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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18,599 approved · 2,348 refused · 1,034 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided96/P/00261

    remove greenhouse replace with wooden garden shed on same site

    69 Avondale Rd Pontryhdyrun Cwmbran NP44 1UB

    Received 4 Jul 1996
  2. Decided95/P/20481

    non food retail development

    Woodside Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 8 Dec 1995
  3. Decided92/P/17397

    New shopfront

    15 George St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 22 Sept 1992
  4. Decided92/P/17176

    Erection of 60cm satellite dish on outside wall

    Flat 15 Ty Newydd Hse Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwen

    Received 18 Jun 1992
  5. Decided01/P/05883

    cut back tree

    30 Greenfield CL Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 29 Sept 2001
  6. Decided01/P/05293

    proposed conversion of existing shop premises used as office accommodation into new County Borough Council customer care office, payments and information centre including new shop front, rear yard and entrance lobby extension

    Unit 1 & 2 General Rees SQ Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 25 Apr 2001
  7. Decided87/P/12406

    Dwelling and garage

    Hillstone PL STN Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 10 Jul 1987
  8. Decided87/P/12327

    Change of use of railway land to garden land

    L& Adj Cromwell PL Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 12 Jun 1987
  9. Decided97/P/00963

    high level fascia sign 7500 mm fascia sign above entrance doors 2700 2 no. vertical fascia signs

    18 Monmouth Walk Cwmbran Shopping Centre Cwmbran

    Received 25 Mar 1997
  10. Decided97/P/00928

    fascia sign external 3350 X 750mm profecting sign non illuminated 750 X 425mm

    2 South Walk Cwmbran Town Centre Cwmbran

    Received 6 Mar 1997
  11. Decided95/P/20277

    change of use of existing depot and erection of buildings to provide car maintenance and repair facilities, mess room and staff parking

    Former Compound Railway Tce Sebastopol Pontypool

    Received 20 Sept 1995
  12. Decided95/P/20096

    bedroom extension and garage extension

    1 Barnfield Tce Blaenavon Gwent NP4 9BS

    Received 4 Jul 1995
  13. Decided95/P/19704

    new shop front and sign with removal of internal load bearing wall

    Hillside General Store Woodl& St Blaenavon Gwent NP4 9NR

    Received 30 Jan 1995
  14. Decided92/P/17230

    Erection of single storey extension

    9 CWRT Glas Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 13 Jul 1992
  15. Decided87/P/12087

    Change of use of private dwelling to boarding house

    97 Maendy Way West Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 10 Mar 1987
  16. Decided98/P/02499

    contruction of new bungalow

    The Wood Varteg Rd Blaenavon

    Received 13 Nov 1998
  17. Decided98/P/02159

    formation of room in roof space with dormer extension

    28 Maes Y Celyn Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 22 Jun 1998
  18. Decided98/P/02112

    dining room extension

    51 Ty Box Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1LW

    Received 27 May 1998
  19. Decided87/P/12479

    Erection of non-illuminated sign

    Avon Hse Avondale Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 10 Aug 1987
  20. Decided87/P/12432

    Private garage

    Eydesvald Hosp Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 22 Jul 1987
  21. Decided87/P/12358

    Kitchen/lounge extension

    37 Thornhill Rd Upper Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 24 Jun 1987
  22. Decided98/P/02535

    erection of porch

    3 Holly Lodge Gardens Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2NB

    Received 10 Nov 1998
  23. Decided98/P/02214

    Single storey kitchen, dining room extension

    41 North Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 7 Jul 1998
  24. Decided98/P/01817

    erect PVCU conservatory to rear of property

    7 Stokes CRT Ponthir

    Received 9 Feb 1998

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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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