish plus equipment cabinet

    St Francis Of Assisi Church Rd Talywain Pontypool

    Received 30 Nov 1999
  22. Decided95/P/20054

    single storey extension at rear of property

    98 Glan Rhyd Coedeva Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 19 Jun 1995
  23. Decided01/P/05279

    single storey side and rear extension

    8 Llanyrafon Way Llanyrafon Cwmbran

    Received 19 Apr 2001
  24. Decided99/P/03117

    garage and utility room extension to side

    31 Spring Grove Greenmeadow Cwmbran

    Received 17 Jun 1999

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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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