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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18,617 approved · 2,351 refused · 1,034 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/17588

    refurbishment single storey kitchen& bathroom extension

    10 St Dials Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 20 Nov 1992
  2. Decided00/P/04783

    branch to be lopped and general tree maintenance

    Kinnock Court Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 5 Oct 2000
  3. Decided00/P/04562

    two storey extension to side and rear with roof conversion

    &Ora Sunlea Crescent Usk Rd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 16 Aug 2000
  4. Decided92/P/17316

    Installation of new timber/painted shopfront & internal refurbishing

    5 George St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 14 Aug 1992
  5. Decided99/P/02892

    construction of bay window

    5 Rolls CL Fairwater Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 19 Apr 1999
  6. Withdrawn93/P/18207

    property to be used as a private residence but the outbuildings to be used to horse livery and kennelling

    Ty Newydd Farm Henllys Gwent

    Received 12 Jul 1993
  7. Decided93/P/17848

    Erection of 1 No. detached dwelling

    Culmhead St Lukes Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 8 Mar 1993
  8. Decided93/P/17803

    kitchen/bathroom extension

    4 Whitegate Cottage Pentrepiod Rd Pontypool

    Received 16 Feb 1993
  9. Decided93/P/17798

    Change of use from domestic garage use to vehicle tuning workshop

    Factory Site Foundry Rd Abersychan Pontypool Gwent

    Received 12 Feb 1993
  10. Decided00/P/04959

    general trimming/cutting down tall trees and tidy up

    Back Garden Of 1 Tudor Woods Llanyrafon Cwmbran

    Received 11 Dec 2000
  11. Decided00/P/04912

    rear conservatory extension

    122 Chester CL New Inn Pontypool

    Received 27 Nov 2000
  12. Decided00/P/04468

    proposed signage for building identification

    Britax Rumbold Llantarnam South Site Cwmbran

    Received 31 Jul 2000
  13. Decided00/P/04302

    change of use of front garden to hardstanding (car port)

    7 Wentsl& Rd Tranch Pontypool

    Received 5 Jul 2000
  14. Decided99/P/02926

    hardstanding

    4 Usk Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 9 Apr 1999
  15. Unknown97/P/01450

    public telephone kiosk

    JNC Selby CL Caerleon Rd Llanfrechfa Cwmbran NP44 8TY

    Received 27 Aug 1997
  16. Decided97/P/01371

    change of use from office to residential

    108 Victoria St Old Cwmbran

    Received 4 Aug 1997
  17. Decided00/P/04776

    Change of use from A1 (retail) to A3 (restaurant/hot food takeaway)

    22 South Walk Cwmbran

    Received 16 Oct 2000
  18. Decided00/P/04057

    installation of 1 no. ATM cash dispenser within an enlarged secure room together with alterations to exit doors

    Asda Monmouth SQ Tudor Rd Cwmbran

    Received 18 Apr 2000
  19. Decided00/P/03670

    Renewal of planning permission 98/P/02399 without condition 2

    25-27 Victoria Street Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JN

    Received 25 Jan 2000
  20. Decided98/P/02418

    Single storey side extension

    51 Wesley St Old Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 25 Sept 1998
  21. Decided98/P/02372

    fascia and projecting signs

    Lloyds Bank Plc 125 The Highway Panteg Pontypool

    Received 7 Sept 1998
  22. Withdrawn94/P/19476

    erection of 21 two storey dwellings with garages and associated works (scheme B)

    Plots 75-92 & 98-100 Area 5 Henllys Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 3 Oct 1994
  23. Decided00/P/04529

    redevelopment of site for residential purposes

    Mamhilad Park Est Mamhilad Pontypool

    Received 8 Aug 2000
  24. Withdrawn02/P/06441

    residential development (18 dwellings)

    Former Snatchwood Hosp (South) Site Snatchwood Rd Abersychan Pontypool

    Received 22 Feb 2002

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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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