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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
2,538Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 2,279 approved or refused records
178Refused applications

2,101 approved · 178 refused · 96 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/0091

    Two storey side extension

    9 Llewellyn Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8SR

    Received Not published
  2. Not publishedP/22/0084

    Construction of two garages and bike store

    Land At River Row Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1LJ

    Received Not published
  3. Not publishedP/22/0087

    Single storey side extension to incorporate existing garage and hardstanding to front

    3 Salisbury Close Heolgerrig Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1SD

    Received Not published
  4. Not publishedP/22/0093

    Erection of front porch & erection of single-story rear extension

    24 Tair Twynau Pant Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2BA

    Received Not published
  5. Not publishedP/22/0142

    Works to the western gable wall to provide structural support and waterproofing to the top of the wall

    Store And Premises At Former Ivor Works Ivor Street Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  6. Not publishedP/22/0096

    Certificate of Lawful Development for the erection of single storey side and rear extensions, installation of rear, flat-roof dormer and two rooflights in front roof plane

    13 Mackintosh Terrace Trelewis Treharris CF46 6DA

    Received Not published
  7. Not publishedP/22/0094

    Erection of new advertisement

    10 Beacons Place Merthyr Tydfil CF48 8DF

    Received Not published
  8. Not publishedP/22/0118

    Provision of access and car parking, CCTV cameras, storage container, dug outs, fencing with associated access gates and pitch side rail

    Land At Pavilion And Changing Rooms Pantyffyn Road Penyard Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  9. Not publishedP/22/0097

    Discharge of condition 4 (boundary treatments) of planning permission P/17/0195

    Land Adjacent To Alhamdra Heol-y-mynydd Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1NQ

    Received Not published
  10. Not publishedP/22/0098

    Increase the height of a section (distance spanning the railway line underneath) of the existing bridge parapets to 1.9m.

    Bridge Spanning The River Taff And Railway Line To The North Of Hoovers And Dragon Parc Abercanaid

    Received Not published
  11. Not publishedP/22/0099

    Replace and increase the height (maximum height 1.85m) of a section of the existing bridge parapets/fencing

    Bridge Spanning The Railway Line Gray's Place B4285 Merthyr Vale

    Received Not published
  12. Not publishedP/22/0210

    Certificate of lawfulness to use dwelling (within C3 Use Class) as a step-down care facility, including the renovation of the property and the infilling of the existing garage doorway with the installation of a new door and window.

    Iscoed House Pontmorlais West Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UY

    Received Not published
  13. Not publishedP/22/0103

    Single Storey Side Extension

    19 Tair Twynau Pant Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2BA

    Received Not published
  14. Not publishedP/22/0100

    Single storey extension and detached garage

    1 George Terrace Duffryn Road Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4DB

    Received Not published
  15. Not publishedP/22/0101

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension and single-storey side extension

    26 Briarmead Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9BZ

    Received Not published
  16. Not publishedP/22/0104

    Proposed conversion of Wesley Chapel into 6 self contained flats with associated external works including new dormers to the northern and southern elevations

    Wesley Methodist Church South Street Dowlais CF48 3DS

    Received Not published
  17. Not publishedP/22/0172

    Suspended deck area to rear and side of property

    Ty Belli Glas Winchfawr Heolgerrig CF48 1RD

    Received Not published
  18. Not publishedP/22/0102

    New access gate

    Pandy Farm Brecon Road Merthyr Tydfil

    Received Not published
  19. Not publishedP/22/0107

    Erection of single-storey rear extension

    Merthyr Motor Auctions Red Barrel House Pant Road Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil CF48 3SH

    Received Not published
  20. Not publishedP/22/0105

    Erection of first-floor rear extension, and single-storey rear extension, with associated alterations

    19 Cromwell Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RY

    Received Not published
  21. Not publishedP/22/0106

    Erection of 4 No. fascia signs, totem signage and vinyl window graphics

    Home Bargains Units C2 & C3 Triangle Business Park Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4TQ

    Received Not published
  22. Not publishedP/22/0111

    Conversion of ground floor from 1 retail unit to 2 A1 units and first floor to 4 flats. Proposal to include various external refurbishment works to building, including new shop fronts, new windows and the rebuilding of a rear extension

    96 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UD

    Received Not published
  23. Not publishedP/22/0108

    First Floor Balcony (with supporting posts)

    1 Taff Fawr Close Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2RF

    Received Not published
  24. Not publishedP/22/0109

    Re roofing of properties

    6,12,13,14,16,17,19,20,21,22,25,26,28,30,32,33,34,35,36,37, 39,41,42,44,51, 56 Council Street 1,2,3,4,6,11,16,18,24,30,31,32,36 Urban Street Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil

    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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