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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,847 approved · 159 refused · 84 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
McDonalds Restaurant Unit A Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
Received Not publishedGlascoed Lon Maes Du Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2HH
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear (north-west) Of 53-83 Edward Street And 1-7 Tair Twynau Pant Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not publishedFormer Labour Exchange Penydarren Road Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 2 Plymouth House Milbourne Terrace Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not publishedBike Park Wales Gethin Woodland Centre Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1YZ
Received Not publishedBrackendale Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1TD
Received Not publishedLand At The Paddocks Nant-y-Fedw Bedlinog CF46 6UF
Received Not published40 - 42 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DE
Received Not publishedTyncoedcae Farm Swansea Road Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil Ua CF48 1PB
Received Not publishedLand Rear Of 9-15 Newton Street Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not published62 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DE
Received Not publishedLand Within The Curtilage Of Greenacres (Plot 4) Brondeg Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not publishedLand Within The Curtilage Of Greenacres (Plot 5) Brondeg Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not publishedRear Of Six Bells Inn Heolgerrig Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1RP
Received Not published4 Bridge Street Troedyrhiw Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4JX
Received Not published40 Chester Close Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1SW
Received Not publishedLand Within The Rear Garden Of 11 Worcester Close Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1SP
Received Not published43 - 45 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DE
Received Not publishedLand North Of Pant Industrial Estate Bryniau Road Pant Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not publishedCyfarthfa Lodge Gwaelodygarth Lane Gwaelodygarth Road Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not published39 Cottrell Street Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4QU
Received Not published17 Wingfield Street Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4RA
Received Not published40 Riverside Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8PQ
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Merthyr Tydfil 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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