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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 dates11,022Searchable applications
480Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 9,845 approved or refused records
738Refused applications
9,107 approved · 738 refused · 288 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decided24/0588/LBC
Replace roof on the pitch and flat roof extension. Works to windows and rooflights and general maintenance and repairs (Application for Listed Building Consent)
50 Wyndham Street Tynewydd Treherbert Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 5BS
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0666/FUL
Two storey rear extension and loft conversion
29 Glenavon Terrace Gilfach-goch Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8RB
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0589/FUL
First floor Side Extension.
Ty Ar Y Bryn Pleasant View Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2DT
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0667/FUL
Change of use of building from the current commercial status to a residential.
78 Tylacelyn Road Pen-y-graig Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1LA
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0590/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (Contamination) of planning application ref. 23/1255/10.
Land At Former Brickworks Site Off Llwydcoed Road Llwydcoed Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0668/FUL
Change of use application from C3 to C4 house in multiple occupancy 5 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms (two full bathrooms on ground floor and one W/C on first floor.
137 Rhys Street Trealaw Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2QQ
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0591/NMA
NMA for the position of the proposed turning space, minor changes to the design and layout of the proposed dwellings. (21/1602/10)
Former Porth Junior School Primrose Terrace Porth
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0669/NMA
Non-material amendment to 21/1551/10 - decrease the overall size of the new concrete skatepark from 526m2 to 405m2.
SITE WITHIN TYNYBRYN PARK, TYNYBRYN ROAD, TONYREFAIL
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0670/FUL
Change of use from office (Use Class B1) to an Aesthetics Clinic (Use Class D1).
Office G1 Ty Menter Navigation Park Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4SN
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Pending Decision24/0593/DIS
Discharge of condition 13 surface water drainage (13/1297/10)
Glyncoli Farm Glyncoli Road Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6SF
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0594/TEL
Removal and replacement of antennas
Blaenllechau Ferndale
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0671/RVOC
To vary condition 1 to extend the period in which to submit a reserved matters application for a further three years
LAND OFF TYLA GWYN/A468, NANTGARW, CF15 7TD
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0672/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (scheme of landscaping) of 21/1511/10
SITE WITHIN TYNYBRYN PARK, TYNYBRYN ROAD, TONYREFAIL
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0595/FUL
Change of use of ground floor from vacant retail unit to residential accommodation.
110 High Street Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8PL
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0673/DIS
Discharge of conditions 2 - site parking, 3 - drainage arrangements, 4 - pedestrian access and 5 - ground floor level. (24/0556/10)
Unit B2 Bg Sol Ltd Renewable Energy Works Westbank Treforest Industrial Estate Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 5YB
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0596/FUL
Single storey side extension and dropped kerb
36 Heol Undeb Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2LB
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0674/FUL
Retrospective planning for storage containers located to the rear of Pontypridd Ex Servicemen's Club car park
Pontypridd Ex Servicemens Club Woodland Terrace Maes-y-coed Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1DZ
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0675/FUL
Installation of 2no. glamping pods, decking, footpaths, permeable track, parking & turning area, secure bicycle storage and recycling/refuse storage. Minor landscaping and planting of native species trees, hedgerow, shrubbery and meadow grass with wildflowers throughout the site.
CROFFT YR HAIDD, BEDDAU, PONTYCLUN, CF72 8LQ
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0597/GREG
New single storey classroom block containing 3 classrooms on site of the multi-use games area.
Maesgwyn Special School Cwmdare Road Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8RE
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0677/FUL
Change of use and conversion to Retail Shop (Use Class A1) along with side and rear extensions and associated external works (Amended plans received 10/10/2024)
FORMER HOUSING OFFICE, HEOL BRYN GWYN, PEN-Y-WAUN, ABERDARE
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0598/FUL
Replacement shop front including a separate front door for access to the flat above.
26 Oxford Street Mountain Ash Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 3PG
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0678/DIS
Discharge of condition 15 of original outline planning permission 09/0383/13 as varied by 21/0001/15 and condition 5 of reserved matters approval 23/1270/16
PLOT 4, LAND AT FORMER COED ELY COLLIERY, OFF THE A4119, COED ELY
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0599/DIS
Discharge of condition 12 - Risk assessment
83 Hughes Street Pen-y-graig Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1LX
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0679/FUL
Single story extension to rear elevation.
64 Dyffryn Y Coed Church Village Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 1PQ
Received 1 Jul 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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