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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
24,043Searchable applications
191Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,419 approved or refused records
2,431Refused applications

18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 1982 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 6 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01/P/05250

    change of use of retail premises to bus parking yard and part demolition of existing buildings

    1A Somerset Rd Cwmbran

    Received 4 Apr 2001
  2. Decided00/P/04675

    two storey extension to side

    Ponderosa Rear Of Oakleigh New Inn Pontypool

    Received 7 Sept 2000
  3. Decided99/P/02774

    new shopfront

    16 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 12 Feb 1999
  4. Decided98/P/02550

    removal of single storey lean to kitchen (former garage) and construction of two storey extension and 18M high radio mast

    Danetre Newport Rd Llantarnam Torfaen NP44 3AE

    Received 13 Nov 1998
  5. Decided98/P/02271

    alterations to shopfront

    2 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 10X

    Received 28 Jul 1998
  6. Decided98/P/01872

    New three bedroom bungalow

    The Wood Varteg Rd Blaenavon

    Received 27 Feb 1998
  7. Decided98/P/01839

    utility extension to side elevation

    Hillcrest Sluvad Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0TA

    Received 18 Mar 1998
  8. Decided97/P/01540

    detached garage and hobby workshop

    4 Brickyard Cottages Upper Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 29 Sept 1997
  9. Decided97/P/01080

    windows to be put in the roof to make a bedroom and kitchen bigger

    Hazelwood Pentrepiod Rd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6RP

    Received 2 May 1997
  10. Decided96/P/20429

    singlestorey rear dining room extension

    10 Thornhill CL Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 2 Jan 1996
  11. Decided02/P/06683

    one new dwelling

    Site Adj To 1 Lansdowne Tce Llanover Rd Blaenavon

    Received 24 Apr 2002
  12. Decided02/P/06462

    kitchen/lounge extension

    13 Five Locks Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 1 Mar 2002
  13. Unknown02/P/06429

    two bedroom bungalow

    Hafren Open Hearth Close Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JR

    Received 20 Feb 2002
  14. Decided02/P/06343

    first floor extension over existing garage and conversion of aforesaid garage into living area

    138 Gifford CL Two Locks Cwmbran

    Received 21 Jan 2002
  15. Decided02/P/06611

    construction of conservatory to rear elevation

    Cae Glas Sunlea Crescent New Inn Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 9 Apr 2002
  16. Decided87/P/12370

    Erection of garage

    6 Willins Coed Eva Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 18 Jun 1987
  17. Decided87/P/12191

    Garage kitchen and bedroom extension

    69 Daffodil CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 22 Apr 1987
  18. Decided98/P/02277

    Porch and lounge single storey extensions

    47 Cwrdy Rd Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 30 Jul 1998
  19. Decided94/P/19507

    change of use chemists store to hairdressing salon & store

    3 New St & 11 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 14 Oct 1994
  20. Decided93/P/18444

    single storey kitchen and bathroom extension to the rear

    187 Llantarnam Rd Cwmbran

    Received 28 Sept 1993
  21. Decided95/P/19933

    Removal of two conditions attached to P4/2582 condition No.2 limited to service garage no vehicles to be displayed for sale and condition No.3 restricting opening hours no opening on Sundays - amended plans

    Old Fire STN Garage Fountain Rd Pontymoile Pontypool Gwent NP4 6RG

    Received 4 May 1995
  22. Decided94/P/18706

    single storey dining room/study extension to side

    25 Pentre Close Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7LQ

    Received 17 Jan 1994
  23. Decided96/P/00165

    single storey conservatory and garden shed

    4 Sycamore Rd Sebastopol Pontypool

    Received 5 Jun 1996
  24. Decided95/P/20245

    replacement fascia panel

    A T Mays Hanbury Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 5 Sept 1995

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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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