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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 dates11,264Searchable applications
482Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,075 approved or refused records
759Refused applications
9,316 approved · 759 refused · 294 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0780/NMA
Non Material Amendment sought for revised elevational treatment of planning application 18/0797/10.
Land Between Manchester Place And Langland Close Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 9RP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0781/FUL
Proposed first floor rear extension.
29 Upper Terrace Stanleytown Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 3EU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0782/FUL
Self storage compound for motorhomes and caravans
Land At Newtown Industrial Estate Llantwit Fardre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2EE
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0783/GDO
Proposed new cabinet site.
The Basin, Adjacent To 1 Martins Terrace Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4SB
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0784/GDO
Proposed new cabinet site.
Adjacent To Abercynon Social Club Heol Yr Orsaf Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4TA
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0785/GDO
Proposed new cabinet site.
Jcn Cefn Lane & Garth Aveune, Glyn-coch Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3BT
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0786/GDO
Proposed new cabinet site.
Ashwood House 2 Clydach Terrace Ynys-y-bwl Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3LT
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0787/FUL
Existing garage, conservatory & porch to be demolished. New larger garage to be developed with new extension on top at rear of the building and porch location relocated at front of building.
Ty Newydd Y Rhes Ganol Cwmpennar Aberpennar Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4DN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0788/FUL
Proposed conversion of former workingmen's club into 6 no. 1 bedroom flats with rear parking and amenity areas.
The Marxian Working Mens Club And Institute 118 - 119 Court Street Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2RN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0789/FUL
Ground floor side extension, first floor rear extension and associated works
1 Dare Villas Edmondes Street Tylorstown Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 3HN
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0790/FUL
Driveway to front of house and associated dropped kerb.
46 Cilgant Morien Rhydfelen Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 5PS
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0791/OUT
Proposed two-bedroom dwelling (access off Napier Street) and refurbishment of existing flat (access off Bruce Street) (Outline application with some matters reserved) (Amended Application Forms and Amended Description rec. 27/10/25)
Land At 1 & 2 Bruce Street And 13 To 15 Napier Street Mountain Ash CF45 3HF
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Pending Decision24/0792/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 13 (Engineering Details) & 16 (Highways) of planning permission 22/1180/08.
Land Used For Storage Maerdy Industrial Estate Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0793/FUL
Retention of A2 Use Class at ground floor with additional Use Classes A3 and B1 at basement level and apart-hotel (C1) on 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor to form 9no. units (amended description rec. 30/01/25) (amended red line boundary and amended proposed floor plans rec. 03/02/25)
HSBC 92A Taff Street Pontypridd CF37 4SR
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0795/DIS
Discharge of Condition 3 - Sample of FRP finishing panel of planning approval 23/1440/12
Tyla Coch Footbridge Treorchy
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0796/GDO
Proposed new cabinet site.
Opposite Abercynon Community Centre, Station Road Abercynon CF45 4TA
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0797/GDO
Proposed new cabinet site.
Approx 50M South Of Junction With Martin's Terrace , B4275, Abercynon, CF45 4SB
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0798/FUL
Proposed single and double storey rear extension with garage conversion
54 Alexon Way Hawthorn Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 5BN
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0799/OUT
Outline planning permission (all matters reserved) for 2No. 4 x bed detached dwellings and 1No. 3/4 x bed detached dwelling.
The Croft Penycoedcae Road Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1PY
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0800/FUL
Conversion of dwelling to 2no flats (Preliminary Bat Roost Assessment Rec. 04/12/24)
91D Gadlys Road Gadlys Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8AB
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0801/FUL
Replacement of existing bungalow with new build 4 bed house. Proposed garden building located to the rear of the site.
The Shealings Brynteg Lane Brynteg Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8LS
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0802/FUL
Construction of a new building to house 2 no. existing hypochlorite tanks and associated works.
Maerdy Filtration Plant Wrgant Place Maerdy Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 4BS
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0804/FUL
Raise ridge height and construction of front and rear dormer extensions.
23 Hilltop Avenue Cilfynydd Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4HZ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0805/FUL
Retaining block wall with render finish stainless steel posts and glass panel balustrade around patio area.
Y Grisiau Well Place Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0PB
Received 5 Aug 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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