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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 dates
11,860Searchable applications
486Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,637 approved or refused records
814Refused applications

9,823 approved · 814 refused · 309 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning information Planning ApplicationsLocal plan Revised Local Development Plan 2022 - 2037Pre-application advice Planning - Pre-application advice

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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.

Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided25/0229/FUL

    First floor side extension.

    Cornerways 6 Talygarn Close Talygarn Pont-y-clun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9DA

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  2. Decided25/0230/FUL

    Shop front decorations, new plant in rear yard to replace existing, installation of new ventilation in external walls and new external LED lighting to replace existing.

    The Co Operative Food 12 - 14 Penrhiwceiber Road Penrhiwceiber Mountain Ash Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 3SP

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  3. Decided25/0231/FUL

    Outbuilding on raised decking area (Retrospective) (Re-submission of 24/1162/FUL).

    1 Miskin Crescent Miskin Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8JL

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  4. Decided25/0232/CEXE

    Certificate of lawful use for ongoing use of the property as a dwelling house (Use Class C3).

    24 High Street Graig Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1QX

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  5. Decided25/0233/FUL

    Change of use to the building, to become an A1 retail space to accommodate our musical instrument retail and service business.

    The Barn Unit D9 Treforest Industrial Estate Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 5UR

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  6. Decided25/0234/DIS

    Discharge of Condition 14 (Details of Fencing to be Erected Around Mine Entries) of planning permission 23/0820/FUL.

    Land At Rhigos Road Rhigos Aberdare

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  7. Decided25/0235/FUL

    Change of use from a C3 dwelling house to a C4 house in multiple occupancy (HMO) (4 bedrooms and 1 full bathroom)

    23 Brook Street Williamstown Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1RB

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  8. Decided25/0236/DIS

    Discharge of Conditions 9 (Contamiation) and 12 (Site Investigations) of planning permission 23/0820/FUL. (Updated Geo-technical, Geo-environmental and Coal Mining Risk Assessment Rec. 30/04/25)

    Land South And West Of Rhigos Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  9. Decided25/0237/FUL

    Construction of double side extension.

    43 Hughes Street Pen-y-graig Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1LY

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  10. Decided25/0238/DIS

    Discharge of Condition 16 of planning permission 22/1128/05 (DNS/2382038) (Amended Plans Rec. 29/05/25)

    Maes Mawr Ton-teg Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  11. Decided25/0239/DIS

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Environment Management Plan) of planning permission 23/1194/FUL

    Site Of Former Rhiwgarn County Infants School Waun Wen Trebanog Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  12. Decided25/0240/FUL

    Updating old conservatory and creation of a raised decking surround.

    Llyswen Croescade Lane Llanilltud Faerdref Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2PP

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  13. Decided25/0241/DEM

    Prior Notification of Demolition of three connected buildings (Blocks A, B and C) and two sub-stations located in the service yard

    Former British Airways Avionics Engineering Building Ely Meadow Talbot Green, Ynysmaerdy Pontyclun CF72 8XL

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  14. Decided25/0242/FUL

    Construction of 4 garages for domestic use.

    Parcel Of Land To Rear Of 12 Trinity Road Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1DQ

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  15. Decided25/0243/FUL

    Proposed Timber Deck Patio together with 2No artificial grass Patios at the rear (Retrospective).

    6 Thomas Street Pen-y-graig Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1EU

    Received 28 Feb 2025
  16. Decided25/0244/CPRO

    Erection of an Oak Framed Outbuilding to be used in conjunction with the host dwelling for Home Office and Storage space.

    Brynna Hill Wern Tarw Road Brynna Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9QP

    Received 28 Feb 2025
  17. Decided25/0246/FUL

    Construction of a two-storey dwelling house for disabled person and a live-in carer (Amended plan received 08/04/2025).

    Llanfarach Farm Heol Pendeulwyn Meisgyn Pont-y-clun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8NF

    Received 2 Mar 2025
  18. Pending Decision25/0247/FUL

    Change of use of existing yard extension and associated land to create compounds comprising motor sales and external storage, including erection of compund fencing, siting of portakabin office / storage units, landscaping and associated works (Amended description and site plan received 29/04/2025) (Trip Generation Report received 08/01/2026).

    Llantwit Chase Church Road Church Village Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 1EE

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  19. Decided25/0248/FUL

    Installation of air source heat pump to side of property.

    Birchwood 4 Maple Drive Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8HE

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  20. Withdrawn25/0249/OUT

    Demolish old Barns and Provide 2 Houses With Garages.

    Land Adjacent To Garth Isaf Farm Llanharry Road Llanharan Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9NH

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  21. Decided25/0250/FUL

    Garage conversion to Craft Room & Storage.

    6 Alexon Way Hawthorn Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 5BN

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  22. Decided25/0251/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 3 (external materials) and 4 (biodiversity provision) of previously approved planning permission 23/1322/FUL

    Pentrebach Barn Pentre Bach Farm Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0UY

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  23. Decided25/0252/DIS

    Discharge of Condition 8 (Construction Method Statement) of planning approval 24/1084/GREG.

    Craig Yr Hesg Primary School Cefn Lane Glyn-coch Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3BP

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  24. Pending Decision25/0253/DNS

    Development of National Significance. Installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with substation compound, transformer stations, internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, boundary fencing, security measures, CCTV posts, monitoring house, storage containers access improvement and ancillary infrastructure. The solar arrays will have a combined capacity of up to 39.9MW (Additional information received 03/02/2026)

    Glyntaff Solar Farm Bryntail Road Glyntaff Pontypridd CF37 5LT

    Received 4 Mar 2025

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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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