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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 dates12,666Searchable applications
489Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,387 approved or refused records
867Refused applications
10,520 approved · 867 refused · 339 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 2016 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0060/FUL
Retrospective planning for external levelling works to rear garden
3 Bryn Eglwys Llanharan Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9PE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Pending Decision26/0064/FUL
Proposed demolition of the modern side extension, store/office and garage and the erection of two dwellings within the car park together with associated works. (Revised plans, reducing ridge height of new dwellings and amending area of demolition, received 28th April 2026)
Former Fox And Hounds Llanharan Road Llanharry CF72 9LL
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0065/TPO
2-meter crown reduction of T1 Oak in front garden
Ty Ddewi Bungalow 7 Tylcha Fach Close Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8BU
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0066/FUL
Retrospective application for alterations that have taken place in the past 10 years to ensure the continuation of the business and employment onsite, including the installation of external plant, ductwork, cooling systems, a water tank, electric car charging points, a backup generator, external stairwell, UPS shed and switch room, security fence, external storage unit and alterations to boundary walls (Noise Impact Assessment received 23/04/2026).
Clearstream Operations St Illtyds Road Church Village Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 1AF
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0067/DIS
Discharge of condition 28 (TV signals) of Planning Permission Ref. 25/0619/RVOC
Twyn Hywel Energy
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0068/FUL
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND PROPOSED SECOND STOREY EXTENSION ABOVE GARAGE WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS.
4 Glan Creigiau Groes-faen Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8RU
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0069/FUL
First Floor extension over existing garage, garage conversion and internal alterations to ground and first floor to suit.
12 Woodfield Road Talbot Green Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8JF
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0070/FUL
Proposed new-build cat rescue and adoption centre comprising twelve cat pens, staff and utility facilities, plant and storage, with associated external works including hard and soft landscaping, four parking spaces and one delivery vehicle bay.
Caerphilly Garden Centre Old Nantgarw Road Nantgarw Taffs Well Rhondda Cynon Taf CF15 7UN
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0071/FUL
First floor extension above existing garage and single storey rear extension, porch to front.
Syn Y Nant Pleasant Grove Blaennantygroes Road Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0EA
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0072/GREG
Provision of a 50no. space 'overflow' car park facility with parking bays 2.6m wide x 4.8m long, with a 6.0m wide connecting access road including junction improvements for highway access. Existing car park to be improved comprising of disability new EV parking bays.
Cwm Clydach Country Park Clydach Tonypandy CF40 2XX
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Pending Decision26/0073/CAC
Proposed demolition of the modern side extension, store/office and garage and the erection of two dwellings within the car park together with associated works. (Revised plans, reducing ridge height of new dwellings and amending area of demolition, received 28th April 2026)
Former Fox And Hounds Llanharan Road Llanharry CF72 9LL
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0074/CPRO
Single storey rear extension
45 Woodland Terrace Maes-y-coed Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1JG
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0075/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 06/0887/10 for the substitution of plots 22 - 31 (10 units) with plots 21 - 28 (8 units).
38 Pleasant Heights Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 0LZ
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0076/FUL
Proposed two-storey rear extension, and associated works including removal of chimney and regrading rear garden.
17 Valley View Street Godreaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6EG
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Pending Decision26/0077/RVOC
Removal of condition 2 (access arrangements) of approved permission 25/0188/FUL.
Glen View Mount Pleasant Trehafod Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 2NU
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Pending Decision26/0078/FUL
PROVISION OF BESPOKE FAMILY TRAVELLER PITCH WITH DAY/UTILITY ROOM, STATIC AND TOURING CARAVAN, HARD STANDING AREA, ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS AND INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE TREATMENT PLANT.
Tom's Yard Llanharry Road Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9LY
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0079/FUL
Extend existing garage to front and change roof to apex roof to match existing church
St Georges Day Centre Mill Street Tonyrefail CF39 8AF
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0080/NMA
To vary the wording of Condition 18 ( Habitat Management Plan) to allow the construction works, which would not affect the on-site habitat beyond what has already been assessed in the ES, nor the implementation of post-construction habitat management plan, to commence.
Twyn Hywel Energy
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0081/FUL
Single Storey Rear Extension
6 Dunraven Crescent Talbot Green Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8JD
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0082/FUL
Single Storey rear extension
37 Rhyd-y-nant Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9HE
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0084/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of replacement school building with community facilities, MUGAs, artificial grass pitch,playgrounds, landscaping, car parking, drainage works, sprinkler tank, plant, external lighting and associated engineering works.
Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda Graigwen Road Cymer Porth CF39 9HA
Received 31 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0086/FUL
Proposed dormer loft conversion to rear of property
4 Gower Road Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0LE
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Pending Decision26/0087/FUL
Two storey rear extension (amended plans received 04/08/2026)
Clark And Jones Rhondda Ltd 1 Ton Hywel Trebanog Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9EA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0088/DIS
Discharge of Condtion 14 (Boundary Treatment and Signage) of planning permission 24/1297/FUL.
Clydach Vale Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc Cambrian Court Business Pavilion Clydach Tonypandy CF40 2XX
Received 2 Feb 2026
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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