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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
188Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,422 approved or refused records
2,431Refused applications

18,991 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 1982 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided95/P/20048

    extending the existing closed circuit television system ram raid bollards

    Cwmbran Town Centre Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 19 Jun 1995
  2. Decided87/P/12553

    Kitchen/Dining Room Extension

    35 James St Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 16 Sept 1987
  3. Decided87/P/12272

    Conversion of shop and living accommodation into 3 No. person 1 bedroom self contained flats

    93 Osborne Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 19 May 1987
  4. Decided97/P/01501

    conversion of detached barn into private dwelling

    Barn At LL&Erfel Farm Penmaes Rd Fairwater Cwmbran

    Received 12 Sept 1997
  5. Decided97/P/01220

    remove ivy and branches of ash tree reaching No. 12 and bring some sunlight into garden of No. 13

    Ash Tree At 13 Buttercup CRT Ty Canol

    Received 23 Jun 1997
  6. Unknown96/P/20689

    remove dangerous branches and dead wood affected by snow

    (The Side Of No.75) 85 Pentre CL Coed Eva Cwmbran

    Received 20 Mar 1996
  7. Decided96/P/00605

    change of use from garage workshop to 6 residential flats

    Workshop Rear Of Chapel St Pontnewydd Cwmbran

    Received 7 Nov 1996
  8. Decided96/P/00124

    removal of existing garage and rebuild plus additional room above

    Glyn Hse Plasycoed Rd Cwmffrdoer Pontypool NP4 6QD

    Received 21 May 1996
  9. Decided87/P/12416

    Projecting sign

    G M Baillon 109 Springvale Ind Est Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 14 Jul 1987
  10. Decided87/P/12337

    erection of 6 no. garages

    Rose Gardens Development North Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 15 Jun 1987
  11. Decided86/P/11621

    4 No. factory units

    Site Adj Central Depot Polo Grounds New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 30 Jul 1986
  12. Decided95/P/19791

    double garage lounge bedroom and bathroom

    The Manse Lamb Lane Sunnypl Ponthir Gwent NP4 1HA

    Received 9 Mar 1995
  13. Decided94/P/19294

    amend planning approval 92/P/17559 to include use of basement void

    209 Manor Rd Abersychan Pontypool Gwent

    Received 1 Aug 1994
  14. Decided00/P/04359

    renewal of temporary consent 97/P/01663 for real fire training unit

    New Inn Fire STN New Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 14 Jul 2000
  15. Decided87/P/12134

    Erection of porch

    11 The CRTL&S Greenmeadow Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 30 Mar 1987
  16. Decided86/P/11913

    Proposed alterations and 2 storey kitchen bedroom extension

    51 Nicholas St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 9 Dec 1986
  17. Decided92/P/17516

    New car park

    Llantarnam Hall Cwmbran Drive Llantarnam Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 2 Nov 1992
  18. Decided92/P/17237

    Change of use from residential to small guest house

    1 Upper Park Tce Pontypool Gwent

    Received 10 Jul 1992
  19. Decided01/P/06283

    cladding replaced to factory and two faces of office

    Severn Environmental Engineer Ltd Oldbury Rd Cwmbran

    Received 14 Dec 2001
  20. Decided01/P/06062

    change of use from council vehicle maintenance depot to council operational base depot (retrospective)

    Central Repair Depot New Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 4 Oct 2001
  21. Decided01/P/06029

    demolition of flats and houses, preparatory work, including removal of asbestos, site clearance, topsoil, grading and grass seeding

    14/27 & 28/33 Brynwelon CL Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 26 Sept 2001
  22. Decided87/P/12459

    Erection of garage

    20 Florence PL Griffithstown Pontypool Gwent

    Received 31 Jul 1987
  23. Decided97/P/01027

    retail development for uses within classes A1, A2 and A3 with associated car parking

    L& South Of Crane St To The Clarence Top Car Park Pontypool

    Received 16 Apr 1997
  24. Decided96/P/00402

    new signs

    30 Gwent SQ Cwmbran

    Received 20 Aug 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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