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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
2,517Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 2,260 approved or refused records
176Refused applications

2,084 approved · 176 refused · 95 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/0002

    Discharge of condition 3 (retaining walls) and condition 4 (timber fencing) of planning permission P/21/0270

    14 Beechwood Drive Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1TH

    Received Not published
  2. Not publishedP/21/0418

    Construction of a detached granny annexe within rear garden

    4 Greenfield Court Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4BH

    Received Not published
  3. Not publishedP/21/0416

    Proposed residential development comprising 23 affordable dwellings with associated drainage and access works

    Land At Springfield Rise Treharris Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  4. Not publishedP/21/0419

    Proposed canopy to rear of Creche with an associated extension to an existing raised decking path

    Building Block Pre School Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1RP

    Received Not published
  5. Not publishedP/21/0422

    Proposed re-profiling of rear garden and new garden shed

    20 Heol Corn Du Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1BW

    Received Not published
  6. Not publishedP/21/0421

    Residential development comprising of a pair of semi-detached bungalows with associated works

    Land At Walnut Way Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  7. Not publishedP/21/0415

    Discharge of condition 3 (Foul and Surface water drainage) of planning permission P/18/0401

    Land Within The Curtilage Of Greenacres (Plot 1) Brondeg Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  8. Not publishedP/21/0420

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) and 5 (surface water drainage) of planning permission P/16/0134 for the construction of a dormer bungalow

    1 The Paddock (Plot 3) Penyard Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  9. Not publishedP/22/0062

    Renovation and extension of building and change of use from retail and office to a bar/restaurant and residential (5 No. flats)

    120 - 121 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8BL

    Received Not published
  10. Not publishedP/21/0423

    Certificate of lawful development to use dwelling (within C3 Use Class) as a residential care home (within Class C2)

    9 Tyn-y-banwen Road Treharris CF46 5NU

    Received Not published
  11. Not publishedP/21/0424

    Extension

    Stephens & George Ltd Goat Mill Road Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil CF48 3TD

    Received Not published
  12. Not publishedP/21/0426

    Erection of timber-clad summer house

    Cwm Golau ICC Duffryn Road Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  13. Not publishedP/21/0425

    Certificate of Lawful Development for the erection of single-storey rear extension

    7 Orchard Row Trelewis Treharris Merthyr Tydfil CF46 6EJ

    Received Not published
  14. Not publishedP/22/0004

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of a gazebo

    8 Cyfarthfa Gardens Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2SE

    Received Not published
  15. Not publishedP/22/0006

    New bridge over the River Taff

    Rhydycar Bridge (off Avenue De Clichy) Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  16. Not publishedP/22/0001

    Pines (G1) - Remove all unstable deadwood over 60mm in diameter. Holly (T278) - Sever ivy at ground level and strip to 2m above ground level. Lime (T279) - Reduce back to previous points and reduce lateral limbs to fit into shape of reduced crown.

    St Mary's RC Church The Walk Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RN

    Received Not published
  17. Not publishedP/22/0005

    Single storey side extension and two storey side and rear extension

    23 Chapel Banks Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1BP

    Received Not published
  18. Not publishedP/22/0003

    Discharge of condition 3 (surface water drainage) of planning permission P/18/0170 for a new 3 G pitch

    Penydarren Boys And Girls Club Gellifaelog Old Road Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9HH

    Received Not published
  19. Not publishedP/22/0008

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Material Finishes), 4 (Railing & Wall Details), 5 (Construction Management Plan) and 6 (Bird & Bat Box Details) of planning permission P/21/0225

    Aldi Foodstore Ltd And Simon Jones Cars Plymouth Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0TP

    Received Not published
  20. Not publishedP/22/0009

    Discharge of condition 6 (Bat Cool Tower) of planning permission (P/20/0199) for residential development including the conversion of the listed building

    Former St Tydfils Hospital Site Upper Thomas Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0SJ

    Received Not published
  21. Not publishedP/22/0011

    Erection of a garden gazebo

    8 Cyfarthfa Gardens Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2SE

    Received Not published
  22. Not publishedP/22/0010

    Single storey rear extension

    3 Clos Y Bryniau Penyard Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0JB

    Received Not published
  23. Not publishedP/22/0029

    Proposed side extension and new roof with dormers

    7 Somerset Close Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2NY

    Received Not published
  24. Not publishedP/22/0012

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Soft Landscaping), 5 (Hard Landscaping), 7 (Bird Box Details) and 8 (Lighting Plan) of planning permission P/20/0219 relating to the renovation and conversion of the building to offices.

    Former YMCA Building Pontmorlais West Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UT

    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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