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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18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided96/P/00317

    removal of dead wood reduction of weight in limbs extending out of Ivy Lodge grounds

    G1 & G2 (Corsican Pines Only) Ivy Lodge Greenhill Rd Griffithstown

    Received 29 Jul 1996
  2. Decided95/P/20037

    kitchen and bathroom extension and alterations

    33 Woodl& St Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 16 Jun 1995
  3. Decided95/P/19875

    erection of new canopy areas to front and rear of building

    McKechnie Plastic Components Woodside Way Springvale Ind Est Cwmbran

    Received 11 Apr 1995
  4. Decided94/P/19581

    install one public payphone

    Outside Glyndwr Hse The Arcade Cwmbran Shopping Centre Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 23 Nov 1994
  5. Decided94/P/19041

    garage to rear garden

    5 Greenhill Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 12 May 1994
  6. Decided94/P/18990

    new shopfront

    42714 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 21 Apr 1994
  7. Decided93/P/18668

    fascia and projecting sign

    28 The Mall Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Jan 1994
  8. Decided93/P/18149

    Single storey kitchen/dining extension to rear of property

    18 Ruth Rd New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 25 Jun 1993
  9. Decided92/P/17413

    Detached single garage

    1 Trem Twynbarlum Two Locks Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 25 Sept 1992
  10. Decided99/P/02824

    erection of garage at rear hardstanding area in front of garage and patio area to rear

    4 Cotterells Hses Llanover Rd Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 26 Feb 1999
  11. Decided01/P/05596

    shop fascia sign and projecting sign (to replace existing)

    The Co-Operative Bank Plc 40 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Town Centre Cwmbran

    Received 2 Jul 2001
  12. Decided01/P/05056

    installation of roller shutter to customer entrance of petrol filling station kiosk

    Sainsbury's Store Llewellyn Rd Cwmbran

    Received 1 Feb 2001
  13. Decided01/P/04987

    construction of forestry access track 4m wide out of existing material on site

    Craig Y Felin Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 5 Jan 2001
  14. Decided00/P/04909

    bedroom and conservatory extension (revised application 00/P/04250)

    7 Coed Rd Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 23 Nov 2000
  15. Decided00/P/04692

    change from B8 (warehouse) to B1 (light industry) and B8 (warehousing), B2 (general industry unit B only)

    Hyder Depot Avondale Way Avondale Ind Est Cwmbran

    Received 19 Sept 2000
  16. Decided94/P/19115

    shop refurbishment and shopfront

    13/14 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 6 Jun 1994
  17. Decided94/P/18714

    car park

    Hollybush CL Hollybush Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 20 Jan 1994
  18. Decided93/P/18596

    shop sign

    C R S 'Stop & Shop' Ivor St Blaenavon

    Received 24 Nov 1993
  19. Decided93/P/17763

    Extension and refurbishment of existing offices

    Big Batteries Caldicot Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 1 Feb 1993
  20. Decided98/P/01921

    internal alterations and extension to existing building

    Units 31 & 32/33 Springvale Ind Est Cwmbran

    Received 16 Mar 1998
  21. Decided97/P/01379

    1 x fascia sign 1 x projection sign 1 x nameplate

    Midl& Bank Blaenavon Branch BRD St Blaenavon

    Received 7 Aug 1997
  22. Decided97/P/01198

    workshop extension

    Cwmbran Motors 2 Somerset Rd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 13 Jun 1997
  23. Decided93/P/18078

    New store for green keeping equipment

    Golf Club (Pontypool) Trevethin Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 May 1993
  24. Decided93/P/18033

    change of use of land from agricultural to residential to develop 9 hole golf course for private residential use only

    Pensarn Farm Henllys Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 14 May 1993

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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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