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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 dates13,310Searchable applications
493Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,981 approved or refused records
918Refused applications
11,063 approved · 918 refused · 366 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/0300/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 biodiversity enhancement scheme (23/1438/10)
Ymyl Y Ffordd Mill Road Ynys-Y-BWL Pontypridd CF37 3LS
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Pending Decision24/0299/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 landscape management plan (20/1196/15)
Land West Of A4119 Cefn Yr Hendy Mwyndy Pontyclun
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0298/TEL
Install fixed line broadband apparatus. - 2 x new 9m light wooden poles
Ystrad Terrace Gelli Pentre
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0297/FUL
Singe storey rear extension, convert existing storage shed into a utility room.
33 Bethel Place Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9PD
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0296/FUL
Proposed siting of a 28ft x 12ft static caravan
Land Adjacent To Ynysybwl Surgery Gelli Road Ynysybwl Pontypridd
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0295/DEM
Prior Notification for the Demolition of E Block - 2 storey block rendered building with a pitched timber roof.
Eynon Building University Of South Wales Forest Grove Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1DL
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0294/DIS
Discharge of conditions 4 (Landscape Ecological Management Plan), 5 (external lighting), 10 (Habitat and Species Mitigation, Enhancement and Compensation Management Plan) and 11 (landscaping) of 22/1252/10
Land To The South Of Felindre Road Llanharan
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0293/FUL
Raised decking with glass/steel balustrade
29 Basset Street Abercynon Mountain Ash CF45 4SP
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Pending Decision24/0292/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Site investigation for contamination) of planning permission 23/1004/10.
Land At Purolite International Ltd Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8LF
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0291/RVOC
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 22/0160/10 to allow approval of amended / revised plans
Llys Yr Awel Erw Hir Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8BY
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Withdrawn24/0290/FUL
External lift to front garden area and associated works.
28 Delfryn Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0TU
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0289/DIS
Discharge of Condition 8 outdoor sports and recreation facilities planning permission & 11 highways of planning permission 21/1670/10
Llanilltud Faerdref Primary St Illtyds Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1DB
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0288/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 SAB of planning permission 23/0904/10
45 Hill Street Hendreforgan Gilfach Goch Porth CF39 8TW
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0287/FUL
Existing jet wash area to be re-developed for a single storey rear extension and part first floor extension. Ground floor extension to be utilised for additional retail area and first floor extension for a manager's office and store.
Gulf Petrol Station Canal Road CWM-Bach Aberdare CF44 0AG
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0286/FUL
Ground floor front elevation and two rear/side extensions
Farmhouse Tre Fran Farm Tir-Eithin To Golf Club Llanharan Bridgend CF35 5LA
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0285/FUL
Construction of a vehicle crossover.
57 Berw Road Pontypridd CF37 2AA
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/0284/CPRO
Certificate of Lawful Development for Proposed Use as MOT Testing Station (Use Class B2)
Unit 9B Upper Boat Business Park Cardiff Road Upper Boat Pontypridd
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0283/TEL
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus.
127 Gelli Road Gelli Pentre CF41 7UQ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0282/FUL
Proposed two storey side extension and rear garden engineering works to level the ground and front parking provision
84 Dinam Park Tonpentre Pentre CF41 7DY
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0281/FUL
Single storey rear kitchen and sunroom extension. Convert existing kitchen/ diner area into bedroom.
20 Glamorgan Terrace Llwynypia Tonypandy CF40 2HW
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0280/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission ref. 22/1287 to change the entrance back to the arrangement originally approved, the reduction in height of the approved building, installation of a windcatcher and alterations to landscaping.
Land At Former Capse University Building Llantwit Road Treforest Pontypridd
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0279/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity Mitigation and Enhancement measures) of planning application 23/1004/10.
Land At Purolite Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8LF
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Pending Decision24/0278/FUL
Proposed two storey extension.
117 Ty Fry Aberdare CF44 7PP
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0277/NMA
Non Material Amendment sought to request a change to the approved side extension window locations and in meterage from 5 meter width to 6 meter width. Original planning application 23/0545/10.
8 Hawthorn Road Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9JD
Received 18 Mar 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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