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18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. Decided00/P/03792

    demolish existing single storey rear extension. Rebuild two storey extension. Conversion of flat roof to pitched on front of dwelling

    5 St Marys CL Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 15 Feb 2000
  2. Decided99/P/03454

    single detached house renewal of application 96/P/00477

    L& North Of The Homestead Newport Rd Llantarnam

    Received 28 Oct 1999
  3. Unknown98/P/01979

    notification of installation of telecommunication equipment

    BBC Tower Penyrheol Hill Pontypool

    Received 31 Mar 1998
  4. Decided98/P/01932

    change of use of units to B8 (warehousing) and erection of extension adjacent to unit 5 for ancillary office purposes

    Units 3/4/5 CRT Rd Ind Est Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 18 Mar 1998
  5. Decided93/P/18644

    install a receive only satellite antenna

    19 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent NP44 1DY

    Received 14 Dec 1993
  6. Decided93/P/18384

    felling of 2 No. trees

    All Saints Churchyard Church Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 10 Sept 1993
  7. Decided93/P/17980

    Garage for vehicular storage at rear of property access via rear road access

    12 Moseley Tce Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 23 Apr 1993
  8. Decided94/P/19181

    lowering of kerb for vehicular access

    Ebenezer Evangelical Church Somerset Rd LWR Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 28 Jun 1994
  9. Decided94/P/18850

    Vehicle pull-in fronting No's 34 & 36 for off road parking

    34 & 36 Greenhill Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 3 Mar 1994
  10. Decided97/P/00755

    two new windows to two existing dental surgeries (rooms)

    19A Caradoc Rd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 3 Feb 1997
  11. Decided96/P/00250

    block work garage to rear of garden

    26 Rosser St Wainfelin Pontypool NP4 6EA

    Received 1 Jul 1996
  12. Decided95/P/20391

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

    JCT Of Harpers Rd/Viaduct Rd (Adj Lane) Pontypool Gwent

    Received 31 Oct 1995
  13. Decided97/P/01293

    erection of a garage

    75 Bowleaze Greenmeadow Cwmbran NP44 4LF

    Received 15 Jul 1997
  14. Decided96/P/20671

    One residential dwelling

    Off Farm Rd British Talywain Pontypool

    Received 8 Mar 1996
  15. Decided96/P/00376_

    roller shutter doors to shopfront

    27 George St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 13 Aug 1996
  16. Decided95/P/20056

    conversion of existing storage areas and garage into living accommodation erection of single storey garage

    The Keepers Hse Pant Y Rheos Reservoir Henllys Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 23 Jun 1995
  17. Decided95/P/19814

    part demolition of existing stone wall to facilitate highway access to site and formation of new openings to provide pedestrian link to public footpath (conservation area consent)

    Abbey Farm Llantarnam Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 17 Mar 1995
  18. Decided94/P/19020

    detached dwelling

    The Bungalow Ty Ceirios Pentrepiod Pontypool Gwent

    Received 5 May 1994
  19. Decided93/P/18642

    placement of one container for storage use

    Cwmbran Stadium Cwmbran Gwent NP44 3XL

    Received 7 Dec 1993
  20. Decided01/P/05583

    first floor rear extension containing bedroom

    3 Twyn Cottages C&WR Rd Ponthir

    Received 26 Jun 2001
  21. Decided01/P/05008

    an opinion is required as to the safety of the tree and permission to carry out whatever is necessary

    Oak Tree In The Garden 10 Chester CL New Inn Pontypool

    Received 4 Jan 2001
  22. Decided01/P/04992

    provide disabled shower room extension

    13 Chestnut Green Upper Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 4 Jan 2001
  23. Decided00/P/03964

    retrospective planning approval for 2 No. external lights

    C&WR Brook Medical Centre Stokes CRT Ponthir

    Received 17 Mar 2000
  24. Decided93/P/18549

    porch extension to front of dwelling

    14 Ael-Y-Bryn Ty Fry Est Blaenavon

    Received 5 Nov 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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