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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 dates13,298Searchable applications
493Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,971 approved or refused records
917Refused applications
11,054 approved · 917 refused · 365 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0326/DEM
Upgrade of existing forest road from a point approximately 80m west of the junction of unnamed road and Blaen Y Cwm Road (directly opposite the access to Pen Pych forest car park) to a point within the woodland approximately 135m north of Delwen Terrace (E-291826, N-198886)
Unnamed Road & Blaen-Y-CWM Road Blaencwm
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0392/FUL
Infill dwelling
13 Bwllfa Cottages Gelli Pentre
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0325/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
3 Deere Road Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2NL
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0324/DIS
Discharge of Condition 14, off-site highway improvements for safer routes in the Communityof planning permission 21/1670/10.
Llanilltud Faerdref Primary St Illtyds Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1DB
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0323/FUL
Change of use from a C3 dwelling house to a C4 house in multiple occupancy (HMO) (5 bedrooms), internal re-arrangements to suit minimum standards. additionally demolish old porch area at rear.
2 Gordon Street Tonpentre Pentre CF41 7HH
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0322/FUL
Removal of existing porch and construction of new together with single storey extension to side of property.
The Chestnuts Cowbridge Road Talygarn Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 9JU
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0321/FUL
Proposed two storey rear extension above basement and raised deck (re-submission)
16 The Avenue Pontypridd CF37 4DF
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0320/TEL
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) ? Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
17 Whitefield Street Tonpentre Pentre CF41 7AR
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0319/NMA
Non-material amendment to 19/1082/16 - amendment to parking layout and bin store location at Plots 83-88 and 89-94 (affordable apartment buildings) (Phases 3 & 4)
Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site And Land To The North Of The A473 Llanilid (Phase 3 And 4)
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0318/NMA
Non-material amendment to 19/1082/16 - introduction of solar photovoltaic panels to Plots 8-29, 64-94 and 464-469 (Phases 3 & 4)
Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site And Land To The North Of The A473 Llanilid (Phase 3 And 4)
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0317/NMA
Non-material amendment to 19/1081/16 - introduction of solar photovoltaic panels to Plots 106-154, 163-172, 251-254, 261-267, 321-328, 335-336 and 389-391 (Phase 2)
Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site And Land To The North Of The A473 Llanilid (Phase 2)
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0316/FUL
Conversion of the rear annex to create a five bedroom HMO, to include alterations to the roof form, refurbishment and alterations, removal of the rear flat roof element and associated external works. (Resubmission of 23/0155/10)
Annex To The Rear Of 113 Dunraven Street (Facing Eleanor Street) Tonypandy CF40 1AS
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0315/FUL
Ground floor side extension and first floor extension above existing garage, along with single storey extension to rear
24 Despenser Avenue Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8QA
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0314/FUL
First Floor rear extension
6 Glamorgan Terrace Gilfach-Goch Porth CF39 8RA
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0313/FUL
Summer garden house.
10 Glandwr Terrace Llwynypia Tonypandy CF40 2HU
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0312/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (Biodiversity, management and landscaping), and 5 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 23/1285/10. (Revised Traffic Management Plan and Construction Method Statement received on 9th April 2024 and 26th April 2024. Revised CEMP Issue 2, dated 8th May 2024 received 9th May 2024. Updated construction drawings 101 v.10; 102 v.10; 103 v.10; 104 v10; LA1 v.10; LA2 v.10, LA3 v.10 and GI1 Green Infrastructure v.10, all dated 11.07.2024, received on 12th July 2024).
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Felindre Meadows Llanharan Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PZ
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0311/CPRO
Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed installation of External Wall Insulation (EWI). The EWI will not project greater than 16cm from the external walls of the property.
3 Greenwood Drive Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9QZ
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0310/FUL
Front elevation, single storey extension extending the front store / porch across.
21 Maple Close Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9JH
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0309/FUL
Installation of air conditioning units to rear of the building.
13 Cowbridge Road Pontyclun CF72 9EA
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0308/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 details of lighting (22/0714/10)
Stowford Leisure (Wales) Ely Valley Road Llantrisant
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0307/DIS
Part discharge of condition 23 of Planning Permission Ref. 22/0592/15 (Post Construction Highway Condition Survey)
Land Adj To Former Nant-Y-Gwyddon Landfill Site
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0306/FUL
Stables to house 4 horses
Llettyshenkyn Farm Bryngolwg CWM-Bach Aberdare CF44 0DA
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0302/FUL
The installation of 3 new sections of shopfront complete with new entrance doors with side screens
Unit 13 Argos Extra Newpark District Shopping Centre Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8LW
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0301/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (construction environmental management plan - CEMP) of planning permission 23/1004/10
Land At Purolite Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8LF
Received 26 Mar 2024
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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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