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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
23,522Searchable applications
184Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,968 approved or refused records
2,351Refused applications

18,617 approved · 2,351 refused · 1,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided92/P/17089

    Construction of twelve dwellings

    L& Off Henllys Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 21 May 1992
  2. Decided02/P/06707

    change of use to tyre changing unit with provision for on site parking, tyre bays and storage and racking facilities

    Unit 3 Gilchrist Thomas Ind Est Blaenafon

    Received 26 Apr 2002
  3. Decided01/P/05836

    conversion of redundant agricultural outbuilding to open plan living room (ancillary to main dwelling)

    Belli Llwyd Llanover Rd Cwmavon Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 17 Aug 2001
  4. Decided01/P/05507

    conversion of existing garage into disabled persons granny flat with ensuite bathroom facilities and construction of new detached double garage with pitched roof

    2 Hafod Mews Caerleon Rd Ponthir

    Received 7 Jun 2001
  5. Unknown01/P/05226

    fell tree if unsafe (sycamore)

    Sycamore R/O 92 Ashleigh CRT Henllys

    Received 26 Mar 2001
  6. Decided00/P/04648

    change of use to land for a car park and addition to current parking facilities

    Coed Rd Sheltered Housing Coed Rd Blaenavon

    Received 29 Aug 2000
  7. Decided00/P/04388

    detached hobby annexe in garden

    18 Meadow CL Lansdowne Sebastopol

    Received 11 Jul 2000
  8. Decided00/P/04169

    vehicular footpath crossing to provide off road parking

    64 Osborne Rd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 23 May 2000
  9. Decided00/P/03705

    single storey extension to the rear

    11 Dorallt CL Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 1 Feb 2000
  10. Decided99/P/03256

    construction of a 5 person house for persons living together as a family with an element of care and additional common rooms (Class C3)

    L& At 25 Stanley Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 9 Aug 1999
  11. Decided98/P/02492

    side extension and conservatory

    17 Beechleigh CL Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 23 Oct 1998
  12. Decided98/P/02152

    stores extension

    County Ind Supplies Ltd County Hse Chapel St Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 10 Jun 1998
  13. Decided00/P/04351

    single storey infill development to form locker room, shower room and W C

    Heddlu Gwent Police Police HQ Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 17 Jul 2000
  14. Decided97/P/01448

    change of use from A1 retail to B1 business

    Former Kwik Save Store Oldbury Rd Cwmbran

    Received 27 Aug 1997
  15. Decided97/P/00859

    1 single storey extension to west elevation 2 storey extension to north elevation

    Chapel St Surgery Harold St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 17 Feb 1997
  16. Decided96/P/00707

    two storey extension

    48 Gifford CL Two Locks Cwmbran NP44 7NY

    Received 18 Dec 1996
  17. Decided96/P/00026

    single storey extension at front of property (utility, hall and shower room)

    65 Bowleaze Greenmeadow Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 Apr 1996
  18. Decided95/P/20427

    erect UPVC conservatory to rear of property

    43 Thornhill Rd Upper Cwmbran Gwent NP44 5TF

    Received 13 Nov 1995
  19. Decided95/P/19675

    single storey conservatory

    44 STN Rd Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 10 Jan 1995
  20. Decided94/P/19451

    phase II extension to existing factory to provide additional floor space for existing production area/minor amendments

    Electrospark - Ironspray Ty Coch Ind Est Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 27 Sept 1994
  21. Decided94/P/19370

    single storey detached double garage

    21 Clark Ave Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent NP44 1RZ

    Received 23 Aug 1994
  22. Decided94/P/19191

    private garage

    Ingleside Eridge Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7LU

    Received 30 Jun 1994
  23. Decided94/P/18790

    Barn

    High Spring Farm Belle Vue Lane Upper Cwmbran

    Received 15 Feb 1994
  24. Decided93/P/17837

    extension to existing day care centre

    Cwmbran Day Care Centre Five Locks Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 3 Mar 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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