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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 dates13,253Searchable applications
492Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,929 approved or refused records
914Refused applications
11,015 approved · 914 refused · 364 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0428/FUL
First floor extension.
12 Manchester Place Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9RB
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0427/FUL
Attic conversion with rear dormers.
65 Parc Aberaman Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6EY
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0426/FUL
Convert garage to a study
43 Heol Y Gylfinir Llanilid Pontyclun
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0425/FUL
Vehicular access onto a classified road, hardstanding and garden landscaping and engineering works
41 Heol Miskin Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 9AJ
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0424/FUL
Remodelling and extension of residential dwelling, including demolition and new build of existing garage
Oaklea Farm Peterston Road Groes-Faen Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8NU
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Withdrawn24/0423/OUT
Outline residential development for nine dwellings with all matters reserved (Ecological Impact Assessment Report received 9th May 2024)
Land To The North Of Rhigos Road Tynewydd Treherbert
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0422/FUL
Change of use to a Wellness Club A3 to D1.
2 Cemetery Road Porth CF39 0LG
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0421/GREG
Installation of a modular constructed childcare unit to replace portacabin
Glenboi Community Primary School Abercwmboi Isaf Road Mountain Ash CF45 3DW
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0408/OUT
New build one bedroom bungalow.
Land Adjacent To 11 St John Street Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8NS
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Pending Decision24/0404/FUL
External access ramp and associated works.
22 Heol-Y-Parc Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0QA
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0403/FUL
Garage with patio area above
37 Clos Caradog Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2DQ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Withdrawn24/0402/DEM
Proposed placement of soil to improve drainage, crop growth, grazing opportunities and access to agricultural land
Cynlas Fields Rhigos Hirwaun CF44 9AZ
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0401/FUL
Single storey extension, outdoor pool and associated works.
The Croft Heol Ddu Castellau Beddau Pontyclun CF72 8LP
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0400/RVOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans/ Drawing) of Planning Permission 22/0919/10 to raise the eaves height along with other associated works at the site
22 Penrhiwceiber Road Penrhiwceiber Mountain Ash CF45 3SP
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0397/FUL
Blocking up of a single door opening on the side elevation and the forming of new single door opening
Unit 13 Argos Extra Newpark District Shopping Centre Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8LW
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0396/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 22/1100/15 to substitute plots 32 and 33 with three-bed detached houses
Land To The Rear Of Delwen Terrace Blaen-CWM Treorchy CF42 5ED
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0473/FUL
Detached garage/workshop to rear, turning area, 2 off street parking areas
Corwg House Brynna Road Brynna Pontyclun CF72 9QE
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/0472/FUL
2 pitched dormers to front elevation, open oak frame porch to front main entrance
Glenwood New Road Llanharan Bridgend CF35 5LD
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/0471/DIS
Discharge of conditions 6: Engineering layout - Drainage, 7: Bridge road site set up plan, 15: Biodiversity strategy landscape, biodiversity, and amenity plan planting and management plan PEA, 16: Openreach fibre network plan
Cwmbach C In W Primary School Crown Row CWM-Bach Aberdare CF44 0AT
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/0469/FUL
Shipping container in the beer garden for furniture storage, new timber canopy to provide sheltered outdoor seating area, new glazed balustrade to raised seating area to replace existing balustrade.
Weatherspoon The Tumble Inn 4-9 Broadway Pontypridd CF37 1BA
Received 9 May 2024 - Pending Decision24/0432/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (refuse management plan) of previously approved planning application 21/1411/10
Computing Wales 19 Market Street Pontypridd CF37 2ST
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0431/FUL
First floor extension on top of existing ground floor extension
11 Tanybryn Terrace Pont-Y-Gwaith Ferndale CF43 3LR
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0430/FUL
Single and double storey extension
13 Redfield Street Ystrad Pentre CF41 7RE
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0429/FUL
Modification of an existing structure and construction of two downstream notched pre-barrage structures. The proposal is to install a suitable fish pass for an obstruction known as Library Wier on the Dare River.
Library Weir Dare River Aberdare CF44 7AG
Received 29 Apr 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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