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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates10,967Searchable applications
478Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 9,795 approved or refused records
733Refused applications
9,062 approved · 733 refused · 285 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Apr 2018 to 7 Oct 2026. 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning ApplicationsLocal plan Revised Local Development Plan 2022 - 2037Pre-application advice Planning - Pre-application advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningservices@rctcbc.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanningServices@rctcbc.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesdevelopmentcontrolenforcement@rctcbc.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas16 mapped area records
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More application records
- Decided24/0529/FUL
Extension to hotel to provide additional bedrooms, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works.
Premier Inn Bridgend Road To Pant Ruthin Fawr Farm Llanharan Rhondda Cynon Taf CF35 5HY
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/0646/FUL
Installation of floodlights.
FOOTBALL PITCH, WATTSTOWN MEMORIAL PARK, STANDARD VIEW, YNYS-HIR, PORTH
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0530/TPO
High Pollarding to Common Lime Tree (T1)
3 The Grove Glyn-coch Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3BQ
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/0648/DIS
Discharge of condition 12 highway design (23/0422/08)
Pontypridd High School Cilfynydd Road Cilfynydd Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0649/CPRO
Change from use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential care home (Class C2) for up to 4 Children.
Gwelfryn Cae'r Gwerlas Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8HY
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0531/FUL
Front dormer extension.
6 Vale Gardens Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 2HG
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/0650/CPRO
Garage conversion into a habitable space and opening into existing house. Flat roof raised to accommodate new head height due to internal floor level being raised to match house level.
11 Meadow Walk Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF41 7QN
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0651/FUL
1.8m high timber boundary fence.
7 Bryn Henllan Brynna Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9SG
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Pending Decision24/0652/CPRO
Certificate of Lawful Develoment - Proposed used of property as a Care Home (Use Class C3(b)) for up to six residents living as a single household receiving care
The Try Line Penderyn Road Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 9RU
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0533/FUL
Proposed double and single storey rear extensions
46 Regent Street Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6PN
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/0653/TEL
Removal and installation of antennas
TYNEWYDD TRANSMITING STATION, BRYN WYNDHAM TERRACE, TYNEWYDD, TREHERBERT
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0654/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (habitat management and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures) of planning permission 24/0388/08
FORMER MINERAL RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN FERNDALE AND TYLORSTOWN
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0655/FUL
Conversion of attic into a habitable room, dormer and internal alterations
8 Wakelin Close Church Village Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 1GA
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0532/GDO
Prior approval for placement of soil
Land At Cynlas Drive Rhigos Hirwaun CF44 9AZ
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/0656/FUL
Garden room (retrospective)
2 The Paddocks Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8XA
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0657/FUL
Development of specialist residential accommodation.
Land To The South Of Darran Road, Mountain Ash
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0534/TEL
Installation of fixed line broadband apparatus - 1 x wooden telegraph pole
Feed To Cefn Parc Farm Cardiff Road Mwyndy Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8PN
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0535/TEL
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - Pole
Pontyclun Llantrisant
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0536/TEL
Install fixed line broadband apparatus1 x 9m light wooden pole
35 Lloyd Street Gelli Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF41 7NQ
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0658/FUL
Change of use from garden to parking area
12 De Winton Terrace Llwynypia Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2HE
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0537/TEL
Upgrade of existing electronic communications mast
Maendy Farm Tonpentre
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0538/FUL
Two storey rear extension
178 Robert Street Ynys-y-bwl Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3EA
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0539/NMA
Non material amendments to external finishes - front facing gables - of planning permission 23/0290/10
W R Bishop And Co Fruit And Vegetable Wholesale Penrhiwfer Road Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8EY
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0661/DIS
Discharge of conditions 10 grease trap and 13 lighting details of application 23/0422/08 (amended description 23/07/2025)
Pontypridd High School Cilfynydd Road Cilfynydd Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 24 Jun 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Rhondda Cynon Taf 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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