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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 dates12,635Searchable applications
489Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,359 approved or refused records
865Refused applications
10,494 approved · 865 refused · 336 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided26/0005/FUL
Statue of the Welsh socialist and suffragist Elizabeth Andrews. The bronze sculpture will be erected at the front entrance of Rhondda Heritage Park Museum, Trehafod on a modest plinth.
Rhondda Heritage Centre Coedcae Road Trehafod Pontypridd CF37 2NP
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0006/FUL
Two storey side extension, with changes to front retaining wall.
12 Sunnyside Main Road Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4DJ
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0008/TPO
Reduction works to trees located within Tree Preservation Order 63 (2004) Abercynon.
Land At Alexandra Place And Woodland Crescent, Abercynon CF45 4UT
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0009/FUL
Proposed resubmission of planning application 25/0863/FUL for the retention of a veranda style single storey extension and the replacement of existing extension roofs with one continuous flat roof that extends the full width of the rear elevation with enclosed side veranda and boundary treatment at 2 Beech Wood Drive, Tonyrefail (amended plans received 05/06/2026)
2 Beech Wood Drive Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8JE
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0010/FUL
Proposed single story rear extension and conversion of garage into an annex
37 Parc Bryn Derwen Llanharan Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9TT
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0011/DIS
Discharge of Condition 39 (Micro-siting) of Ref. 25/0619/RVOC
Twyn Hywel Energy
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Pending Decision26/0012/FUL
Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project (Amended Layout Plan received 18/02/26)
Verge At A473, Outside Coedcae Industrial Estate Talbot Green CF72 8HY
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Pending Decision26/0013/FUL
Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project (Amended Layout Plan received 18/02/26)
Verge At Llanwonno Road Nr Ferndale Road Ferndale CF43 3HB
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0014/FUL
Removal of previous outhouse/shed. Construction of timber frame modern outhouse
39 Dinam Park Tonpentre Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF41 7DX
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0015/ADV
Canvas canopies mounted halo illuminated letters
Halifax And Lanyons Estate Agents 12 High Street Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6AA
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0016/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 25/0770/FUL. Revised LEMP received 20th March 2026)
Llantrisant Health Park Heol Gwaun Eli Talbot Green, Ynysmaerdy Pontyclun CF72 8XL
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0017/DIS
Discharge of Condition 6 of (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of Planning Permission 25/0770/FUL
Llantrisant Health Park Heol Gwaun Eli Talbot Green, Ynysmaerdy Pontyclun CF72 8XL
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0018/LDO
Part demolition of the building and formation of hardstanding, external alterations replacement of building rooflights, revised access arrangements, addition of loading bays and landscaping.
BLOCK G, TREFOREST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, TREFOREST, PONTYPRIDD, CF37 5YP
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0020/FUL
Proposed Two Storey Side Extension with Porch and Retaining Wall forming a Driveway (partially retrospective).
53 Caemawr Gardens Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9DB
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0021/FUL
Change of use classification of the ground floor unit to A3 Food and Drink.
58 Cardiff Street Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 7DG
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0022/NMA
Non-material amendment for the rewording of Condition 10 of planning permission 23/0357/RVOC to extend the time limit for the implementation of the required TRO.
Former Cwmbach Primary School Bridge Road Cwmbach CF44 0LS
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Pending Decision26/0023/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Broadband Provision), 4 (Highway Design Details), 5 (Construction Method Statement), 6 (Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement) and 7 (Scheme for Contamination) of planning permission 25/0558/FUL (Updated Biodiversity Strategy received 6th March 2026)
Land North Of Gelli Fedi Rise Mynydd Coedbychan Road Brynna Rhondda Cynon Taff CF72 9QT
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0024/FUL
Rear lower ground floor extension with balcony over + ground floor extension
4 Tynybedw Close Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6RN
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0025/FUL
Proposed first floor extension to existing garage to accommodate an aviary.
Llys Wen Hill Street Aberaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6YG
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0026/FUL
Proposed first floor extension above existing kitchen and bathroom to provide a bedroom together with an extension to an existing garage at the rear.
35 Brewery Street Pont-y-gwaith Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 3LL
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0028/FUL
Proposed first floor rear extension and modifications to existing dormers.
19 Heol Dowlais Efailisaf Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 1BB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0029/RVOC
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 25/0209/FUL to allow for relocation of the fire escape.
Players Bar 2 & 3 The Broadway Pontypridd CF37 1BA
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0030/FUL
The works include; raising the rear garden ground level, raising a lean to roof to a flat roof and the addition of a balcony area. (retrospective) (Amended plans received 02/03/2026)
4 Gwernifor Street Mountain Ash Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 3NA
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0031/FUL
A compound and the construction of a single storey timber frame building to store and maintain plant and machinery - resubmission
Land To The West Of High Street Rear Of 166 - 168 High Street Gilfach-goch Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8SN
Received 19 Jan 2026
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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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