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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
2,514Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 2,257 approved or refused records
176Refused applications

2,081 approved · 176 refused · 95 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Not publishedP/21/0385

    Erection of block of 3 garages

    Land To Rear Of 65 Clare Street Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  2. Not publishedP/21/0384

    Erection of fencing to create new enclosure and siting of tables and chairs

    Simbec Orion Merthyr Tydfil Industrial Park Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4DR

    Received Not published
  3. Not publishedP/21/0412

    Proposed dwelling with minor works on the junction of Heolgerrig Road

    Land Adjacent To 17 Beechwood Drive Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  4. Not publishedP/21/0398

    Three dwellings (Outline application with some matters reserved for future consideration)

    Land To The North Of Fairview Mount Pleasant Cardiff Road Merthyr Vale Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  5. Not publishedP/21/0360

    Change of use of part of ground floor to takeaway (A3 Use Class), extension to rear to be used in association with takeaway external flue and new shopfront

    32 High Street Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2PG

    Received Not published
  6. Not publishedP/21/0390

    Discharge of condition 13 (Remediation Verification Report) of planning permission P/18/0311 for the construction of a new school

    Former Vaynor & Penderyn High School Old Church Street Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2RR

    Received Not published
  7. Not publishedP/21/0393

    Installation of 8 condenser units to the side of the property, install new entrance doors, erect new cycle stands and other external alterations

    Unit C3 Triangle Business Park Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4TQ

    Received Not published
  8. Not publishedP/21/0392

    Two storey side extension

    Corner Ways Clare Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0YN

    Received Not published
  9. Not publishedP/21/0400

    New canopy

    Cylch Meithyn Flying Start (Carmel Chapel) Old Winch Fawr Road Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  10. Not publishedP/21/0394

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    62 Clare Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0YL

    Received Not published
  11. Not publishedP/21/0391

    Two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension

    10 Hylton Terrace Bedlinog CF46 6RG

    Received Not published
  12. Not publishedP/21/0409

    Variation of conditions 2, 6 and 7 of planning permission P/19/0069 to allow amendments to be made for the approved landscaping scheme and re-siting of replacement tress (subject to a tree preservation order)

    Land Adjacent To 2 Plymouth House Milbourne Terrace Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  13. Not publishedP/21/0399

    Extend existing garage to front with new first floor extension above garage

    17 Heather Court Quakers Yard Treharris Merthyr Tydfil CF46 5RP

    Received Not published
  14. Not publishedP/21/0414

    Advertisement consent for the erection of 7 signs (fascia, totem and window graphics)

    Unit C3 Triangle Business Park Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4TQ

    Received Not published
  15. Not publishedP/21/0401

    Change of use of ground floor from A2 to B1

    5 Pontmorlais High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UB

    Received Not published
  16. Not publishedP/21/0406

    Infill extension to enclose walkway and link units 2 and 3 creating an enlarged shop (A1 Use Class)

    Units 2 & 3 Clover Road Gurnos Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9DG

    Received Not published
  17. Not publishedP/21/0403

    Non-material amendment to planning permission P/21/0177 to alter the material finishes on the side elevation of the extension and alter the roof lights to a rear lantern

    10 Gelligaer Road Trelewis Treharris CF46 6DN

    Received Not published
  18. Not publishedP/21/0407

    Creation of hard-surfaced parking area to front of dwelling

    13 Ash Crescent Gurnos Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9PG

    Received Not published
  19. Not publishedP/22/0027

    New dwelling

    Land To The West Of Gethin House Newton Street Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1PJ

    Received Not published
  20. Not publishedP/21/0408

    Installation of new front and rear entrance doors, creation of new level access to front and back (including the erection of new rear steps)

    17 Ivor Street Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil CF48 3LP

    Received Not published
  21. Not publishedP/21/0410

    Non-material amendment to planning permission P/20/0037 to include the erection of a metal gate at the entrance alcove into the premises

    2 Morlais Buildings High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UL

    Received Not published
  22. Not publishedP/21/0411

    Non-material amendment to planning permission P/19/0331 to include the erection of a metal gate at the entrance alcove into the premises

    74 Pontmorlais High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UN

    Received Not published
  23. Not publishedP/21/0413

    Erection of rear extension, covered seating area, new rear wall, railings and gate and installation of 5 no. fixed benches

    Red Spice 1 Bethesda Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8LL

    Received Not published
  24. Not publishedP/21/0417

    Non-material amendment to planning permission P/19/0009 to alter the roofing material to the stairwell, extend the external cladding to the stairwell down to the ground level and insert a door

    8 Pontmorlais High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UB

    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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