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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
23,354Searchable applications
183Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,824 approved or refused records
2,328Refused applications

18,496 approved · 2,328 refused · 1,024 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Decided00/P/04107

    shop sign and 2No. projecting signs

    Barclays Bank Pontypool Branch Commercial St Pontypool

    Received 3 May 2000
  2. Decided99/P/03355

    new garage

    26 Michael Way Riverside Pontypool

    Received 20 Sept 1999
  3. Withdrawn98/P/02591

    conversion of barn to dwelling

    Barn At LL&Erfel Farm Penmaes Rd Cwmbran

    Received 30 Nov 1998
  4. Decided98/P/02051

    change of use and erect conservatory with brick work dwarf wall

    36 Fairhill Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4QZ

    Received 5 May 1998
  5. Decided97/P/00990

    erection of detached garage

    39 Victoria St Cwmbran NP44 3JN

    Received 4 Apr 1997
  6. Decided96/P/20642

    Living room and bedrooms extension

    19 Stanley Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Gwent

    Received 29 Feb 1996
  7. Decided96/P/20609

    sectional garage

    6 Parfitt Tce Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 19 Feb 1996
  8. Decided99/P/03275

    extension to side, garage to rear change of use of recreation land to domestic garden

    77 Greenhill Rd Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 19 Aug 1999
  9. Decided99/P/02945

    Two storey residential property with off road car parking spaces

    Pentre Hse FFRWD Rd Abersychan Pontypool Gwent NP48PJ

    Received 14 Apr 1999
  10. Decided99/P/02695

    fell dangerous trees (dead), lop top and prune branches over hanging footpath and lop tree near house

    L& Adj To 25 Gifford CL Two Locks Cwmbran

    Received 14 Jan 1999
  11. Decided98/P/02650

    renewal of temporary 97/P/01245 with full planning permission for sports pavilion

    Henllys Rangers Birch Grove Pensarn Way Henllys

    Received 17 Dec 1998
  12. Decided98/P/02390

    garage and integral porch

    121 Heather CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 11 Sept 1998
  13. Decided98/P/02171

    store room

    12 C&WR Park Ponthir Torfaen NP6 1HL

    Received 17 Jun 1998
  14. Decided98/P/01993

    single storey extension to replace disused cottage & cow shed

    Cefn Y Crib Farm Pantygasseg Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 6 Apr 1998
  15. Decided97/P/01640

    two storey kitchen bedroom extension

    2 Bryn Tce Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9HL

    Received 25 Nov 1997
  16. Decided95/P/20485

    1 No. residential dwelling

    24 Pentrepiod Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 8 Dec 1995
  17. Decided95/P/20145

    provision of boundary fence & gates to service yard

    Units 57-60 Llantarnam Ind Park Cwmbran

    Received 26 Jul 1995
  18. Withdrawn95/P/19907

    erection of detached house and garage on site of former Brickyard House

    Brickyard Hse Bunkers Hill Garn Rd Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 26 Apr 1995
  19. Decided94/P/19659

    porch cloakroom and internal alterations

    31 Chapel Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 21 Dec 1994
  20. Decided94/P/19399

    two storey extensions and refurbishment

    28 & 29 Harpers Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 6 Sept 1994
  21. Decided94/P/19178

    cut down and deroot poplar tree

    4 Uskvale CRT Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 Jun 1994
  22. Decided94/P/18779

    Two storey residential property with off road car parking spaces

    Pentre Hse FFRWD Rd Abersychan Pontypool Gwent NP48PJ

    Received 10 Feb 1994
  23. Decided94/P/18732

    outer block skin around existing timber building, club extension and sound proofing

    Scallywags Nightclub Cwmbran Centre Hotel Victoria St Old Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 25 Jan 1994
  24. Withdrawn01/P/05537

    two storey extension to side of house

    42 Melbourne CRT Greenmeadow Cwmbran

    Received 15 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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