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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
23,764Searchable applications
185Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,193 approved or refused records
2,382Refused applications

18,811 approved · 2,382 refused · 1,044 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 1986 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19943

    rebuild and extend church hall

    Ebenezer Evangelical Church Somerset Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 May 1995
  2. Decided86/P/11662

    Erection of sign

    Grange Motors Llanfrechfa Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 8 Aug 1986
  3. Decided02/P/06459

    conservatory

    44 The Highway Oakfield Cwmbran

    Received 25 Feb 2002
  4. Withdrawn02/P/06333

    conservation based repairs and alterations to the structure and fabric of the orientation building

    Big Pit Mining Museum Nat Mining Museum Of Wales Blaenafon

    Received 7 Jan 2002
  5. Decided01/P/05573

    change of use to coffee house and internal toilet alterations

    76/78 BRD St Blaenavon

    Received 26 Jun 2001
  6. Decided01/P/05538

    construction of conservatory to rear of property

    Odense STN Rd Ponthir

    Received 15 Jun 2001
  7. Decided99/P/02818

    rear bedroom extension

    3 Slate Hses Pentrepiod Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool NP4 6RN

    Received 25 Feb 1999
  8. Withdrawn99/P/03328

    renewal of temporary siting of demountable building for office and canteen use

    Sun Valley Foods Ltd Unit 6/7 Gilchrist Thomas Ind Est Blaenafon

    Received 8 Sept 1999
  9. Decided99/P/03182

    barn conversion to domestic dwelling with kitchen extension and new porch

    Fairview Cottage Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 14 Jul 1999
  10. Decided99/P/02853

    erection of demountable building

    Tavra Osborne Rd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 9 Mar 1999
  11. Decided02/P/06720

    residential development of land for 11 houses and garages

    L& At Orchard CL Orchard Farm Est Trevethin Pontypool

    Received 30 Apr 2002
  12. Decided94/P/19656

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

    Adj 35 Giles Rd Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 16 Dec 1994
  13. Decided00/P/04830

    extension to side of property and roof conversion

    4 Usk Rd Pontypool

    Received 30 Oct 2000
  14. Decided00/P/03936

    a bronze statue to celebrate the millennium

    The Water Gardens Monmouth SQ Cwmbran

    Received 8 Mar 2000
  15. Decided99/P/03465

    change of use to provide additional car parking facilities and erection of replacement floodlighting

    Autopia Motor Co Ltd Autopia Hse Llantarnam Rd Cwmbran

    Received 5 Nov 1999
  16. Decided99/P/03344

    installation of lift to service yard (rear) elevation

    Unit 42 Gwent Hse Glyndwr Rd Cwmbran

    Received 13 Sept 1999
  17. Withdrawn01/P/06229

    one two storey dwelling

    L& Adj To Tall Oaks LWR Park Gardens Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 23 Nov 2001
  18. Decided01/P/05861

    two storey atrium to rear

    10 Rose CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 23 Aug 2001
  19. Decided01/P/05550

    conservatory

    12 Sawtells Tce Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 18 Jun 2001
  20. Decided01/P/06137

    shop signs

    Woolworths Unit R1 General Rees SQ Cwmbran Town Centre

    Received 31 Oct 2001
  21. Decided99/P/03120

    lean to conservatory sat on dwarf wall to rear of building

    1 Pleasant View Waterloo Rd Talywain Pontypool NP4 7DU

    Received 15 Jun 1999
  22. Decided94/P/19266

    company name sign

    Woodl& Works LWR Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 26 Jul 1994
  23. Decided92/P/17312

    Single storey rear kitchen and bathroom extension

    1 Cleaves Tce Foundary Rd Abersychan Pontypool

    Received 13 Aug 1992
  24. Decided00/P/04962

    shower room extension

    17 Caerwent Rd Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 13 Dec 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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