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18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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More application records

  1. Decided93/P/18071

    re-new shop front etc

    61 BRD St Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 26 May 1993
  2. Decided93/P/18333

    Two storey extension

    66 South St Sebastopol Pontypool Gwent

    Received 18 Aug 1993
  3. Decided93/P/18199

    Two storey extension

    25 Gifford CL Two Locks Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 7 Jul 1993
  4. Decided02/P/06678

    rear conservatory

    5 Wern Fach CRT Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 24 Apr 2002
  5. Decided98/P/02128

    Change of use of building from class B1 industrial to class D1 non-residential educational & training centre

    Unit 22 CRT Rd Ind Est Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 4 Jun 1998
  6. Withdrawn01/P/05188

    erection of two detached dwellings with garages

    L& Adj The Gate Inn Llanfrechfa Cwmbran

    Received 13 Mar 2001
  7. Decided00/P/04707

    proposed two storey extension to existing factory to provide additional industrial and warehouse floor space

    Burtons Biscuits LTS Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran

    Received 13 Sept 2000
  8. Decided00/P/04026

    to change use of shop from beauty salon to dog salon

    1 Wesley St Old Cwmbran

    Received 5 Apr 2000
  9. Decided99/P/03473

    conservatory to side of detached dwelling white UPVC on dwarf walls of facing brick to match dwelling

    14 Laburnum Drive Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 9 Nov 1999
  10. Decided99/P/03438

    top and lop trees

    59 Five Locks CL Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DD

    Received 21 Oct 1999
  11. Decided97/P/00997

    proposed extension to factory to form dyes and salt store

    Counterpart Nightwear Forgeside Factory Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 8 Apr 1997
  12. Decided99/P/03292

    Alterations to approved plan to accommodate plot 18 as built, including resiting plot 17 and changing plots 15/16 to bungalow, adjusting positions of plots 6-14 to achieve amenity spacing requirements (AMENDMENT SUBSTITUTION OF HOUSE TYPES & REDUCTION OF 1 PLOT AT PLOTS 9-12 OAKVIEW GILES ROAD).

    Plots 6 - 17 Oak View Llanover Rd/Giles Rd Blaenavon

    Received 24 Aug 1999
  13. Decided93/P/18276

    two storey extension

    21 Wainfelin Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 30 Jul 1993
  14. Decided93/P/18097

    To convert part of first floor of builders merchant storage area to 2 No. residential apartments

    First Floor 16 Osborne Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 7 Jun 1993
  15. Decided93/P/17872

    Loft conversion for additional dwelling

    Hillcrest 4 Osx

    Received 16 Mar 1993
  16. Decided93/P/17839

    new shopfront installation of merchandising equipment

    Lloyds Supersave 136 Osborne Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 4 Mar 1993
  17. Decided92/P/17586

    Rear kitchen bathroom extension

    90 High St Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 23 Nov 1992
  18. Decided97/P/01641

    two storey extension to side

    &Ora Sunlea Crescent Usk Rd Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 7 Nov 1997
  19. Decided97/P/01381

    1 x individual letter 1 x existing projecting sign with replacement panels 2 x nameplates

    Midl&S Bank Pontypool Branch 1 Commercial St Pontypool

    Received 7 Aug 1997
  20. Decided97/P/01160

    disabled persons access

    12 Church Ave Trevethin Pontypool NP4 8DH

    Received 5 Jun 1997
  21. Decided97/P/00761

    dormer windows to back and front

    Plot B 24 Maesderwen Crescent Pontymoile Pontypool

    Received 17 Jan 1997
  22. Decided96/P/20582

    outline consent for 19 residential units

    Snatchwood Hosp (South) Site Pontypool Gwent

    Received 31 Jan 1996
  23. Decided94/P/18829

    forward extension of P.H. to enclose existing overhanging first floor and relocation of entrances

    The SQ Inn 47/49 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 25 Feb 1994
  24. Decided93/P/17815

    3ft high picket fence

    12 Uskvale CRT Usk Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 23 Feb 1993

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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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