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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18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided95/P/19736

    three wall mounted signs (on car park)

    Car Park Two Glyndwr Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 13 Feb 1995
  2. Decided94/P/19559

    application under section 73a of the town and country Planning act 1990 house formerly two storey now three storey

    209 Manor Rd Abersychan Pontypool Gwent

    Received 14 Nov 1994
  3. Decided94/P/19512

    two storey extension comprising garage & utility with dressing room & bathroom over

    Halfway Farm Freeholdl& Rd Pontewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 17 Oct 1994
  4. Decided94/P/19278

    proposed garage

    24 Mount Rd St Cadocs Pontypool Gwent

    Received 10 Oct 1994
  5. Withdrawn94/P/19233

    construction of one dwelling house

    L& Adj 8 Spring Tce Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 20 Jul 1994
  6. Decided87/P/12365

    Porch and toilet extension

    23 St Augustine Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 25 Jun 1987
  7. Withdrawn87/P/12184

    Dwellling house

    L& Rear Of Denehurst STN Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 22 Apr 1987
  8. Decided86/P/11673

    Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting

    14 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 Aug 1986
  9. Decided86/P/11492

    Extension

    10 Maple Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 13 Jun 1986
  10. Decided86/P/11152

    Erection of garage

    25 New James St Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 17 Jan 1986
  11. Decided85/P/11054

    Variation of condition No. 1 of consent P4/2243

    NW Of Fairmount & Fairview Tces Blaenavon

    Received 18 Nov 1985
  12. Decided99/P/02903

    used car sales

    Coed Y Gric Farm Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 29 Mar 1999
  13. Decided99/P/02698

    refurbishment and conversion into four bedroom property

    Wern Hse 84 Hanbury Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 14 Jan 1999
  14. Decided98/P/03017

    rebuild dilapidated garage in style of original garage

    37 Newport Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0NU

    Received 6 Jul 1998
  15. Decided97/P/01606

    demolish existing garage/conservatory and replace with a dormer house extension and garage

    Preswylfa Upper Cwmbran Rd Cwmbran Torfen NP44 5SW

    Received 22 Oct 1997
  16. Decided97/P/01127

    garden shed

    6 Alex&Ra Rd Sebastopol Pontypool NP4 5BJ

    Received 23 May 1997
  17. Withdrawn87/P/12442

    Erection of garage

    L& Adj To 109 Monnow CRT Thornhill Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 14 Aug 1987
  18. Decided87/P/12363

    4 No. Semi-Detached Houses

    21 & 22 Stanley Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 22 Jun 1987
  19. Decided87/P/12328

    Change of use form railway land to garden land

    L& Adj Stanley PL & Harold St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 12 Jun 1987
  20. Decided87/P/12182

    Prefabricated double garage for use as an equipment storeroom

    Scout Head Quaters Rhiw Melin Upper Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 16 Apr 1987
  21. Decided02/P/06471

    change of use from hair salon (ground floor) to living accommodation associated with existing dwelling house - 29 Old William Street

    28 & 29 Old William Street Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9AN

    Received 28 Feb 2002
  22. Decided02/P/06350

    two storey dwelling

    L& Adj To Tall Oaks LWR Park Gardens Pontypool

    Received 25 Jan 2002
  23. Decided01/P/06256

    change of use of garage to kitchen and garage extension

    14 Clark Ave Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1RY

    Received 7 Dec 2001
  24. Withdrawn01/P/05564

    new shopfront

    7 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Shopping Centre Cwmbran

    Received 21 Jun 2001

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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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