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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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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 dates

13,014Searchable applications

491Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 11,712 approved or refused records

896Refused applications

10,816 approved · 896 refused · 350 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning Applications Local plan Revised Local Development Plan 2022 - 2037 Pre-application advice Planning - Pre-application advice

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanningservices@rctcbc.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesPlanningServices@rctcbc.gov.uk Council source
General council enquiriesdevelopmentcontrolenforcement@rctcbc.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

Pending Decision26/0491/FUL
Proposed detached dormer bungalow with detached garage (Re-submission)
Maesycwmrig Hirwaun Road Pen-y-waun Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 9AF
Received 3 Jun 2026
Pending Decision26/0492/FUL
Proposed two storey side extension, rear ground floor extension, build up front garden to level as much as possible and garden wall to the front and along the side of the garden
2 Heol Johnson Talbot Green Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8HR
Received 4 Jun 2026
Decided26/0493/FUL
First floor extension to provide new bedroom (amended plan recieved 26/08/2026)
3 Grange Terrace Llwynypia Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2HX
Received 4 Jun 2026
Pending Decision26/0494/FUL
Proposed erection of 28 affordable apartments together with associated parking, landscaping, pedestrian access and external works.
Land Opposite Nixons Workingmens Club Oxford Street Mountain Ash Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 3HD
Received 4 Jun 2026
Decided26/0495/DIS
Discharge condition 26 (Land Stability) of planning permission reference 25/0619/RVOC.
Twyn Hywel Energy Park Ltd Cardiff CF10 3FD
Received 5 Jun 2026
Decided26/0496/FUL
Shipping container to provide hot food with ancillary terrace and pergola (Retrospective).
Unit 35 Ynyswen Industrial Estate Ynys-wen Treherbert Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6EP
Received 5 Jun 2026
Decided26/0497/FUL
Rear two storey extension.
25 Jubilee Road Aberaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6DD
Received 5 Jun 2026
Decided26/0498/NMA
Non-material amendment to 20/0845/FUL - Reduction in height of garage and reconfiguration of roof slope.
Memorial Garden Garage Grove Terrace Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9PR
Received 5 Jun 2026
Decided26/0500/NMA
Non-material amendment of previously approved planning application 22/1096/RES, for the conversion of the attic space to Plot 3.
Plot 3 Cenarth Drive Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0NH
Received 8 Jun 2026
Pending Decision26/0501/FUL
Proposed development of two blocks of garages comprising a mix of single and double garage units
Land Opposite 6-12 Prospect Place Tylorstown Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 3HS
Received 8 Jun 2026
Decided26/0503/FUL
Change of use from retail (A1) to tanning salon (Sui Generis)
Unit 9A Carphone Warehouse Newpark District Shopping Centre Talbot Green Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8SY
Received 9 Jun 2026
Decided26/0504/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 32 (Open Spaces Management and Maintenance Plan), 41 (Pre-Construction Protected Species Surveys) and 42 (Wildlife Protection Plan) of planning permission 10/0845/34, relating to phases 6 to 8.
Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site And Land North Of A473, Llanilid.
Received 9 Jun 2026
Decided26/0505/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Proposed Culvert), 4 (TV Gantry Foundations), and 5 (Maintenance Responsibility) of planning application 26/0167/FUL
Clydach Vale Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc Cambrian Court Business Pavilion Clydach Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2XX
Received 9 Jun 2026
Pending Decision26/0506/DIS
Discharge of Condition 14 (Pre Construction Highway Condition Survey) of planning permission reference 25/0619/RVOC.
Twyn Hywel Energy Park Ltd Cardiff CF10 3FD
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided26/0507/FUL
Proposed increase in roof height of existing garage to facilitate ancillary home office accommodation within the roof space with rooflights, together with the erection of an ancillary domestic outbuilding for use as a kitchen and shed (Amended location plan received 13/08/2026).
Plas Y Felin Cefnpennar Road Cefnpennar Mountain Ash Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4EE
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided26/0508/FUL
Proposed rear single storey extension.
92 Llangorse Road Cwm-bach Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0LD
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided26/0509/DIS
Discharge of Condition 5 (Precautionary Ecology Mitigation and Enhancement Measures) of planning permission 25/1038/FUL.
St John Baptist High School Glan Road Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8BW
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided26/0510/FUL
Change of use of the first floor from doctor's surgery to a self-contained residential apartment, with access provided at ground-floor level.
Maendy Place Surgery 1 Maendy Place Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 7AY
Received 11 Jun 2026
Pending Decision26/0511/FUL
Installation of floodlighting and construction of a concrete bowl as an extension to the existing skatepark within Tyn-y-bryn Park.
Tyn-Y-Bryn Park Tyn-Y-Bryn Road Tonyrefail CF39 8DB
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/0512/CPRO
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension.
7 Bwllfa Road Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8UG
Received 11 Jun 2026
Pending Decision26/0513/CEXE
Separation of single dwelling into two independent residential units
30 Ynyshir Road Ynys-hir Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 0EL
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/0514/NMA
Non-material amendment to Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 26/0006/FUL to vary the wording from 3 months to 6 months to allow sufficient time for the gathering and submission of additional supporting information.
12 Sunnyside Main Road Abercynon Rhondda Cynon Taf CF45 4DJ
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/0515/CPRO
Installation of 1,400 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at a commercial property, arranged in two arrays
Tesco Extra, Ad Right Site Id 2799 At Tesco Stores Ltd Newpark District Shopping Centre Talbot Green CF72 8RB
Received 12 Jun 2026
Pending Decision26/0516/FUL
Change of use of derelict land to additional residential curtilage, including the erection of a 2m-high feather-edge fence.
24 Hafan Heulog Coed-y-cwm Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3JJ
Received 12 Jun 2026

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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.

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