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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 dates12,900Searchable applications
491Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,607 approved or refused records
889Refused applications
10,718 approved · 889 refused · 346 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Oct 2016 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decided26/0194/FUL
Installation of a garden pod and retrospective installation of polytunnel (Amended site location plan and ownership certificate received 25/06/2026).
Land To The North-East Of Lan Farm Pen-y-wal Road To Lan Quarry Graig-wen Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3NN
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Pending Decision26/0195/FUL
Erection of stables.
The Ridings Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0196/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension, two storey front extension and raising the ridge of the existing roof
Whiteoaks Gellifedi Road Brynna Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9QG
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0197/FUL
Application for Retention and Completion of Private Equestrian Menage and Stables (Part Retrospective).
Pant Y Gwal Farm Mill Road Ynys-y-bwl Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3LR
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0199/FUL
Proposed garage to the rear of the property.
19 Wood Street Cilfynydd Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4EY
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0200/DIS
Discharge of conditions 4 (car parking) & 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of 22/0165/FUL (Revised details received 23/04/26)
The Marxian Working Mens Club And Institute 118 - 119 Court Street Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2RN
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Pending Decision26/0201/FUL
Construction of 4no detached houses together with associated service road, drainage and new access to Meirion Street and adjoining existing bungalows
Vacant Land Off Meirion Street Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0202/NMA
Remove or modify wording of condition 4 of condition 4 of 25/0589/FUL
Land To The East Of Maesmawr Road, Pontypridd, CF38 1SL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0203/HRN
Temporary removal of 40m of hedgerows to allow heavy machinery access for sewage pipe repairs (retrospective)
Camp Training Site Hensol Road Miskin Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8JJ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0204/FUL
Proposed change of use to day centre (D1)
284 Brithweunydd Road Trealaw Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2NZ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0205/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity enhancement scheme) and 4 (Cycle and refuse storage) of planning permission 25/1015/FUL
6 High Street Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8PG
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0206/CPRO
Proposed loft conversion with side dormers
Brook House Heol Tymaen Upper Boat Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 5AJ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0207/FUL
Infill extension to side of existing annexe with new flat roof over
4 King Street Aberaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6UN
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0208/FUL
Rear extension over the existing single-storey extension, involving removal of the current balcony to create a new double-storey extension (Retrospective Application).
6 Princess Street Treforest Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1RY
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0209/LBC
Repairs to the corner dormer bathstone facade and repairs to the internal structure, including rafters, wall plates, joists etc.
Lloyds Tsb 4A Market Street Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 2TF
Received 7 Mar 2026 - Pending Decision26/0210/FUL
Improvement and formalisation of agricultural field access including regrading of entrance, installation of drainage and construction of dry stone boundary walls (Amended ownership certificate received 20/09/2026).
Agricultural Land Near Lan Farm Pen-y-wal Road To Lan Quarry Graig-wen Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3NN
Received 8 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0211/CPRO
Rear single story extension and garage conversion.
1 Heol-y-deri Graig-wen Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 2ED
Received 8 Mar 2026 - Pending Decision26/0212/FUL
Demolition of derelict garage and erection of proposed battery of 3 garages
Land At George Street & David Street Williamstown Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0213/RVOC
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permisison 22/1100/RVOC to amend elevational design of units 8 & 9 and an addition of a single adjoining garage to each unit.
Land To The Rear Of Delwyn Terrace Blaencwm Treherbert CF42 5ED
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0214/FUL
Alternations to attic space of HMO to provide two further bedrooms.
Central Guest House Stow Hill Treforest Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1RZ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0215/AGR
New building for additional hay and machinery storage
Maendy Farm Lane To Maendy Brynna Rhondda Cynon Taf CF35 6NR
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0198/SSO
Scoping Opinion to construct and operate a wind farm of up to eight turbines (with a maximum blade tip height of 180m) and associated infrastructure including access tracks and substation
Between Dyffryn, Maesteg And Garth To The West And Blaengarw Pontcymer And Pont-y-rhyl To The East
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Received26/0216/SSO
Screen/Scoping
Carreg Wen
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0217/FUL
Change of use of the existing ground floor level optician/offices to a tattoo studio (Sui generis use)
Office 4 Bonvilston Road Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4RD
Received 12 Mar 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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