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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18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided95/P/19793

    replacement shopfrontage fascia applied

    Old Oak Service STN Cae White Blaenavon Gwent NP4 9RQ

    Received 10 Mar 1995
  2. Decided94/P/19296

    garage extension

    Broad Street Motors Foundry Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7EG

    Received 1 Aug 1994
  3. Decided94/P/18676

    dining room at rear of property and alterations to main entrance

    Cwmbran Centre Hotel Victoria St Old Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 5 Jan 1994
  4. Decided93/P/18615

    multiple signs

    The Pottery Llanover Rd Blaenavon

    Received 3 Dec 1993
  5. Decided92/P/17304

    Remove active unstable town ash tip and unstable trees alongside the main highway leaving an exposed quarry face and amenity area.

    Former Town Ash Tip Limekiln Rd Abersychan Gwent

    Received 10 Aug 1992
  6. Withdrawn86/P/11165

    Continuance of use without compliance with condition on approval P4/3481

    70 Victoria St Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 27 Jan 1986
  7. Decided02/P/06440

    erection of two storey building to provide granny annexe to existing building and erection of roofed area to porch and bay window to front with rear glassed link walkway

    28 The Highway Oakfield Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3DP

    Received 22 Feb 2002
  8. Withdrawn02/P/06361

    use of school field and playgrounds for holding car boot sales on saturdays

    Brookfield Primary SCH Victoria St Cwmbran

    Received 24 Jan 2002
  9. Decided01/P/06267

    change of use of retail premises to pizza house (class A3)

    Fairwater Shopping Precinct Unit 16 Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 10 Dec 2001
  10. Decided87/P/12414

    Extension

    12 St Dials Rd Old Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 15 Jul 1987
  11. Decided86/P/11329

    Erection of 11 000 volt overhead line

    Blaenserchan Colliery Pontypool Gwent

    Received 4 Apr 1986
  12. Decided86/P/11183

    Signs

    The Commercial Inn Talywain Pontypool Gwent

    Received 4 Feb 1986
  13. Decided02/P/06647

    extension to garden centre (erection of a sprinkler tank and pumphouse)

    B & Q Supercentre Unit 1 Lockgate Retail Park Cwmbran Drive

    Received 17 Apr 2002
  14. Decided02/P/06387

    single storey kitchen extension to rear

    Dorville Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 5 Feb 2002
  15. Decided97/P/00993

    erection of a chimney approx 2 metres high

    22/24 North Pontypool Ind Park Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 7 Apr 1997
  16. Decided96/P/20641

    Single storey rear kitchen, wc and conservatory extension

    17 Maple Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 1 Mar 1996
  17. Decided96/P/00467

    UPVC conservatory

    181 Charston Greenmeadow Cwmbran NP44 4LD

    Received 26 Sept 1996
  18. Decided96/P/00346

    trim trees 1 & 4 possibly cut down one other or make safe (TPO 122)

    1 Hafod Mews Ponthir Newport

    Received 2 Aug 1996
  19. Decided95/P/20287

    two storey extension to rear

    Oakley Hse Newport Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 26 Sept 1995
  20. Decided95/P/20066

    Loft conversion

    Fish & Chip Bar 77 Commercial Rd Talywain Pontypool Gwent

    Received 3 Aug 1995
  21. Decided95/P/19824

    garage extension

    14 Nant Y Milwr CL Henllys Cwmbran Gwent NP44 6JW

    Received 22 Mar 1995
  22. Decided93/P/18153

    Rebuild small dwelling (Presently Existing)

    5 Churchwood Penygarn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 Jun 1993
  23. Decided93/P/17666

    Single storey kitchen extension

    5 Cleaves Tce Pontnewynydd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 Jan 1993
  24. Decided92/P/17409

    Ground floor study lobby utility room shower room and convert garage to playroom

    3 Alder CL New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 Sept 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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