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18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided94/P/18900

    shopfitting alterations front and interior

    5 North Walk Cwmbran Shopping Centre Gwent

    Received 18 Mar 1994
  2. Decided93/P/18452

    detached 2 storey 4 bedroomed residential dwelling

    Land Betw Garth Cottage & Fairview Bungalow Ty Coch Lane Ty Coch Cwmbran

    Received 1 Oct 1993
  3. Decided99/P/03549

    two condenser units on outside of building

    123 The Highway New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PJ

    Received 26 Nov 1999
  4. Decided99/P/03502

    change of use to taxi booking and despatch office and administration only

    6 Clarence St Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 12 Nov 1999
  5. Decided93/P/18104

    Hay barn and farm implement store

    Castell Y Bwch Farm Henllys Lanes R303 Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AZ

    Received 8 Jun 1993
  6. Decided92/P/17415

    Garage

    Valsar' LWR Leigh Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 25 Sept 1992
  7. Decided96/P/00440

    cut down two sycamore's at the end of garden

    Ein Ty Ni 26 Pine Gardens Tranch Pontypool

    Received 12 Sept 1996
  8. Decided95/P/20041

    erection of dwelling with double garage

    Site Adj To 83 Tranch Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 15 Jun 1995
  9. Decided97/P/01520

    erection of secure compound fence and relocation of final exit door

    Homebase Limited Tudor Rd Cwmbran

    Received 18 Sept 1997
  10. Decided93/P/17767

    extend unit to underside walkway and construct new canopy

    53 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Town Centre Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 2 Feb 1993
  11. Decided92/P/17543

    reclamation of land by the opencast method to create a site for two lakes recreation/amenity and possible Industrial use

    Kays & Kears Garn-Yr-Erw Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 24 Nov 1992
  12. Decided96/P/20629

    conversion of bedsit into additional office accommodation

    Greenmeadow Housing Office Rannock Hse Greenmeadow Cwmbran

    Received 27 Feb 1996
  13. Decided95/P/20196

    erection of two storage silos

    MC Kechie Plastic Components Woodside Way Springvale Ind Est Cwmbran Gwent NP44 5BR

    Received 15 Aug 1995
  14. Decided95/P/19848

    two dormer bungalows

    Former Teachers Training Centre Wern Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 31 Mar 1995
  15. Decided02/P/06607

    extension to rear and alterations

    32 St. Augustine Rd Pontypool NP4 5EX

    Received 4 Apr 2002
  16. Decided01/P/06020

    overhanging branches to be pruned

    Back Garden Of 73 Daffodil CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran

    Received 24 Sept 2001
  17. Decided01/P/05889

    splitting ground floor and installing new shopfront to unit 1

    20/22 South Walk Cwmbran

    Received 5 Sept 2001
  18. Decided01/P/05299

    fascia sign and projecting sign

    5 South Walk Cwmbran Shopping Centre Cwmbran

    Received 26 Apr 2001
  19. Decided01/P/05078

    outline application for housing development

    Coed Avon Farm Varteg Rd Blaenavon

    Received 12 Feb 2001
  20. Withdrawn00/P/04927

    erection of day nursery

    L& Adj Ponthir SCH Ponthir Playing Fields Ponthir

    Received 4 Dec 2000
  21. Decided99/P/03437

    proposed new disabled ramp

    Lloyds TSB 1 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Town Centre Cwmbran

    Received 21 Oct 1999
  22. Decided98/P/02012

    Dormer type extension to the front roof.

    89 The Links Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8DQ

    Received 17 Apr 1998
  23. Decided97/P/00998

    first floor extension including rear pitched roof and loft accommodation

    Fern View Bethel Lane Upper Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5SY

    Received 8 Apr 1997
  24. Decided96/P/20601

    ground floor bedroom extension

    3 Staff Lodge Turnpike Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 14 Feb 1996

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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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