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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 dates12,942Searchable applications
491Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,645 approved or refused records
890Refused applications
10,755 approved · 890 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0328/FUL
Proposed two storey extension and convert first floor storage into annex (amended plans received 20/07/2026)
The Croft Mountain Road Williamstown Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1PE
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0329/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 (Drainage and Waste System), Condition 5 (Exhaust Ventilation and Noise) and Condition 6 (Biodiveristy Enhancement) of application 25/1088/FUL
C J Morris Family Butcher 124 Bute Street Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6AY
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0330/NMA
Non Material Amendment to reserved matters approval 15/0474/RES for a revision to landscaping in Phase 5 and 6.
Parc Eirin Wilfried Way Tonyrefail CF39 8QD
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Pending Decision26/0331/FUL
Proposed retirement annexe ancillary to Cefnlee farm.
Cefnlee Farm Darren-ddu Road Glyn-coch Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3HE
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Pending Decision26/0332/DIS
Discharge of conditions 4 (Written scheme of historic environment mitigation) and 5 (Programme of historic building recording) of planning permission 26/0084/FUL
Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda Graigwen Road Cymer Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9HA
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0333/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (Scheme to deal with contamination) of planning permission 26/0084/FUL
Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda Graigwen Road Cymer Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9HA
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0334/FUL
Demolition of existing extension to front, and construction of new single storey extensions to front and side
Lake House Cowbridge Road Talygarn Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9JT
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0335/FUL
single storey side extension
21 Nant Arian Church Village Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 1SE
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0336/FUL
New double garage - attached to the existing house and conversion of existing garage space into a games room
Tre Garn St Annes Court Talygarn Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9BZ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0337/FUL
Proposed Garage Unit (Retrospective)
Land To East Of 1 Oak Hill Villas, Gadlys Terrace, Aberdare, CF44 8AW
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0338/FUL
Proposed front and rear dormer extensions, rear single storey extension, alterations to front elevation to form a porch (Amended plans received 01/06/2026).
17 Whiterock Avenue Graig-wen Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 2EH
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0339/CEXE
Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of the property as two self-contained flats.
21 Mountain Road Cwmaman Aberdare CF44 6HS
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0340/DIS
Discharge of Condition 9 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of Planning Permission Ref. 24/1005/FUL (Amended Landscaping Plan Rec. 16/06/26)
Riverside Farm Road Aberaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Pending Decision26/0341/FUL
Partial demolition and rebulid of gable wall to existing Cowshed and conversation into habitable space
Castellau Ganol Farm Road To Croft Yr Haidd Castellau Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8LQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0342/FUL
Refurbishment and redecoration of elevations to include the relocation of the entrance with new glazing, a new access door and replacement windows to drive thru booths. Existing freezer at the back of house to be extended with associated works to the site.
Mcdonalds Restaurant Heol Yr Odyn Treforest Industrial Estate Taff's Well Rhondda Cynon Taf CF15 7QX
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0343/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 25/1040/RVOC for minor alterations to the proposed finished floor levels and spot levels, as well as the locations of retaining walls, double DPC, underbuild, and stepped access arrangements of the approved dwellings within Phase 3B.
Land West Of A4119 Cefn Yr Hendy Talbot Green
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0344/NMA
Non-material amendment application to make minor changes to Caswell House Type (plots 3, 4 & 5) of Planning Permission Ref. 23/1255/FUL
Land At The Former Brickworks Site Off Llwydcoed Road, Llwydcoed, Aberdare
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0345/DIS
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Method Statement), Condition 5 (Ecology Details), Condition 6 (Landscaping), Condition 8 (CEMP), Conditions 9 (Ground Investigation) and Condition 10 (Validation Report) of application 24/0948/FUL
Pontypridd Nursing Home Maesycoed Road Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1HZ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0346/FUL
Proposed construction of three domestic garages
Land Opposite Y Wenllan Woodland Crescent Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4UT
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0347/FUL
Proposed change of use to increase existing child-minding capacity from 6 children to 10 children at an existing residential property used for small home based child-minding business
24 Trem Y Garth Llanharry Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9NL
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Pending Decision26/0348/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Ecological mitigation and enhancement measures) of planning permission 26/0084/FUL
Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda Graigwen Road Cymer Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9HA
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0349/CPRO
Construct a new single storey flat roof extension to the rear of the dwelling.
33 Ffordd-y-dolau Llanharan Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9ZD
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0351/FUL
Loft conversion involving the installation of hip-to-gable roof extensions to both side elevations, a flat-roof box dormer to the rear elevation, and the insertion of roof windows to the front roof slope
Red Roofs Llantrisant Road Groes-faen Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8NJ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0352/AGR
New building for additional hay and machinery storage
Maendy Farm Lane To Maendy Brynna Rhondda Cynon Taf CF35 6NR
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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