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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 dates12,920Searchable applications
491Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,626 approved or refused records
890Refused applications
10,736 approved · 890 refused · 347 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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More application records
- Pending Decision26/0301/FUL
Provision of two rollover car washes, six jet wash bays, three service bays, six standard car parking spaces and associated works (Amended plans and documents received 30/06/2026 and 25/09/2026).
Land Adjacent To Llantwit Main Service Station Llantrisant Road Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2FF
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0302/FUL
The construction of four affordable residential dwellings, together with associated parking and ancillary works. (Amended Plans received 19/05/26)
Land Adjacent To 197 Meadow Rise, Brynna
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0303/ADV
Refurbish 1x existing post sign, 1x set of individual welcome letters, 1x set of letters and logo, 1x double sided post mounted sign to existing posts, and 3x single sided post mounted signs to existing posts
The Old Mill Harvester Public House Llanilid Pencoed Rhondda Cynon Taf CF35 5HU
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0304/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Bin Storage) of Planning Permission Ref. 21/1184/FUL
Coral Racing Ltd Betting Shop 6 Victoria Square Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 7LA
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Pending Decision26/0305/GREG
The construction of a sustainable transport corridor (STC) comprising of an eastern section and western section (additional information received 04/09/2025)
The Proposed Scheme Is Located Approximately 2.5km North Of The M4 Between Junctions 34 And 35 (approximate Central Grid Reference SS 99483 81984) South And West Of The Communities Of Bryncae, Dolau And Llanharan
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0306/FUL
Two storey rear extension with extended ground level courtyard to rear garden (amended plans recieved 06/07/2026)
5 New Chapel Street Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6RS
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0307/FUL
Change of use from Class A1 (retail) to Class A3 (cafe) to operate as a small family-orientated play cafe. Incorporating a small indoor play area alongside a seating area for customers.
43 Church Road Tonpentre Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF41 7EG
Received 11 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0308/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Piling foundation methods) for Phase 2 of planning permission 25/0770/FUL
Llantrisant Health Park Heol Gwaun Eli Talbot Green, Ynysmaerdy Pontyclun CF72 8XL
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0309/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 10 (Land Stability), 11 (Active Travel Walking Assessment) and 16 (additional boundary treatments) of planning permission 25/0796/RVOC
Land To The Rear OF 68 - 72 High Street, Tonyrefail, CF39 8PL
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0310/FUL
Second Storey Rear Extension.
17 River Terrace Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9LS
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0311/FUL
Construct first floor flat roof extension over existing ground floor footprint
2 Heol Llechau Wattstown Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 0PP
Received 12 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0313/FUL
Garden Shed (Retrospective Application)
11 Squires Court Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2JY
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0314/FUL
Proposed two-storey full-width extension to form a kitchen and bedroom
45 Cilfynydd Road Cilfynydd Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4NH
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0316/FUL
Proposed change of use of an existing bookshop premises to a restaurant with minor internal alterations.
The House Clearance Centre 4 Fothergill Street Treforest Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1SG
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0317/ADV
Installation of externally mounted fascia signage incorporating neon illumination, fixed to the existing shop front, with low level illumination designed to minimise light spill.
The House Clearance Centre 4 Fothergill Street Treforest Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1SG
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0318/FUL
Proposed rear first floor extension
17 Pleasant View Street Godreaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6ED
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0319/FUL
Front patio
Kirrin Fforchneol Row Godreaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6HD
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0321/FUL
Proposed first floor rear extension above existing (amended plans recieved 10/06/2026)
13 Moy Road Taff's Well Rhondda Cynon Taf CF15 7PW
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Pending Decision26/0322/FUL
Extension to a garage into garden area, ground floor supporting a balcony above
12 Heol Las Llantrisant Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8EG
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0323/FUL
To resurface the uplift track that currently serves the park in a tarmac finish.
Gethin Woodland Centre A470 Pentrebach To Rhydycar Northbound Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1YZ
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Pending Decision26/0324/OUT
Outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the construction of a single detached dwellinghouse with external parking and private garden.
Parcel Of Land To Rear Of 15 And 16 Hospital Road, Pontypridd.
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0325/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 24/1297/FUL to update the approved Illustrative Masterplan which has been revised due to the omission of 1no. parking space.
Clydach Vale Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc Cambrian Court Business Pavilion Clydach Tonypandy CF40 2XX
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0326/FUL
Change of use of first floor residential accommodation (C3) to retail use (A1), to enlarge existing ground floor pharmacy
167A Bute Street Treherbert Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 5PE
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0327/FUL
Installation of a microgeneration 5kW ground mount solar PV system.
Blaen Llechau Farm Blaenllechau Road Blaenllechau Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 4UF
Received 20 Apr 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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