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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 dates11,059Searchable applications
481Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 9,879 approved or refused records
739Refused applications
9,140 approved · 739 refused · 289 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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More application records
- Decided24/0612/NMA
Non-material Amendment application in relation to Planning Permission Ref. 21/0104/10 for layout revisions following battery energy provider equipment needs / requirements
Hirwaun Stor Generation Main Avenue Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/0613/OUT
Demolition of detached garage, construction of a detached dwelling, on site amenity, parking, waste & cycle storage, new pavement, improved access
Clifton House Station Road Trealaw Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0614/DIS
Discharge of condtions 3 (Contamination), 6 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 14 (Details of Piling) of Planning Permission Ref. 24/0068/10
Former Blocks D & K University Of South Wales Llantwit Road Treforest Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1TR
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0615/FUL
Detached residential dwelling
Forest View Brook Street Treforest Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1TW
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0693/FUL
First floor rear extension.
17 Foundry Place Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4SB
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0616/FUL
New entrance for accessible ramp and steps, new boundary wall to the south, modifications to the existing boundary wall to the east
Rhondda Amateur Boxing Club Hendrecafn Road Pen-y-graig Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0694/FUL
Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension.
43 Hughes Street Pen-y-graig Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1LY
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0695/FUL
Demolition of storage buildings and the construction of 2no. detached four bed dwellings and one office unit/store with associated parking and landscaping.
Mgr Builders Merchants Foundry Road Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 9RA
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0618/FUL
Single storey extension.
71 Herbert Street Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4RG
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0696/OUT
Detached dwelling
Land Used For Storage Ystrad Road Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0697/FUL
Single storey rear extension
28 St Peters Avenue Llanharan Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9UQ
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0619/DIS
Discharge of conditions 7 (drainage) and 8 (construction method statement) (22/0037/10)
Slip Road To Services Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4YX
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/0698/CPRO
Single storey side extension
Clare Villa Church Street Llantrisant Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8EU
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0620/RVOC
Removal of condition 7 road layout turning area (17/1111/10)
Catherine Street Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF41 7DP
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0621/FUL
Change of use double garage building to 'Granny' annexe.
The Old Barn Cowbridge Road Talygarn Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9JT
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Pending Decision24/0622/FUL
Two storey rear extension.
35 Nant-y-fedw Tyntetown Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4LS
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0701/FUL
Change of use from agricultural to garden
67 Clos Brenin Brynsadler Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9GA
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0623/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (safe routes to school)
Hawthorn High School School Lane Rhydyfelin Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 5AL
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0624/TCA
Works to Trees - T1 - Cherry Tree - fell, T2 Conifer - reduce height by 2.5 metres and trim sides, T3 Hazel - coppice to 1 metres above ground level, T4 Pittosporum - reduce height by 1 metre and trim sides
5 CULES TERRACE AND 1 GARTH VIEW, CULES TERRACE TAFF'S WELL, CARDIFF, CF15 7QJ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Pending Decision24/0704/DIS
Discharge of Condition 6 (Dwr Cymru Welsh Water asset protection) of planning permission 24/0388/08
Station Road Maerdy Ferndale
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Pending Decision24/0705/DIS
Full and final discharge of conditions 28 & 29 of planning permission 20/1196/15.
LAND WEST OF A4119, CEFN YR HENDY, LLANTRISANT.
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Pending Decision24/0706/DIS
Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 24/0388/08
FORMER MINERAL RAILWAY STATION BETWEEN ERNDALE AND TYLORSTOWN (PHASE 4)
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0707/CPRO
Existing garage space to be made into level access living.
1 Pantaquesta Cottages Hensol Road Miskin Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8JW
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0708/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus
FOOTPATH 19 TO 29 MORIEN CRESCENT, ELFED AVENUE, RHYDYFELIN, PONTYPRIDD
Received 4 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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