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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
23,339Searchable applications
183Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,812 approved or refused records
2,327Refused applications

18,485 approved · 2,327 refused · 1,022 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Feb 1987 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided96/P/00217

    hay and implement shed

    Barrafona Adj Church Farm Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 20 Jun 1996
  2. Decided95/P/19834

    alterations and extension

    Springfield Guest Hse 371 Llantarnam Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 27 Mar 1995
  3. Decided99/P/02863

    display of advertisements

    1 Commercial St Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 12 Mar 1999
  4. Decided98/P/01765

    demolition of single garage & car parking space and erection of a double domestic garage

    Sunnyside Pentrepiod Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 14 Jan 1998
  5. Decided97/P/01587

    garage to replace existing hardstanding

    Lindisfarne 46 Greenhill Rd Griffithstown Pontypool NP4 5BG

    Received 16 Oct 1997
  6. Decided97/P/00996

    Rear two storey extension

    36 Two Locks Rd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7HQ

    Received 8 Apr 1997
  7. Withdrawn96/P/20625

    change of use of two double garages to Woodlands Group company stores

    31 32 33 Thistle CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran

    Received 26 Feb 1996
  8. Withdrawn95/P/19993

    residential development of 40 No. 2 storey houses

    L& At Llanfrechfa Way Llanyravon Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 25 May 1995
  9. Decided87/P/12156

    Change of use to wool shop

    7 New St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 6 Apr 1987
  10. Decided87/P/12282

    Erection of porch and garage extension

    278 Llantarnam Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 21 May 1987
  11. Withdrawn87/P/12028

    Alterations to front elevation

    Unit 42 CRT Rd Ind Est Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 13 Feb 1987
  12. Decided93/P/18524

    renovation/rebuild of cricket pavilion

    Panteg House Greenhill Road Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5BE

    Received 22 Oct 1993
  13. Decided94/P/19541

    one dwelling

    Darren Hse (Adj) Upper Race Pontypool Gwent

    Received 3 Nov 1994
  14. Decided94/P/19081

    two storey extension to infant school and single storey extension to junior school repositioning one demountable classroom for use during duration of new works only

    New Inn Primary SCH New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 23 May 1994
  15. Decided97/P/01592

    access over grass verge

    21 The Ave Griffithstown Pontypool NP4 5AF

    Received 20 Oct 1997
  16. Decided97/P/01019

    two storey side extension

    Waun Wern Lodge Parkes Lane Pontypool

    Received 14 Apr 1997
  17. Unknown95/P/20334

    rebuild single storey rear kitchen extension & move bathroom upstairs

    14 LWR Waun St Blaenavon Gwent NP4 9QE

    Received 16 Oct 1995
  18. Decided02/P/06362

    proposed rear two storey kitchen bedroom extension and conservatory

    2 Wellwood Cottages Pentrepiod Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 29 Jan 2002
  19. Decided93/P/18205

    2 office illuminated aerofoil panels 2 office panels for existing hanging sign and 1 office nameplate

    Midl&S Bank 38 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 9 Jul 1993
  20. Decided94/P/19295

    addition of an invalid wheel chair asscess ramp to the church

    Horeb Baptist Church High St Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 1 Aug 1994
  21. Decided92/P/17655

    Private home for the elderly. Conversion and extension works required to the existing dwelling house

    61 Sunnybank Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 16 Dec 1992
  22. Decided95/P/19853

    temporary car parking and temporary office accommodation (for use during construction work)

    Burtons Biscuits Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 5 Apr 1995
  23. Decided95/P/19783

    erection of a new silo for the storage of essential materials for the production processes within the existing factory

    Unit 60 Springvale Ind Est Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 6 Mar 1995
  24. Decided94/P/19067

    two storey side extension only

    50 Daffodil CRT Ty-Canol Cwmbran Gwent NP44 6JG

    Received 18 May 1994

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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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