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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18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Withdrawn01/P/05193

    addition to dining room, extra bathroom, bedroom and two loft rooms

    13 Maesderwen Crescent Pontymoile Pontypool

    Received 16 Mar 2001
  2. Decided00/P/04887

    erection of sun lounge

    13 Bath Green Llanfrechfa Cwmbran

    Received 13 Nov 2000
  3. Decided01/P/05971

    ATM surround and projecting sign

    Co Op Store 64 Stanley Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 12 Sept 2001
  4. Decided97/P/01130

    flat roof concrete block garage

    83 Oakfield Rd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3EZ

    Received 23 May 1997
  5. Decided97/P/00731

    first floor bedroom/en suite bathroom extension over existing kitchen/WC/garage

    38 Chester Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LT

    Received 8 Jan 1997
  6. Unknown96/P/00515

    Erection of 138 dwellings phase II and community centre, surgery, retail units with flats over, car parking and service access road phase III and public open space on land off site

    Henllys 4 Cwmbran Phase II And Phase III Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 11 Oct 1996
  7. Decided96/P/00047

    single storey side kitchen extension

    Claremont Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 24 Apr 1996
  8. Decided95/P/20446

    internal alterations to form two flats with church (Phase II)

    St David Church Osborne Rd Pontypool

    Received 23 Nov 1995
  9. Decided95/P/20367

    hardstanding for motor vehicle

    5 Cardigan Crescent Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Gwent NP44 2QG

    Received 27 Oct 1995
  10. Decided95/P/20186

    side kitchen/dining extension

    23 Sycamore Rd Griffithstown Pontypool

    Received 11 Aug 1995
  11. Decided94/P/19311

    double garage

    17 Cromwell PL Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 5 Aug 1994
  12. Decided94/P/18821

    change of use from a 2bed flat to an estate based housing office

    34 Bailey Crescent Garndiffaith Pontypool Gwent

    Received 25 Feb 1994
  13. Decided99/P/03171

    proposed 7 metre wide extension to substation compound incl erection of 2.5M high steel palisade fence to match existing also revised access

    Panteg 66 KV Substn Off A4051 Panteg Nr Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 6 Jul 1999
  14. Decided02/P/06414

    erection of a 12.5 metre streetworks design pole with integral antennas and two equipment cabinets

    Llantarnam Park Way Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 14 Feb 2002
  15. Decided02/P/06335

    conservation based repairs and alterations to the tramway circuit, including new lamp room and viewing window

    Big Pit Mining Museum Nat Mining Museum Of Wales Blaenafon

    Received 7 Jan 2002
  16. Decided02/P/06546

    garage extension & canopy

    53 Oakl&S Rd Sebastopol Pontypool

    Received 20 Mar 2002
  17. Decided00/P/04524

    erection of detached garage

    Greenhill Bungalow Forgehammer Cwmbran

    Received 9 Aug 2000
  18. Decided02/P/06331

    change of use of shop to dwelling and alterations

    8 BRD St Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 22 Jan 2002
  19. Unknown00/P/03621

    demolition of buildings

    Ty Cyfle Ty Rosser Gwyn Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 11 Jan 2000
  20. Unknown98/P/02449

    Development of 17 residential units with attendant roads, footpaths etc

    Maes Y Rhiw Court Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 7 Oct 1998
  21. Decided98/P/02402

    extension to existing glasshouse indoor retail area (single storey)

    Pugh's Garden Centre Treherbert Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 15 Sept 1998
  22. Decided98/P/02368

    retaining wall

    31 Forest CL Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 2 Sept 1998
  23. Decided95/P/19721

    new car parks

    Grange Grange Hospital Caerleon Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 9 Feb 1995
  24. Decided94/P/19224

    garage and games room's

    Hillcroft Pisgah Rd Talywain Gwent

    Received 15 Jul 1994

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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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