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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
23,558Searchable applications
184Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,999 approved or refused records
2,356Refused applications

18,643 approved · 2,356 refused · 1,036 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided95/P/19890

    four shop signs

    BR&On Tool Hire Woodside Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 21 Apr 1995
  2. Decided96/P/00412

    extension to garage & conversion of current garage into playroom

    44 Chester Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LT

    Received 28 Aug 1996
  3. Decided96/P/00378

    elevational alterations to existing plant, Oxygen Plant, Cullet Storage & LPG Storage

    Owens Corning BP Ltd Chapel Lane Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 10 Sept 1996
  4. Decided96/P/00333

    single storey extension to form entrance porch

    15 Stiels Coed Eva Cwmbran NP44 4TR

    Received 31 Jul 1996
  5. Decided95/P/20058

    erection of detached dwelling

    L& Adj To 91 High St Abersychan Pontypool Gwent

    Received 21 Jun 1995
  6. Decided86/P/11947

    Change of use to light Industrial

    Council Depot & Stores Osborne Rd/ Hosp Rd Mill Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 19 Dec 1986
  7. Decided01/P/05595

    double storey extension to side of property

    4 Ruskin CL Fairwater Cwmbran

    Received 2 Jul 2001
  8. Decided01/P/05055

    residential development of 2 No. new build bungalows

    L& Adj To No. 56 Golf Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 31 Jan 2001
  9. Decided87/P/12399

    Junction and visibility Improvement

    STN Rd New Rd Coed-Y-Gric Rd Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 6 Jul 1987
  10. Withdrawn87/P/12133

    Erection of garage

    Ter-Gwen Afon CL New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 30 Mar 1987
  11. Decided86/P/11914

    Extension

    38 The Garw Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Dec 1986
  12. Decided93/P/18607

    Phase 2 extension to existing primary school

    Woodl&S Primary SCH Thornhill Rd Upper Cwmbran

    Received 29 Nov 1993
  13. Decided01/P/06046

    Use as a commercial garage for the repair of motor vehicles

    Premises At Rear Of 2 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 2 Oct 2001
  14. Decided87/P/12514

    Rebuilding existing house provision of Petrol tank pumps and island garage and self contained flat

    Central Garage Market St Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 28 Aug 1987
  15. Decided99/P/03025

    two storey extension lounge with bedroom and bathrooms over

    92 Open Hearth CL Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 13 May 1999
  16. Decided96/P/20658

    single storey garage extension and conversion of existing garage to living accommodation

    20 Wellington Drive Maes Y Rhiw Cwmbran

    Received 1 Mar 1996
  17. Decided96/P/00435

    erection of 16 No residential dwellings with associated roads and parking (Amended layout)

    Henllys 4 Cwmbran Phase I Dorallt Way

    Received 10 Sept 1996
  18. Decided96/P/00314

    erection of retail foodstore car parking - petrol filling station - new access and landscaping (amended to include consideration of siting and access at this time)

    L& North Of The Ashbridge Inn Avondale Rd Cwmbran

    Received 31 Jul 1996
  19. Decided95/P/20034

    new security lobby to side of building

    8 St Lukes Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 14 Jun 1995
  20. Decided93/P/17766

    New Conservatory

    60 Brdweir Rd Old Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 1 Feb 1993
  21. Decided92/P/17542

    Single storey extension

    18 Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DW

    Received 9 Nov 1992
  22. Decided00/P/04085

    construction of replacement garden equipment store

    1 STN Villas Ponthir

    Received 19 Apr 2000
  23. Decided00/P/03972

    replacement of existing window with door to provide secondary means of escape from top floor with steel escape stair to ground level (allin concealed rear elevation)

    Park Cottages Park BDGS Pontypool

    Received 20 Mar 2000
  24. Withdrawn00/P/04650

    Broad Street: resurface, construct stone walls, seating, new steps, trees, illumination Lower Broad Street: construct new car park pavements & realign hammerhead to Mary Street resurfacing of pavements & footpath linkages

    Public Open Space At BRD St Public Open Space At LWR BRD St Blaenavon

    Received 31 Aug 2000

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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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