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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
12,159Searchable applications
488Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,909 approved or refused records
832Refused applications

10,077 approved · 832 refused · 323 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 May 2017 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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More application records

  1. Decided25/0741/FUL

    Installation of a Prefabricated Modular Building.

    Abercwmboi Recreation Ground John Street Abercwmboi Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  2. Decided25/0742/NMA

    Non Material Amendment Sought for larger window openings of planning permission 24/0138/FUL.

    7 Clos Cadwgan Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2JP

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  3. Decided25/0743/FUL

    Change of use from housing office (Use Class A2) to cafe (Use Class A3).

    16 Mill Street Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8AA

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  4. Decided25/0744/FUL

    Raised deck and steps to rear garden (Retrospective).

    40 King Street Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8TR

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  5. Decided25/0745/FUL

    Conversion of existing first floor and second floor office/storage space (B1) back to two residential one bedroom flats (C3).

    8 Victoria Square Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 7LA

    Received 5 Jul 2025
  6. Decided25/0746/DIS

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity) of planning permission 24/0818/FUL

    2 Hurford Crescent Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 2LD

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  7. Decided25/0747/FUL

    Change of use from A1 to A3.

    Lloyds Pharmacy Morgan Street Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 2DR

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  8. Decided25/0748/FUL

    Remove hedge and erect replacement metal fence at the front of the property.

    33 Miskin Road Trealaw Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2QJ

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  9. Decided25/0749/FUL

    Change of use from furniture store to gym

    CKR Furniture Frames Limited Cardiff Road Mountain Ash Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4EY

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  10. Decided25/0750/FUL

    Integrated Garage Conversion. Replacing Garage Door with Window and Bricks.

    8 Dol Afon Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 0DD

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  11. Decided25/0752/CPRO

    Proposed single storey extension. Materials to match existing.

    4 Gwaelod Y Foel Church Village Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2JG

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  12. Pending Decision25/0753/FUL

    Proposed residential development and associated works. (Amended Plans and Updated Ecological Impact Assessment Rec. 18/12/25)

    Pentwyn Cynon Farm Hirwaun CF44 8BB

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  13. Decided25/0754/ADV

    Fixed page LED signage board.

    A L Griffiths Ltd Ely Valley Road Ynysmaerdy Llantrisant Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8LN

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  14. Decided25/0755/DIS

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Ecological management plan) and 8 (Landscaping) of planning permission 25/0396/RVOC.

    St Davids House Castellau Road Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2RA

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  15. Pending Decision25/0757/FUL

    Proposed 5 bedroom detached dwelling.

    Land Off Howard Street Clydach Vale Tonypandy CF40 2DW

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  16. Decided25/0758/TPO

    Reduction works to trees including T5 Yew (Lift low foliage to 2.5m over tarmac areas, T4 Lime (Remove epicormic shoots to 4m, remove dead sections from crown and prune back from roof by up to 1.5m), T3 Horse Chestnut (Lift foliage to 3m, remove dead sections from crown and reduce crown by up to 2m ASLB, G1 Yew/Lime/Holly (Lift foliage over paths to 3m, prune back from light by 1.5m, prune back from building by up to 1.5m, remove dead, rubbing or excessively damaged branches).

    St Lleurwgs Church Station Road Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  17. Decided25/0759/FUL

    Proposed first floor extension over existing garage creating an additional bedroom. Conversion of garage to a play/storage area with additional parking to maintain 3 spaces.

    16 Clos-y-carw Llantwit Fardre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2BP

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  18. Decided25/0760/RVOC

    The application seeks consent for a variation to Condition 2 in order to amend the list of consented drawings to reflect proposed alterations to the consented scheme.

    Hen Glyncornel Nursing Home Nant-y-gwyddon Road Llwynypia Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2JF

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  19. Decided25/0761/FUL

    Subdivision of property into 2no one bedroom flats.

    10 Blake Street Maerdy Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 4AH

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  20. Decided25/0763/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage. Side extension and remodel of internal spaces and Loft conversion (box dormer to rear)

    115 Cardiff Road Taff's Well Rhondda Cynon Taf CF15 7PP

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  21. Decided25/0764/FUL

    Proposed construction of a retaining wall including drainage, landscaping and associated works, resulting in an additional 470m2 usable yard space in this area (proposed yard layout plan and updated Acoustic Note V2 received19/08/25).

    Unit 16 Earthmovers House Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8LF

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  22. Decided25/0765/FUL

    Change of use from Use Class A1 to Use Class D2 (assembly and leisure) to allow occupation by a Gymnasium operator.

    Unit 4 Brown Lennox Retail Park Ynysangharad Road Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4DA

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  23. Pending Decision25/0766/DIS

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Proposed Materials), 8 (Drainage) and 10 (Flood Risk) of planning permission 22/1279/10 (Drainage survey and additional details received 17/06/2026).

    Former Full Moon Hotel Cardiff Road Aberaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 7HH

    Received 13 Jul 2025
  24. Decided25/0767/FUL

    Construction of a two-storey flat roof extension to rear of property.

    11 Ash Street Hendreforgan Gilfach-goch Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8UE

    Received 14 Jul 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.

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