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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18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20643

    Demolish existing dwelling and rebuild

    Ysgubornewydd Henllys Village Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 29 Feb 1996
  2. Decided96/P/20608

    porch and bedroom extension

    2 Alder CL New Inn Pontypool

    Received 19 Feb 1996
  3. Decided96/P/00465

    proposed garage

    4 Asquith St Griffithstown Pontypool NP4 5HL

    Received 24 Sept 1996
  4. Decided96/P/00344

    replace existing picture window with bay window

    20 Rolls CL Fairwater Cwmbran NP44 4QU

    Received 2 Aug 1996
  5. Unknown95/P/20285

    security shutters on windows and doors on elevation facing main road

    Units 16 A & B Gilchrist Thomas Ind Est Blaenavon Gwent NP4 9RL

    Received 26 Sept 1995
  6. Decided95/P/20064

    First floor extension above existing canteen building to provide a research and development unit

    Euro Exide Corporation Ltd Calidcot Way Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1TS

    Received 23 Jun 1995
  7. Unknown95/P/19826

    change of use from furniture store to multiple use retail outlets

    41579 Crane St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 23 Mar 1995
  8. Decided94/P/19599

    erection of stable block

    Greenmeadow Community Farm Greenforge Way Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 2 Dec 1994
  9. Decided94/P/19059

    two storey kitche bathroom and bedroom extension

    1 Oxford Tce Forgeside Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 17 May 1994
  10. Decided93/P/18670

    erection of 8 wind turbine generators, construction of access tracks and installation of ancillary equipment & associated works

    Mynydd Maen/Mynydd Llwyd

    Received 24 Dec 1993
  11. Decided93/P/18491

    removal of 3 existing chimneys and making good roof to match existing

    St Davids Church Osborne Rd Pontypool

    Received 13 Oct 1993
  12. Decided93/P/18151

    Loft conversion to two bedrooms extended bedroom new bathroom change bathroom to store

    1 Lamb Lane Ponthir Newport Gwent

    Received 25 Jun 1993
  13. Decided92/P/17440

    Single storey rear kitchen extension

    7 Queen St Pontypool Gwent

    Received 19 Oct 1992
  14. Decided96/P/00262

    change of use to private garden & erection of fence

    7 Blaen Y CWM View Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 4 Jul 1996
  15. Decided96/P/00229

    erection of two detached bungalows with basement garages

    L& At Rear Of 21-25 Harpers Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool

    Received 26 Jul 1996
  16. Decided87/P/12211

    Bathroom Extension and Alterations

    30 Usk Rd Pontypool Gwent

    Received 28 Apr 1987
  17. Decided97/P/01107

    change of use of first floor of restaurant to residential use and erection of single storey rear extension (AMENDED DETAILS)

    13 Richmond Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1EG

    Received 12 May 1997
  18. Decided96/P/00004

    installation of satellite dish

    Lloyds Bank Plc Hanbury Rd Pontypool Gwent NP4 6YE

    Received 1 Apr 1996
  19. Decided02/P/06548

    residential

    Land Opposite The Hanbury Arms Formerly Garndiffiath Community Hall Herberts Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 18 Mar 2002
  20. Decided02/P/06503

    erection of a creche

    Former Ind Site At Avondale Rd/Wilcrick PL Cwmbran

    Received 11 Mar 2002
  21. Decided01/P/05927

    use of land for the sale and supply of agricultural goods and commodities, including:* Fencing/gatess (timber, metal & wire) and ancillary products* Livestock feed and handling equipment (portable and fixed) and ancillary products* General agricultural tools & protective/work wear clothing (wellingtons, waterproofs etc)* Silage sheets, silage bags, baler twine & associated harvest materials/products* Agricultural lubricants* Drinking troughs, land drainage tunes and ancillary products.

    L& Adj Coed Llwyd Bungalow Church Farm Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 11 Sept 2001
  22. Decided01/P/05337

    single storey rear extension and detached garage

    115 Hillside Drive Blaendare Pontypool

    Received 1 May 2001
  23. Decided00/P/04889

    asbestos removal and re-cladding works

    Scapa Rolls (UK) Somerset Ind Est Cwmbran

    Received 15 Nov 2000
  24. Decided00/P/04759

    loading bay and new exit road

    Itw Eurofoil Kays & Kears Ind Est Blaenavon

    Received 29 Sept 2000

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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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