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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

2,369Searchable applications

0Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 2,120 approved or refused records

167Refused applications

1,953 approved · 167 refused · 88 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Skip to main content Local plan Replacement Local Development Plan 2016-2031 Pre-application advice Pre-application Advice Conservation areas Conservation Areas Article 4 directions Article 4

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

Not publishedP/20/0241
Change of use of A1 shop to A3 takeaway with flue
137 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DN
Received Not published
Not publishedP/20/0245
Construction of a two storey rear extension and store outbuilding
Pontygwaith Farm Pontygwaith Treharris CF46 5PD
Received Not published
Not publishedP/21/0170
Demolition of industrial buildings and erection of 14 dwellings and 6 apartments (Outline)
Bryntaf Garage Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4PJ
Received Not published
Not publishedP/20/0247
Non-material amendment to planning permission P/20/0060 for a reduction in the number of storage units from 9 units to 7 units and reduction in the size of the blocks of units
Willows House Abercanaid Industrial Estate Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1YF
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Not publishedP/20/0248
Change of use from residential property (C3 Use Class) to beauty salon (Sui generis)
166A High Street Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2PH
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Not publishedP/20/0249
Erection of garden shed (Retrospective)
7 Crud Yr Awel Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1SA
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Not publishedP/20/0250
Discharge of condition 3 (Reptile Management Strategy) of planning permission P/20/0187
Mountain Hare Rugby And Football Fields Pantyffyn Road Mountain Hare Merthyr Tydfil
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Not publishedP/20/0252
Erection of conservatory to rear elevation
11 Treharne Road Treharris CF46 5NY
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Not publishedP/20/0257
Erection of conservatory
Ty Camlas Pond Row Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1YS
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Not publishedP/20/0258
Proposed use of shop as a sandwich bar (Certificate of Lawful Development)
36 Pontmorlais High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UN
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Not publishedP/20/0262
Removal of condition H attached to appeal decisions APP6410/C/95/508749 and APP6410/C/95/508750, which currently restricts the use of the floodlighting (Removal of Condition Application)
Merthyr Motor Auctions Pant Road Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil CF48 3SH
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Not publishedP/20/0254
Discharge of Condition 6 (boundary treatment) of planning permission P/19/0001 for the retention of an affordable housing scheme (8 flats) and regrading and engineering works to provide a reinstated landscaped embankment
Land Side Of Former Job Centre Building Penydarren Road Merthyr Tydfil
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Not publishedP/20/0273
Single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawful Development)
77 Ty Llwyd Parc Quakers Yard Treharris CF46 5LB
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Not publishedP/20/0256
Enable the retention of, and proposed extension to, quarry operations including new drainage systems and settlement ponds, landscape bunds and associated works and a site restoration scheme
Gelliarwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed
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Not publishedP/20/0276
Installation of a 2.7 MW natural gas powered combined heat and power unit to generate heat and electricity
Kepak Group Limited Pengarnddu Industrial Estate Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TA
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Not publishedP/20/0271
Convert first floor of community centre into 2, 1 bedroom flats
Community Centre Greenwood Close Twynyrodyn Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0SY
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Not publishedP/20/0266
Construct single storey office building
Laymak Yard (Former Unigate Dairies) Willow Works Abercanaid Industrial Estate Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1YF
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Not publishedP/20/0268
Detached dwelling
Land Formerly Winsor Cottages Adjacent To Aberfan Social Democratic Club Angus Street Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil
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Not publishedP/20/0261
Construction of 4 storage units
The Willows Abercanaid Industrial Estate Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1YF
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Not publishedP/20/0259
Proposed replacement and extension of rear decked area, shed and steps to lower garden area
10 Parc Cwm Pant Bach Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1TQ
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Not publishedP/20/0260
Remove deadwood, snapped branch and carry out partial crown reduction (by approximately 4 metres) of Beech tree
Land Adjacent To 80 Westwood Drive Treharris
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Not publishedP/20/0263
Non-material amendment to planning permission P/20/0053 to alter the external finishes of the extension from render and brickwork to brickwork
21 St Donats Close Castle Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1JP
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Not publishedP/20/0264
Construct two storey rear extension
20 Oakfield Street Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4QB
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Not publishedP/20/0267
Discharge of condition 7 (retaining wall details & calculations) of planning permission P/19/0117
Fair View Cottage Fairview Terrace Twynyrodyn Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0RL
Received Not published

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What these statistics cover

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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