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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
23,558Searchable applications
184Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,999 approved or refused records
2,356Refused applications

18,643 approved · 2,356 refused · 1,036 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decided98/P/01804

    four trees to be felled the willow and cherry trees will be replaced with M/STD trees

    1 Willow & 2 Cherry Trees Located At St Davids Rd Cwmbran & 1 Maple Located At The Wat Cwmbran Town Centre

    Received 29 Jan 1998
  2. Decided97/P/01217

    rear wc/conservatory extension

    63 Cwmavon Rd Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 11 Jul 1997
  3. Unknown97/P/00927

    mercury cabin and electrical supply cabinet to provide an essential part of the personal communications network for mercury personal communication ltd

    BBC Transmitting STN Pontypool

    Received 5 Mar 1997
  4. Decided87/P/12381

    Continuance of use without condition on P/2635 (M.C.C)

    Coed Llwyd Bungalow Church Farm Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 29 Jun 1987
  5. Decided87/P/12160

    Change of use of and to parking and storage of plant and machinery

    Polo Grounds Garage Polo Grounds New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 7 Apr 1987
  6. Decided01/P/05619

    change of use from allotment to garden

    Plot Of L& Opp 11 & 12 LWR Glantorvaen Tce Forgeside Blaenavon

    Received 2 Jul 2001
  7. Decided01/P/05392

    internal alterations to provide additional court room, extension to provide ground floor store, circulation areas to first floor and second floor and construction of new three storey lift shaft

    Cwmbran Magistrates CRT Tudor Rd Cwmbran

    Received 10 May 2001
  8. Decided01/P/05173

    proposed change of use and first floor extension to form dwelling

    Gwynedd 3 Cotterells Houses Llanover Road Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9HJ

    Received 12 Mar 2001
  9. Decided01/P/05138

    single pre-cast concrete garage

    Opp 15 Wayfield Crescent Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  10. Decided00/P/04867

    one new dwelling

    Plot 41 Hawkes Ridge Ty Canol Cwmbran

    Received 8 Nov 2000
  11. Decided00/P/04277

    conservatory

    High Haven 10 Chapel Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 26 Jun 2000
  12. Decided00/P/04096

    hard standing for car in rear of garden and new access

    3 STN Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 27 Apr 2000
  13. Withdrawn00/P/03961

    proposed alteration and extension to bungalow including loft conversion

    Brynteg 4 Chapel Lane Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 15 Mar 2000
  14. Decided93/P/18501

    renewal of outline planning permission

    Roman Ride Heol Caerllion Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8TY

    Received 19 Oct 1993
  15. Decided93/P/17824

    Demolish existing building and build a pair of semi detached 3 bedroomed houses

    42644 Union St Abersychan Pontypool Gwent

    Received 26 Feb 1993
  16. Decided02/P/06687

    one dwelling

    Plot 28 Pine Gardens Pontypool

    Received 30 Apr 2002
  17. Decided98/P/01779

    10 number new dwellings on site of existing church which is to be demolished

    St Peter's Church Site Fairhill Cwmbran

    Received 20 Jan 1998
  18. Decided98/P/01732

    replacement of pitched roof surfaces to rear part in place of flat roofs

    Brynderwen Old Lane Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7DG

    Received 16 Jan 1998
  19. Decided02/P/06661

    first floor extension

    50 Plantation Drive Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 19 Apr 2002
  20. Decided02/P/06480

    extensions to provide bedroom, bathroom and sun lounge (ALTERATIONS TO ROOF DESIGN & OMISSION OF NORTH FACING SIDE WINDOW)

    The Lea Sunlea Crescent Usk Rd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 5 Mar 2002
  21. Decided00/P/04470

    erection of 2 No. polycarbonate silos

    Nimbus William Brown CL Llantarnam Ind Park Cwmbran

    Received 28 Jul 2000
  22. Decided96/P/00679

    blockwork garage

    27 Florence PL Griffithstown Pontypool NP4 5DN

    Received 4 Dec 1996
  23. Decided96/P/00158

    change of use from waste ground to garden area

    L& To The Rear Of 21 Windsor Rd Fairwater Cwmbran

    Received 30 May 1996
  24. Decided95/P/20278

    change of use to residential and two storey extension

    Stable Building Cwmavon Hse Cwmavon Nr Blaenavon

    Received 20 Sept 1995

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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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