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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
23,744Searchable applications
185Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,174 approved or refused records
2,378Refused applications

18,796 approved · 2,378 refused · 1,044 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided96/P/00646

    residential development of 36 No. detached houses

    Land At Stokes Farm Ponthir Caerleon

    Received 22 Nov 1996
  2. Decided96/P/00386

    erection of wooden apex shed in garden

    21 Birch Grove Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EP

    Received 9 Aug 1996
  3. Decided87/P/12392

    Rear Porch

    Sycamores Wainfelin Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 3 Jul 1987
  4. Decided87/P/11991

    Extension

    4 Soar CL Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 30 Jan 1987
  5. Decided87/P/12046

    Extension to form two Extra rooms

    1 New Row Henllys Lane Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 24 Feb 1987
  6. Decided86/P/11861

    Waterproofing of deck and erection of fencing of parapet

    Garndiffaith Viaduct Pontypool Gwent

    Received 3 Nov 1986
  7. Decided86/P/11550

    Change of use from open space to garden land

    7 Brookside St Dials Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 3 Jul 1986
  8. Decided00/P/04243

    residential development

    L& At Earl CL Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 5 Jun 2000
  9. Decided98/P/02400

    single storey extension to rear

    15 Cardigan CL Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 15 Sept 1998
  10. Decided98/P/02321

    dropping kerb for access to the front garden for car

    Seatona Limekiln Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 14 Aug 1998
  11. Decided98/P/01969

    Construction of new dwelling (amended plans)

    Plot 32 Pine Garden Tranch Pontypool

    Received 31 Mar 1998
  12. Decided97/P/01331

    kitchen and lounge extension

    86 The Links Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 28 Jul 1997
  13. Decided92/P/17448

    Use of roof space over existing ground floor extension conservatory & first floor extension to provide bedrooms

    Emlyn Nursing Home New Rd Garndiffaith Pontypoolgwent

    Received 12 Oct 1992
  14. Decided00/P/04004

    proposed residential development with appropriate open space and new vehicular access off Varteg Road (amended site area 2.4 hectares)

    Approx 2.4HA Of L& S/O Salisbury T & South & East Of Pembroke Terr At Varteg North Of Garndiffaith

    Received 28 Mar 2000
  15. Decided99/P/03396

    change of use from field to sand exercise area for horses with lighting

    Wenallt Bungalow Brook Farm Ponthir

    Received 1 Oct 1999
  16. Withdrawn02/P/06534

    conservation based repairs and alterations to the fabric components of the pit bank assemblage of buildings

    Big Pit Mining Museum Nat Mining Museum Of Wales Blaenafon

    Received 11 Mar 2002
  17. Decided86/P/10070

    Erection of PVC Cased Prefabricated Building for Storage of Components

    New Rd New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 22 Dec 1986
  18. Decided96/P/00035

    kitchen and bathroom extension

    66 Hill St Bleanavon Gwent NP4 9EW

    Received 17 Apr 1996
  19. Decided95/P/20315

    retention of one single demountable classroom

    Woodl&S JNR SCH Thornhill Rd Upper Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 9 Oct 1995
  20. Decided95/P/20372

    to locate a steel box measuring approx 20ins X 20ins X 2ft 8ins bolted to a concrete plinth set in the ground

    Opp Elf Garage Snatchwood Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 31 Oct 1995
  21. Decided95/P/20339

    11kv reinforcement and strengthening

    Waunavon Farm Llanelly Hill Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 17 Oct 1995
  22. Decided94/P/19425

    proposed kitchen extension

    39 St Mary St Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 20 Sept 1994
  23. Decided94/P/19304

    erection of steel plate enclosure for compaction equipment and siting of refuse skip

    Woodside Rd Forgehammer Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 3 Aug 1994
  24. Decided93/P/18247

    childrens play area

    Pilkington Sports & Social Club New Rd New Inn

    Received 22 Jul 1993

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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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