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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 dates13,135Searchable applications
491Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,823 approved or refused records
906Refused applications
10,917 approved · 906 refused · 355 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0732/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 Biodiversity Mitigation & Enhancement Strategy of application 25/0817/FUL.
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn Maerdy Industrial Estate Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 4AB
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0733/ADV
Proposed installation of 2 externally illuminated fascia signs, 1 non-illuminated fascia sign, 2 Dibond signs, 3 vinyl signs, and 1 externally illuminated projecting sign.
One Stop Stores Ltd 25 - 28 Lewis Street Aberaman Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 6PY
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0734/FUL
Detached 3-bed bungalow with parking for three cars
Land At Bodwenarth Farm Albion Court Cilfynydd Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4JA
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0735/CPRO
Proposed siting of a mobile home/caravan within the curtilage for use ancillary to the main planning unit.
Hendre House Mill Road Ynys-y-bwl Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3LS
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0736/FUL
Single storey extension to side elevation
47 Ffordd Y Friallen Llantwit Fardre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2FH
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0737/FUL
Proposed alterations and replacement of existing windows to achieve a uniform appearance, together with the addition of external cladding.
Pontypridd Health Centre Bridge Street Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4PF
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0738/FUL
Extension to front of property together with an extension to rear.
Tylchawen Bungalow Tylcha Wen Farm Gelli'r Haidd Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8AQ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0739/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5 (Traffic Management Scheme), 6 (Biodiversity) and 7 (Broadband Infrastructure) of previously approved planning application 24/0163/FUL.
Land Opposite 10 -12 Heol-y-mynach Ynys-y-bwl Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0741/AGR
Construction of a new track to facilitate the felling of larch trees infected with Phytopthora Ramorum and for purposes of restocking the woodland.
Llawnyno Forest, Managed By Natural Resources Wales On Behalf Of The Welsh Government.
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0742/FUL
Proposed single-storey storage space with raised terrace above
35 Trem Y Dolau Tonyrefail Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 8FJ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0743/FUL
Single storey rear extension and a first floor rear extension with some internal alterations together with minor rear garden alterations.
4 Taff Street Gelli Pentre Rhondda Cynon Taf CF41 7TZ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0744/RVOC
Variation of condition 6 of planning applications 17/0788/10 and 23/0210/RVOC - to amend approved car parking layout.
Hillcrest Garth Avenue Glyn-coch Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 3AB
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0746/CNEI
Proposed erection of detached cabin in rear garden.
Hafandawel Main Road Gwaelod-y-garth Cardiff CF15 9HJ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0747/DIS
Re-discharge of Condition 8 (Part 3 - Remediation) of planning permission 23/1255/FUL.
Land At The Former Brickworks Site Off Llwydcoed Road Llwydcoed Aberdare
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0748/FUL
GRP Sprinkler Water Pump and storage plant
Gwaun Ruperra Close Gwaun Ruperra Road Llantrisant Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0749/RVOC
Variation of condition 4 (Opening hours) of previously approved planning application 24/0123/FUL, to allow members of the public to use the gymnasium from 06:00 hours Monday to Friday (Noise Impact Assessment received 21/09/2026).
CF44 Gym Kings Hall Cwmbach Road Aber-nant Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 0NF
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0750/NMA
Removal of Condition 11 (Vehicular Crossing) of planning reference 23/0357/RVOC.
Former Cwmbach Primary School Bridge Road Cwmbach Aberdare CF44 0LS
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0751/FUL
Domestic private garage to rear garden.
50 Primrose Street Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 1BQ
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0752/DIS
Discharge of Condition 5 (Remediation Strategy & Implementation Plan) of planning permission 25/0817/FUL.
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn Maerdy Industrial Estate Ferndale CF43 4AB
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0753/CPRO
Proposed rear single storey extension with part wraparound to side designed to meet PD requirements
78 Brynteg Green Beddau Rhondda Cynon Taf CF38 2PT
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0754/FUL
Erection of a detached dwelling with associated access, parking, and landscaping works
Ty Bryn Cowbridge Road Talygarn Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 9JU
Received 29 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0755/FUL
Proposed full width two storey rear and side extension to form a kitchen and bedroom along with a garage.
25 Woodland Vale Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF42 6TT
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0757/DIS
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 25/0817/FUL
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn Maerdy Industrial Estate Ferndale CF43 4AB
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending Decision26/0758/TPO
Buddleia (small) and Willow (small) adjacent and underneath overhead power line 11kv to be reduced. The work includes light pruning and coppice of small self seeding trees to achieve the clearance.
Bridge Off Cardiff Road, A4054 Taff's Well Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 1 Sept 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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