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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
23,483Searchable applications
184Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,937 approved or refused records
2,346Refused applications

18,591 approved · 2,346 refused · 1,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Oct 1986 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided98/P/01966

    Proposed medical care unit (Revised Scheme)

    Stokes Farm Caerleon Rd Ponthir

    Received 25 Mar 1998
  2. Decided97/P/01454

    covered storage unit (280 m2 floor area)

    Doncasters Blaenavon Ltd Forgeside Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 28 Aug 1997
  3. Decided97/P/01194

    use of part of existing building as a child care facility for nine children (clients to park at Panteg House car park)

    Ivy Lodge Greenhill Rd Sebastopol Pontypool NP4 5BE

    Received 12 Jun 1997
  4. Decided96/P/20576

    two storey rear extension

    1 Woodfield Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 30 Jan 1996
  5. Decided96/P/00347

    kitchen extension

    The Pottery P H Llanover Rd Blaenavon

    Received 5 Aug 1996
  6. Decided95/P/19825

    conversion of shop into area housing office

    Unit 5 Fairwater Shopping Precinct Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 22 Mar 1995
  7. Decided01/P/06275

    replace old asbestos and metal sheet roof on wooden beams over lean to store with trussed and slate roof to match existing cottage

    Woodbine Cottage Caerleon Rd Ponthir

    Received 14 Dec 2001
  8. Decided99/P/03330

    garage at rear of property

    68 The Links Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 7 Sept 1999
  9. Decided99/P/02800

    proposed factory extension for warehouse

    Printpac Ltd Ty Coch Ind Est Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 19 Feb 1999
  10. Decided97/P/01705

    new roof over rear yard upgrade property and drainage

    Cantonese Take-Away Unit 3 Croeswen Oakfield Cwmbran

    Received 9 Dec 1997
  11. Decided96/P/20627

    lopping of trees

    24 The Meyricks Coed Eva Cwmbran

    Received 27 Feb 1996
  12. Decided95/P/19792

    proposed chinese take away restaurant

    Leadon CRT Thornhill Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 9 Mar 1995
  13. Decided94/P/19297

    playing fields and changing rooms (amended scheme)

    Open Space To The Rear Of Glan Rhyd Henllys II Open Space South West Expansion Area Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 29 Jul 1994
  14. Decided94/P/19076

    loft conversion

    201 Llantarnam Rd Cwmbran Gwent NP44 3BG

    Received 23 May 1994
  15. Decided94/P/18677

    single and two storey extension

    Village Pharmacy 25 Commercial St Old Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Jan 1994
  16. Decided93/P/18614

    hardstanding to front of 3 No. properties

    BRD Oak Braemore & Laburnam Penygarn Rd Pontypool

    Received 2 Dec 1993
  17. Decided92/P/17424

    Refurbishment works and two storey side extension

    6 Old Row Henllys Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 23 Nov 1992
  18. Decided92/P/17305

    Single storey garage and porch to side of house

    61 Fields Rd Oakfield Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 Aug 1992
  19. Decided01/P/05508

    redevelopment of site by the erection of 3 detached houses and garages

    Gwal Gwyn Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 7 Jun 2001
  20. Decided01/P/05262

    extension to front for utility room and shower/toilet

    11 Llanerch Path Fairwater Cwmbran

    Received 9 Apr 2001
  21. Decided01/P/05229

    extension to kitchen, new dining room, utility room and cloakroom/wc

    7 Tegfan CRT Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 29 Mar 2001
  22. Unknown00/P/04387

    10m lamppost encasing three tri-sector antennae with one small equipment cabinet

    Mr Q's Fairwater Way Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 13 Jul 2000
  23. Decided02/P/06748

    removal of condition 5 attached to 02/P/06373 relating to the reduction of minimum age of occupancy from 65 years to 55 years old

    George Lansbury Home Pettingale Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 13 May 2002
  24. Decided02/P/06703

    single pre-cast concrete garage

    60 STN Rd Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 26 Apr 2002

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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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