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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
23,493Searchable applications
184Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,947 approved or refused records
2,348Refused applications

18,599 approved · 2,348 refused · 1,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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More application records

  1. Decided87/P/12439

    Extension of parking facilities - additional outside storage facilities and renewal of external fencing

    Beechwood Hire Woodside Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 22 Jul 1987
  2. Decided99/P/03550

    single storey double garage

    Plot Opp Cefn Ydfa Plasycoed Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 29 Nov 1999
  3. Decided99/P/03271

    wooden sectional shed not more than 30 Sq Mtrs in size used for the storage of general garage equipment

    Central Cars STN Rd Sebastopol Pontypool

    Received 20 Aug 1999
  4. Withdrawn99/P/02941

    renovation and extensions to disused cottage amendments to 98/P/02362

    Greenmeadow Farm Harpers Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QG

    Received 13 Apr 1999
  5. Unknown99/P/02691

    installation of three GSM dual polar antennae

    Exist Transmission Tower Penyrheol Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 13 Jan 1999
  6. Decided98/P/02654

    conservatory

    The Arches Rear Of Conway Tce Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 23 Dec 1998
  7. Decided98/P/02175

    shop signage

    Allied Carpets Unit Forgehammer Woodside Rd Cwmbran

    Received 11 Jun 1998
  8. Decided02/P/06852

    modification of condition 3 on detailed planning approval 97/P/00984 to extend the time period for commencing development of external cladding around existing temporary structures

    Rougemont SCH Llantarnam Hall Malpas Rd Newport South Wales

    Received 14 May 2002
  9. Decided99/P/03137

    use of local authority land and buildings for domestic purposes (Amended Plan)

    Former Sub STN Severn View Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 23 Jun 1999
  10. Decided99/P/02736

    residential development of 6 No. dwellings for aged person/ disabled

    L& Off Brynwern Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 29 Jan 1999
  11. Decided99/P/01004

    to remove derelict conservatory and replace using modern materials

    226 Ashford CL South Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 10 Apr 1997
  12. Decided98/P/02512

    construction of front entrance weather porch

    Old SCH Hse Stanley Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 2 Nov 1998
  13. Decided94/P/19520

    conversion of shop to housing sub office

    7 Maendy SQ West Pontnewydd Cmwbran Gwent

    Received 20 Oct 1994
  14. Decided87/P/12494

    Garage

    31 Tow Locks Rd Oakfield Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 12 Aug 1987
  15. Decided87/P/12154

    Extension to melting shop building

    Panteg Steelworks STN Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 6 Apr 1987
  16. Decided95/P/20470

    storage container

    Cwmbran Stadium Henllys Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 5 Dec 1995
  17. Decided95/P/19669

    toilet facilities - single storey connected to Park Lounge

    Pontypool Leisure Centre Pontypool Park Pontypool

    Received 5 Jan 1995
  18. Decided02/P/06822

    turn single extension to double extension

    Ashley House 4 Beechley Cottages Yellow Row Old Furnace Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6UT

    Received 21 May 2002
  19. Decided02/P/06513

    change of use from D1 (doctors surgery) to B1 (offices)

    High St Surgery 3/3A High St Pontypool

    Received 13 Mar 2002
  20. Decided01/P/05937

    proposed bi-parting doors and additional refrig plant at roof level

    6 George St Pontypool

    Received 12 Sept 2001
  21. Decided01/P/05406

    rear disabled persons bedroom extension

    90 Woolpitch Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 23 May 2001
  22. Decided01/P/05327

    raise flat roof to pitch roof

    13 Queen St Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 2 May 2001
  23. Decided97/P/01644

    widening of existing forestry & agricultural access

    Old Crumlin Rd: Coed Cae Newydd Pontypool

    Received 10 Nov 1997
  24. Decided96/P/20587

    one dwelling

    Rear Of The Hawthorns Stanley Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 8 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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