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Wales · Local authority
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 dates11,368Searchable applications
482Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,172 approved or refused records
764Refused applications
9,408 approved · 764 refused · 298 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2017 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0990/TEL
Proposed equipment and installation.
Taff's Well Rhondda Cynon Taf CF15 7TN
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0991/FUL
Change of use from a hairdressers to an office.
Vanity Hair Lounge 155 Heol Gelli Gelli Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF41 7TR
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0992/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
79 Fernhill Mountain Ash Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 3EF
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0993/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 (Engineering Design and Road Layout) & 5 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 23/1255/10. (Amended Plans rec. 07/02/25)
Land At The Former Brickworks Site Off Llwydcoed Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0TQ
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0994/DIS
Discharge of Condition 11 CEMP & 13 Broadband Infrastructure Plan of planning permission 23/1255/10. (Updated CEMP Rec. 09/12/24)
Land At The Former Brickworks Site Off Llwydcoed Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0TQ
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0995/FUL
Change of use of offices (Class B1) to Hot Food Takeaway (Class A3), installation of extraction and ventilation equipment and minor external alterations.
Unit D11 3-4 Main Avenue Treforest Industrial Estate Pontypridd CF37 5UR
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0996/FUL
Retrospective application for garden store and proposed single-storey side extension (Amended plans received 15/11/2024)
Ingledene Cwmbach Road Aber-nant Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0PA
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0997/CEXE
Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use of the ground floor of the premise as a restaurant and takeaway (Planning Use Class A3).
Cafe Royale 4 High Street Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1QJ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0998/ADV
Greggs Fascia Signs, Spar Letters fixed to building, Window Graphics to right and left elevations and aluminium welcome panel.
Spar Llanfoist Street Tonpentre Pentre CF41 7EE
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0999/FUL
Change the use of the first and second floors from offices (Class B1) to residential (C3) and of the ground floor and basement from offices to retail (A1/A2), with alterations and associated works
156 Bute Street Treherbert Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 5PE
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1000/FUL
Timber framed extension to rear garden to contain new open plan kitchen/dining area.
Penylan 1 Llwydcoed Road Llwydcoed Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0TN
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1001/NMA
Non-material amendment to 19/0387/10 - changes to plot 3 including a 250mm reduction in levels, widening of 500mm, regularisation of the French door type, as previously approved but incorrectly labelled plan. Air source heat pumps to each plot. Air-source heat pumps are also proposed to each dwelling and are shown to the rear of plots.
Former Cwmbach Primary School, Bridge Road, Cwmbach, Aberdare, CF44 0LS
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1002/FUL
Change of use from residential to Dental Surgery (Use Class D1) on ground floor and self contained residential unit on first floor.
19 Mill Street Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8AB
Received 5 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1003/FUL
Part Retrospective Application to reinstate historic farm access track to Northern fields during inclement weather. (Site Assessment Survey received 20/03/25)(Habitat Compensation Survey received 11/09/25)
Tir Hugh Barn Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0LP
Received 5 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1004/FUL
Single storey rear extension (Revised plans received 20th October 2024)
37 Blaenrhondda Road Blaenrhondda Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 5SP
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1005/FUL
Construction of four residential dwellings with garages and associated works (Updated Flood Consequences Assessment Rec. 17/04/25)
Riverside Farm Road Aberaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6LJ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1006/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing kitchen extension and re-build with a lateral extension.
11 Chepstow Road Cwm-parc Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6UT
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1007/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing outbuilding, construction of two storey garage and gym, access steps and associated engineering works
120 Hendrecafn Road Pen-y-graig Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1LW
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/1008/TPO
Complete removal of mature scrub oak tree on boundary between the rear garden of 52 High Street and the Town Garage premises.
52 High Street Llantrisant Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8BR
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1009/TEL
Installation of 1 X 8m light wooden pole.
7 The Parade Tonpentre Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF41 7EX
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1010/FUL
Demolish existing outbuilding and construction of garden room.
Rose Cottage Meadow Farm Llanharry Road Llanharan Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9LZ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1011/DIS
Discharge of Condition 3 (External Materials) of 24/0574/FUL
36 Coniston Rise Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0HN
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1014/FUL
Replace wooden balustrades and railings, replace existing timber canopy with glazed canopy on mild steel frame, retain satellite dish and domed CCTV camera
44 Swansea Road Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 9PE
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1015/FUL
Proposed single storey Kitchen, Utility Room and Wetroom extension.
Saundersville 83 Tramway Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 9NY
Received 8 Oct 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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