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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18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/00129

    extension of public house for use as an ancillary childrens play facility

    Three Blackbirds Inn Ty Coch Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AY

    Received 22 May 1996
  2. Unknown00/P/04308

    new house

    New House Adjacent To Myrtle Cottage Caerleon Road Ponthir Newport Torfaen

    Received 20 Jun 2000
  3. Decided99/P/03443

    replacement petrol filling station totem

    Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd Llewelyn Rd Cwmbran Torfaen BS1 5BN

    Received 25 Oct 1999
  4. Decided93/P/18426

    pole and plinth mounted signs (Types 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 & 8)

    New Inn R/About Pontypool

    Received 21 Sept 1993
  5. Decided93/P/17948

    Kitchen bathroom extension

    35 STN Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 8 Apr 1993
  6. Decided93/P/17698

    Snooker room extension

    Cwmbran Sports & Social Club Fairwater Way Fairwater Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 Jan 1993
  7. Decided92/P/17137

    General practitioners surgery premises

    L& At The Walk New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 8 Jun 1992
  8. Decided99/P/02841

    two storey extension at rear of property

    81 Usk Rd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 26 Feb 1999
  9. Decided99/P/02791

    existing fence to front garden

    31 St &Rews CL Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran

    Received 18 Feb 1999
  10. Decided98/P/02294

    two storey extension to rear of existing property double garage and revised access.

    Noddfa Cottage Church Rd Abersychan Torfaen

    Received 4 Aug 1998
  11. Decided98/P/01747

    installation of a wall mounted CCTV camera on the corner elevation (second floor)

    The George PH Commercial St Pontypool

    Received 7 Jan 1998
  12. Unknown97/P/01065

    new building

    Pant Yr Yrfa Farm Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 1 May 1997
  13. Decided94/P/18710

    change of use from hotel to residential home for the elderly

    Cwmbran Centre Hotel Victoria St Cwmbran

    Received 18 Jan 1994
  14. Decided93/P/18052

    Rear extension to provide dining room

    28 Thornhill CL Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 20 May 1993
  15. Withdrawn01/P/05618

    WC, lounge extension and roof alterations

    Glamis Lock Up Lane Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 3 Jul 2001
  16. Decided01/P/05393

    three storey B1 office development providing 4,724 Sq M (50,849 Sq Ft) gross of offices for knowledge based industries on 1.15 Ha (2.84 Acres)

    Site Opp Llantarnam Hse Llantarnam Park Cwmbran

    Received 21 May 2001
  17. Decided01/P/05172

    To alter flat roof of single storey side extension to a pitched/tile roof. To replace flat roof on single storey porch to the front of the property with a pitched roof

    7 Heol Derwen New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QS

    Received 9 Mar 2001
  18. Decided00/P/04866

    installation of 1.0m diameter satellite antenna wall mounted on rear single storey extension

    William Hill 6 Gwent SQ Cwmbran

    Received 8 Nov 2000
  19. Decided00/P/04276

    single storey front porch and cloakroom

    10 Maendy Way West Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 26 Jun 2000
  20. Decided00/P/04097

    new medical centre (AMENDED ELEVATION DESIGN)

    Access Rd Adj To Afon Llwyd Nr Davis CL Pontypool

    Received 28 Apr 2000
  21. Decided00/P/03960

    Erection of stable/workroom/gamesroom

    Blaendare View Tranch Rd Pontypool

    Received 15 Mar 2000
  22. Decided97/P/01330

    conversion of property into two separate flats (amended parking)

    23 Edward St Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 28 Jul 1997
  23. Decided96/P/20578

    Extension - first floor bedroom

    29 Lowl&S Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent NP44 1RF

    Received 1 Feb 1996
  24. Decided99/P/03408

    erection of temporary footbridge to facilitate pedestrian access to adjoining properties during the contract period

    Former Scout Hut Site Coed Eva Cwmbran

    Received 8 Oct 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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