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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
24,043Searchable applications
188Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,422 approved or refused records
2,431Refused applications

18,991 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 1982 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/02437

    disabled adaptation to provide porch and WC on ground floor

    11 Narbeth Crescent Llanyrafon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8RJ

    Received 5 Oct 1998
  2. Decided98/P/02316

    closing off existing access door and re-opening old access door on front of premises

    Streaks A Head 58 Windsor Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 12 Aug 1998
  3. Decided94/P/18955

    sectional building

    Unit 55 Llantarnam Ind. Park Cmwbran Gwent NP44 3AW

    Received 31 Mar 1994
  4. Decided94/P/18685

    bedroom and bathroom above rear kitchen

    Willowdene Stoney Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Gwent

    Received 10 Jan 1994
  5. Decided95/P/19786

    kitchen extension

    Rose Hill Wesley CL Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 7 Mar 1995
  6. Decided98/P/01766

    provision of acoustic enclosure adjoining garage to rear service yard of public house to satisfy Environmental Health

    Three Blackbirds Inn Ty Coch Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AY

    Received 15 Jan 1998
  7. Decided97/P/01044

    Three static fascia signs measuring 2.1 X 1.0 (m)

    I G Lintels Avondale Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1TY

    Received 25 Apr 1997
  8. Decided97/P/00995

    change of use from monumental mason to embroidery factory

    50A Commercial St Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 7 Apr 1997
  9. Decided96/P/20647

    Two storey kitchen/bedroom extension, bathroom extension over existing kitchen and bedroom/garage extension (MINOR AMENDMENT)

    Kelvin Hse Viaduct Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Gwent

    Received 4 Mar 1996
  10. Decided02/P/06514

    replace existing garage with new pre-cast concrete type

    49 South St Sebastopol Pontypool

    Received 12 Mar 2002
  11. Unknown01/P/06199

    demolition of 4 storey and 5 storey blocks of flats - preparatory work, including removal of asbestos, site clearance, topsoil, grading and grass seeding

    Nos 1-6 & 7-12 Thorncliff CRT Blenheim Rd St Dials

    Received 16 Nov 2001
  12. Decided01/P/05930

    reduction in height and generally cleaned up, dead branches removed and shaped

    Joint Boundary Rear Gardens Of 123/124 Gifford CL Two Locks Cwmbran

    Received 17 Sept 2001
  13. Decided93/P/18132

    Two storey side extension to provide kitchen & bedroom

    96 Daffodil CRT Ty Canol Central Farm Cwmbran

    Received 21 Jun 1993
  14. Decided92/P/17468

    Single storey rear kitchen extension

    17 Wainfelin Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 19 Oct 1992
  15. Decided92/P/17423

    change of use from office to dwelling

    99 The Highway New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 30 Sept 1992
  16. Decided94/P/19029

    dormer bungalow and garage

    Dormisha Heights (Formerly Apostolic Church) Brdway Pontypool Gwent

    Received 6 May 1994
  17. Decided93/P/18600

    raising of roof level above coating room

    Burtons Gold Medal Biscuits Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 18 Nov 1993
  18. Decided93/P/18121

    Fascia sign 3 box signs 3 revolving message toblerone type signs 2 'Shipleys' signs 1 projecting sign

    53 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Shopping Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 14 Jun 1993
  19. Withdrawn92/P/17311

    Extension of front gardens to incporarate footpath and grass verge

    17899 (Odds) Fairfields Talywain Pontypool Gwent

    Received 25 Aug 1992
  20. Decided92/P/17529

    2 No. dwellings

    L& Adj Upper Hse Farm Henllys Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 5 Nov 1992
  21. Decided92/P/17243

    Loft conversion and lean to extension

    32 Thornhill CL Upper Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 16 Jul 1992
  22. Decided92/P/17208

    Change of use of vacant land to garden land

    L& Adj. 19 Blodwen Rd New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 2 Jul 1992
  23. Withdrawn01/P/06206

    double-sided projecting sign 600mm X 520mm

    Lloyds Pharmacy 13 New St Pontnewydd Torfaen

    Received 19 Nov 2001
  24. Decided01/P/05805

    detached dwelling

    Plot 5 Pine Gardens Tranch Pontypool

    Received 7 Aug 2001

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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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