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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 dates11,322Searchable applications
482Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,128 approved or refused records
763Refused applications
9,365 approved · 763 refused · 297 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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More application records
- Decided24/0885/FUL
Proposed alteration works including a Velux cabrio installation and new French door with Juliet balcony
3 Cae Alaw Goch Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0DR
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0886/FUL
Full planning permission to allow for an extension to Unit 2, external alterations to Unit 2-3, alterations to the customer car park and associated development
Unit 2B Dream Time Beds Glamorgan Vale Retail Park Talbot Green Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8RP
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0887/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 3 engineering details, 4 construction method statement & 5 ecological method statement of planning application 22/1096/16.
53 Cenarth Drive Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0NH
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/0888/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 3 engineering design, 4 design and details of shared access & 5 construction method statement of planning application 20/1451/16.
Plot 5 Cenarth Drive Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0889/TEL
Proposed install 1 new 10m medium pole.
Tiny Tumblers Main Road Church Village Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 1RL
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0890/FUL
Proposed new boundary fence and change of use of land to garden curtilage
Former Music Room (Building H) Tyfica Road Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 2DB
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/0891/FUL
Provide access to northern fields during inclement weather.
Tir Hugh Barn Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0LP
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0892/FUL
Demolition of existing masonry training tower to be replaced with proposed steel training tower
South Wales Fire And Rescue Abercynon Fire Station The Basin Cilfynydd Road Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4RR
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0893/DIS
Discharge of Condition 5, Vehicle Crossover of previous planning permission 21/1328/10 (additional information received 06/12/2024 & 13/12/2024)
Dan Y Mynydd Care Home Bronwydd Avenue Cymer Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9AQ
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0895/FUL
Raise the main ridge. Rear dormer.
4 Winona Talygarn Close Talygarn Pont-y-clun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9DA
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0896/FUL
Proposed first floor extension.
12 Valley View Street Godreaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6EG
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/0897/SSO
EIA Screening Opinion.
Land East Of Heol-y-Bwnsi Taffs Well Pontypridd CF15 7TF
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0898/FUL
New boundary wall to frontage of 2 Cwrt y Afon and new porch canopy to front elevation of existing house.
2 Cwrt Yr Afon Trecynon Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8PQ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0899/FUL
New single storey extension to the rear of the property, with level accessible floor to match the main dwelling, the new construction will replace the existing flat roofed extension.
61 Queen's Drive Llantwit Fardre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2NU
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0900/FUL
Construction of detached dormer dwelling with detached double garage.
Plot 5 The Mulberry Cenarth Drive Cwm-bach Aberdare CF44 0NH
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/0901/LDO
Demolish the north half of the factory and rebuild on same footprint with higher eaves height and new mezzanine upper floor.
Unit B2 GB Sol Ltd Renewable Energy Works Westbank Treforest Industrial Estate Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 5YB
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0703/TEL
t2345qTelecommunications mast and equipment/power cabinets
Hyder Maerdy, Lower Maerdy, Ferndale, CF43 4BS
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0904/TPO
T1 T2 & T3 oaks - Crown raise and side prune away from access track and deadwood removal. T4- Field maple- Remove dead standing tree & T5 - Oak - Crown raise
St Llanilid Farm Llanilid Pencoed CF35 5LA
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0905/FUL
Demolish rear conservatory and construct rear single storey extension.
Cwm Cartref Windsor Gardens Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2PS
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0906/DIS
Discharge of Condition 2 Mortar and render spec, 3 Guttering specs, 4 Details of Flue & 5 Details of Velux windows/ Details of roof covering of planning permission 23/1364/12.
Farmhouse Tylcha Wen Farm Gelli'r Haidd Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8AQ
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0907/FUL
Proposed ground floor extension to form front porch and kitchen at the rear and raising the roof of rear bedroom together with demolition of existing garage and shed to rebuild a new garage.
9 Dunraven Street Treherbert Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 5BH
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0908/FUL
Change of use of storage building to provide bed and breakfast accommodation. (Bat Survey Received 08/09/2025)
Llwyncelyn Hotel Llwyncelyn Road Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9SH
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0909/FUL
Removal of existing conservatory and replace with single storey rear extension.
61 Llantrisant Road Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2BD
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0910/FUL
Single storey side extension.
65 Ffordd Gerdinan Ton-teg Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 1ES
Received 5 Sept 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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