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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18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided96/P/00072

    double garage

    13 Hillcrest Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 1 May 1996
  2. Decided95/P/20473

    garden shed and garden wall

    28 Lancaster Rd New Inn Pontypool Gwent NP4 Onx

    Received 6 Dec 1995
  3. Decided95/P/20438

    temporary office accommodation

    Kays & Kears Ind Est Blaenavon Gwent NP4 9A2

    Received 20 Nov 1995
  4. Decided95/P/20319

    hardstanding and pavement crossover for disabled person

    201 Henllys Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 Oct 1995
  5. Decided94/P/19324

    raising ground level to provide a car park/hardstand area with ramp access to store room

    L& Adj To 111 Osborne Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 9 Aug 1994
  6. Decided86/P/11242

    Change of use to snooker club

    Wilcrick PL Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 28 Feb 1986
  7. Decided85/P/10945

    Conversion of old barn to dwelling house

    The Old Barn LL&Erfel Farm Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 25 Sept 1985
  8. Decided97/P/01018

    first floor extension over existing ground floor store/wc

    1 Kingslea Cwmbran NP444DN

    Received 14 Apr 1997
  9. Decided96/P/20650

    Detached house

    L& Adj To LL&Erfel Farm Penmaes Rd Greenmeadow Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 4 Mar 1996
  10. Decided96/P/00476

    conversion to form two residential units

    Bryn Derwen FFRWD Rd Abersychan Pontypool

    Received 30 Sept 1996
  11. Decided98/P/01771

    new replacement dwelling

    35 Club Rd Tranch Pontypool

    Received 16 Jan 1998
  12. Unknown97/P/01593

    proposed ground floor extension

    16 Redwick CRT Southville Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 21 Oct 1997
  13. Decided99/P/03276

    lean to conservatory at rear of house

    39 Pontnewydd Walk Northville Cwmbran

    Received 20 Aug 1999
  14. Decided99/P/03097

    victorian conservatory to rear elevation

    9 Brynheulog Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 10 Jun 1999
  15. Decided99/P/02946

    erection of house and garage

    L& At Spring Tce Cwrdy Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 16 Apr 1999
  16. Decided01/P/05272

    change of use of land from grass verge to garden and associated wall and fence

    41 Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DN

    Received 18 Apr 2001
  17. Decided01/P/05239

    proposed conservatory and garage

    50 Hillside Ave Blaenavon

    Received 2 Apr 2001
  18. Withdrawn01/P/05093

    1. Painted aluminium fascia The Greyhound Bar & Restaurant 2. Stainless steel double sided signs with lettering The Greyhound 3. Stainless steel amenity sign 4. 5X150 200w HQ1 floodlights with blue filter 5. 2X flush fitting lights 6. Lighting for 2. 4X50w transformer spots desino koala

    Greyhound Hotel Commercial St Pontypool

    Received 15 Feb 2001
  19. Decided00/P/04657

    widening of existing garage

    18 Coed Camlas New Inn Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 5 Sept 2000
  20. Decided98/P/02115

    amendment to original application 97/P/01119 (roof windows to loft conversion and small extension)

    56 Ton Rd Fairwater Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7LE

    Received 27 May 1998
  21. Decided97/P/01624

    erection of tiled canopy over bay windows at front of house

    16 West Ave Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AJ

    Received 28 Oct 1997
  22. Decided97/P/01105

    demolition of No. 1 cottage and replace with extension to No. 2 cottage, forming 1 No. dwelling

    42401 Philanthropic Cottages Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 12 May 1997
  23. Decided96/P/20706

    front conservatory extension

    8 Avondale Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1UD

    Received 27 Mar 1996
  24. Decided96/P/00201

    temporary siting of caravan (whilst renovating Spring Cottage)

    Spring Cottage Greenfield Terrace Varteg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7UA

    Received 17 Jun 1996

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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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