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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
23,529Searchable applications
184Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,973 approved or refused records
2,351Refused applications

18,622 approved · 2,351 refused · 1,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Decided96/P/00215

    single storey extension to rear

    8 Uskvale CRT Usk Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 19 Jun 1996
  2. Decided95/P/20135

    residential

    22 Long Row & Adj L& Upper Race Pontypool Gwent

    Received 21 Jul 1995
  3. Decided94/P/19629

    residential development incorporating public open space and variations to farm access track

    Greenmeadow V/LL&Erfel Farm Penmaes Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 16 Dec 1994
  4. Decided94/P/19483

    single storey rear kitchen extension

    20 Railway Tce Sebastopol Pontypool Gwent

    Received 5 Oct 1994
  5. Decided97/P/01663

    Temporary Fire Training Unit (amended LPG storage)

    New Inn Fire STN New Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 20 Nov 1997
  6. Decided99/P/03402

    lop branches

    72 Pentre CL Coed Eva Cwmbran

    Received 5 Oct 1999
  7. Decided99/P/03323

    shop sign

    1 Town Bridge Pontypool

    Received 9 Sept 1999
  8. Decided99/P/02858

    conversion of integral garage into living room

    42 Birch Grove Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EP

    Received 11 Mar 1999
  9. Decided97/P/01716

    proposed car parking bays

    Graig Rd Off Ty Gwyn Way Cwmbran

    Received 18 Dec 1997
  10. Decided96/P/20634

    top and lop trees

    47 Maendy Wood Rise West Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 29 Feb 1996
  11. Decided96/P/00459

    Projecting box illuminated

    41 Gwent SQ Cwmbran NP44 1PL

    Received 24 Sept 1996
  12. Decided87/P/12235

    Erection of one dwelling

    L& Adj To Hillcrest New Rd New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 1 May 1987
  13. Decided86/P/11723

    First floor bathroom extension

    2 LWR Leigh Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 30 Sept 1986
  14. Decided02/P/06646

    change of use from scout hall to pre-school group, erection of a security fence

    Cylch Meithrin Cwmbran Brick Works Lane Off Two Locks Rd Cwmbran

    Received 17 Apr 2002
  15. Decided01/P/06280

    erection of block shed in back garden

    36 Capel Newydd Ave Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 17 Dec 2001
  16. Decided01/P/06061

    indication to factory entrance

    Burtons Foods Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 34L

    Received 3 Oct 2001
  17. Decided97/P/00852

    spared apex roofed concrete sectional garage

    Bryn Ivor Hanbury Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6QQ

    Received 19 Feb 1997
  18. Decided93/P/18559

    to develop garden land for residential bungalow

    L& Adj 'Lyndhurst' Emlyn Rd Talywain Pontypool

    Received 10 Nov 1993
  19. Decided93/P/18512

    shop sign

    109 The Highway Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 22 Oct 1993
  20. Decided93/P/18278

    construction of single storey garage and diningroom extension

    9 The Pastures Llanyravon Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 2 Aug 1993
  21. Decided93/P/18099

    Two storey extension to side and forming detached property

    19 Harpers Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Gwent

    Received 7 Jun 1993
  22. Decided02/P/06621

    replace existing dangerous bridge - build new abutments - re-align river bank using block stone

    Footbridge Over Afon Lwyd Adj To Pontyfelin Rd New Inn

    Received 12 Apr 2002
  23. Decided93/P/17877

    single storey kitchen/entrance lobby extension and minor internal alterations

    The Salvation Army Hall Park Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 16 Mar 1993
  24. Decided92/P/17583

    Take back split bough to trunk and reshape to retain shape and ensure tree is not one sided

    Lebanon Cedar In Front Of Llantarnam Grange Arts C 44 1PD

    Received 20 Nov 1992

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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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