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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
191Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,419 approved or refused records
2,431Refused applications

18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 1982 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 6 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Withdrawn95/P/20153

    change of use of land to siting of mobile home for an Agricultural worker

    Colstar Farm Malthse Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 1 Aug 1995
  2. Decided95/P/20118

    erection of side extension to public house to form betting office

    The Wheatsheaf Public Hse Cwmynyscoy Pontypool Gwent

    Received 13 Jul 1995
  3. Decided94/P/19345

    2No. illuminated fascia signs 2No. illuminated projecting signs

    John Menzies (UK) Ltd 11 The Mall Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 15 Aug 1994
  4. Decided95/P/20320

    extension to existing dormer

    Lyndale Brdway Pontypool Gwent

    Received 11 Oct 1995
  5. Decided95/P/19983

    demolition of existing lean to shed and provision of single detached garage

    8 Twmpath Rd Pontypool Gwent NP4 6AG

    Received 23 May 1995
  6. Decided94/P/19477

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

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

    Received 3 Oct 1994
  7. Decided00/P/04791

    erection of two covered trolley bay canopies and installation of external plant in service yard (condensor & IT Pack)

    Sainsbury's Store Llewellyn Rd Cwmbran

    Received 11 Oct 2000
  8. Decided98/P/02192

    first floor bedroom extension

    4 Kemys St Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 22 Jun 1998
  9. Decided98/P/01970

    two storey extension to house, detached garage, demolish wall for access to garage

    Brooklyn Cottages 49 Cwmynyscoy Road Cwmynscoy Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SQ

    Received 30 Mar 1998
  10. Decided97/P/00853

    access over grass verge and public pathway into garden

    106 Monnow CRT Thornhill Cwmbran Gwent NP44 5SE

    Received 17 Feb 1997
  11. Decided96/P/00286

    removal of condition 5 relating to application 96/P/00048 the existing hedgerows separating the application site from number 1 Glade close, shall be retained and maintained at all times

    3 Glade CL Cwmbran NP44 4TF

    Received 15 Jul 1996
  12. Decided94/P/19542

    one new dwelling

    Penygarn Hse Plot 3 Penygarn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 4 Nov 1994
  13. Decided01/P/05200

    extension to existing surgery

    Llanyrafon Surgery Llanyrafon Way Cwmbran

    Received 20 Mar 2001
  14. Decided00/P/04625

    change of use from retail to office use

    Former Larcombe's Shop Portl& BDGS Commercial St Pontypool

    Received 6 Sept 2000
  15. Decided95/P/20381

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

    Adj To 35 Giles Rd (On Open Land Beside The Highway) Blaenavon

    Received 31 Oct 1995
  16. Decided95/P/19911

    floodlit company/retail identification sign

    Unit 15 Panteg Ind Est Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent NP4 5LY

    Received 27 Apr 1995
  17. Decided02/P/06427

    single storey garage

    Rael Y Bryn Waterloo Rd Talywain Torfaen NP4 7H9

    Received 22 Feb 2002
  18. Decided01/P/04991

    erection of agricultural building

    Troed Y Rhiw Belle View Lane Upper Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 5 Jan 2001
  19. Decided00/P/04344

    conservatory extension

    77 Ashleigh CRT Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 10 Jul 2000
  20. Decided00/P/03782

    disabled access ramp and steps

    Pontypool Police STN Market St Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YN

    Received 15 Feb 2000
  21. Decided99/P/03444

    two boundary signs

    Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd Llewelyn Rd Cwmbran Torfaen BS1 5BN

    Received 25 Oct 1999
  22. Decided02/P/06292

    alterations and extension to existing dwelling

    82 Woodl& Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 2 Jan 2002
  23. Decided01/P/05997

    use of land enclosed as part of the garden to the dwelling and use of conservatory erected on the land

    32 Plantation Drive Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 17 Sept 2001
  24. Withdrawn01/P/05647

    new single storey dwelling

    92 Five Locks Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 11 Jul 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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