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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18,991 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided99/P/03350

    conversion of workshop to dwelling

    Gillingham Hse (Workshop) Freeholdl& Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 15 Sept 1999
  2. Decided95/P/20495

    construction of mooring area at Five Locks together with an access off Five Locks Close; dredging of canal and improvements to canalside structures and car parking area (amended plans)

    L& Off Five Locks CL Cwmbran Adj To Mon & Brecon Canal BTWN Five Locks Solomons Bridge Sebastopol

    Received 15 Dec 1995
  3. Decided95/P/19917

    single storey rear extension for indoor swimming pool

    Brookwood Hse Ty Trappa Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 28 Apr 1995
  4. Decided94/P/19649

    to locate a steel box measuring approx 20 ins X 20 ins X 2ft 8 ins bolted to a concrete plinth

    Tranch Rd Opp The Sally PH Pontypool Gwent

    Received 16 Dec 1994
  5. Decided93/P/18060

    Natural gas pressure reduction station

    L& Adj To Avondale Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 21 May 1993
  6. Decided93/P/17885

    Construction of overflow car park for community farm and associated road works

    Null

    Received 1 Apr 1993
  7. Decided92/P/17129

    Extension to existing factory premises

    Polo Grounds Ind. Est New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 5 Jun 1992
  8. Decided00/P/04397

    lop & top trees

    L& Betw Maesgwyn & Greenfield CL Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 19 Jul 2000
  9. Withdrawn92/P/17608

    Childrens Play Area

    Riverside Car Park Pontypool Gwent

    Received 22 Dec 1992
  10. Decided92/P/17383

    Garage

    Box Cottage Upper Cwmbran Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 15 Sept 1992
  11. Decided92/P/17162

    Kitchen lobby and bathroom extension to rear

    11 Upper Waun St Blaenavon

    Received 16 Jun 1992
  12. Decided98/P/02653

    demolition of existing north and south block of workshops and construction of new north and south block of light industrial workshops (amended details)

    Oldbury Rd Business Centre Oldbury Rd Cwmbran

    Received 21 Dec 1998
  13. Decided98/P/02618

    erection of 12 detached houses and garages, including roads, sewers, fences and all associated engineering works

    L& Off Crown Rd Llanfrechfa Cwmbran

    Received 7 Dec 1998
  14. Decided98/P/02139

    car hardstanding and retaining wall

    Oakleigh Harpers Rd Victoria Village Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 5 Jun 1998
  15. Unknown97/P/01608

    Installation of six sector antennae, four 600 mm microwave dishes, equipment cabin and development ancillary thereto

    Garn Wen Farm Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5AT

    Received 22 Oct 1997
  16. Decided97/P/01383

    resignage 1 x set of individual letters, 1 x existing projecting sign with replacement panels, 2 x nameplates

    Midl& Bank Pontypool Branch 1 Commercial St Pontypool

    Received 7 Aug 1997
  17. Decided97/P/01162

    siting of steel container 6.1M X 2.44M X 2.44M

    L& Adj Cwmbran Centre For Young People Glyndwr Rd Cwmbran

    Received 6 Jun 1997
  18. Decided97/P/01129

    ash tree to be lopped, one oak tree to be lopped and trimmed one oak tree to be trimmed and crown lifting

    Rear Of 9 Rose Court Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JH

    Received 23 May 1997
  19. Decided96/P/20580

    extension of roof to dormer bungalow

    Bryn Teg Sluvad Rd New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 31 Jan 1996
  20. Decided98/P/02234

    change of use of service area to residential garden use. Erection of green house and utility shed. Demolition of existing boiler chimney, replacement and reinstatement of fence enclosing the school.

    The School Forgeside Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 16 Jul 1998
  21. Decided98/P/01837

    a drop in creche to provide child care for mothers who shop in Cwmbran Town Centre

    5 The STR& Cwmbran Town Centre Torfaen

    Received 16 Feb 1998
  22. Unknown96/P/00601

    erection of hay barn

    Cefn Llwyd Farm Pen Y Rheol Pontypool

    Received 4 Nov 1996
  23. Decided96/P/00120

    change of use to motor cycle parts/sales

    Unit 16 Forgehammer Ind Est Pontnewydd Cwmbran NP44 3AA

    Received 21 May 1996
  24. Decided99/P/03497

    erection of light industrial building within class B1 of the town and country planning (use classes order 1987)

    L& Adj To Talgarth Hse Lakeside Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 9 Nov 1999

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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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