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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
23,642Searchable applications
184Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,079 approved or refused records
2,370Refused applications

18,709 approved · 2,370 refused · 1,040 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Withdrawn92/P/17115

    Erection of detached dwelling

    Bryn Celyn Hse Bryn Celyn Rd West Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 2 Jun 1992
  2. Decided93/P/18664

    provision of entrance door canopies

    16 18 19 Pentwyn Heights Pentwyn Pontypool

    Received 23 Dec 1993
  3. Decided93/P/18145

    crossover access road from Caldicot Way

    Big Batteries Caldicot Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 23 Jun 1993
  4. Decided92/P/17454

    Temporary school facilities

    Llantarnam Hall Malpas Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 9 Oct 1992
  5. Decided92/P/17194

    Erection of pair semi-detached houses

    L& Adj Lamb Inn Penyrheol Pontypool Gwent

    Received 25 Jun 1992
  6. Decided97/P/01395

    two storey extension to rear, detached garage to front

    Rusholme Penygarn Rd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 11 Aug 1997
  7. Decided97/P/01174

    single storey extension incorporating kitchen utility and wc

    37 Hillside Drive Blaendare Pontypool NP4 5SF

    Received 11 Jun 1997
  8. Decided96/P/00551

    two storey side extension

    30 Sycamore Rd Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 23 Oct 1996
  9. Decided96/P/00270

    bedroom extension over garage

    25 Clover CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran NP44 6LB

    Received 9 Jul 1996
  10. Decided86/P/11857

    Creation of car storage area adjacent to sales area

    Colley Motors Maendy Way Csmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Nov 1986
  11. Decided95/P/19986

    proposed single storey kitchen/bathroom extension

    12 Crown Rise Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Gwent NP44 8UG

    Received 24 May 1995
  12. Decided95/P/20156

    Extension of the present landfill with inert soils surplus to the construction of the new A4042 Llantarnam Bypass

    Field At Llantarnam Abbey Bounded By Abbey North Access The South CF72NG

    Received 2 Aug 1995
  13. Awaiting decision95/P/19914

    substitution of 14 No. plots with additional 11 No. plots residential development associated roads and P.O.S

    L& At Gilwern Farm Phase II A Ponthir Gwent

    Received 26 Apr 1995
  14. Withdrawn94/P/19601

    single storey double garage and entrance porch extensions adn minor external alterations to original approved plans

    The Barn Vale Farm Henllys Vale Gwent

    Received 5 Dec 1994
  15. Decided94/P/19120

    single storey side flat roof extension and garage

    87 Maple Rd South Sebastopol Pontypool Gwent

    Received 8 Jun 1994
  16. Decided93/P/18096

    Change of use to residential and two storey extension

    Stable Building Cwmavon Hse Cwmavon Nr Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 7 Jun 1993
  17. Decided93/P/17873

    Shop sign

    8 South Walk Cwmbran Town Centre Gwent

    Received 16 Mar 1993
  18. Decided86/P/11195

    Construction of sports pavilion

    Playing Fields Albion Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 22 Oct 1986
  19. Decided01/P/05271

    new kitchen, disabled W C and extension to dining area

    Unicorn Inn Cwmynyscoy Pontypool

    Received 19 Apr 2001
  20. Decided01/P/05090

    extension to provide bedroom and lobby on ground floor

    Kings Head Cottage Caerleon Rd Ponthir

    Received 12 Feb 2001
  21. Decided00/P/04654

    extension and alterations to existing garage

    77 Greenhill Rd Sebastopol Pontypool

    Received 8 Sept 2000
  22. Decided00/P/04394

    extension to demountable classroom

    Coed Eva Junior & Infant School Teynes Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4TG

    Received 13 Jul 2000
  23. Decided99/P/03406

    three new detached bungalows

    Plot On Corner Of Neville St/Stanley Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 7 Oct 1999
  24. Decided99/P/03327

    knock down and rebuild garage, take off roof and build dormer over all bungalow and above garage

    The Moorings 48 Ashford CL Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 9 Sept 1999

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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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