Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
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 dates13,391Searchable applications
493Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 12,059 approved or refused records
925Refused applications
11,134 approved · 925 refused · 368 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided24/0163/FUL
New 4 bedroom dwelling and associated parking spaces.
Land Opposite 10-12 Heol-Y-Mynach Ynysybwl Pontypridd CF37 3PE
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0160/FUL
Two storey side and single storey rear extension
43 Celyn Isaf Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8AN
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0159/FUL
Single storey flat roof extension to the rear.
64 Cardiff Street Aberdare CF44 7DG
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Pending Decision24/0158/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (surface water drainage) of previously approved planning application 23/0048/10
Unit 46 To 47 Authentic Curry Co Ltd Hirwaun Industrial Estate Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9UP
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0406/FUL
The provision of an artificial surface cricket wicket.
Miskin Manor Cricket Club Pendoylan Road Miskin Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8ND
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0405/NMA
Expand footprint of the building.
South Wales Fire And Rescue Abercynon Station The Basin Cilfynydd Road Abercynon Mountain Ash CF45 4RR
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Pending Decision24/0389/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 23/1244/10
Land To The East Of East Street Tylorstown Ferndale
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Pending Decision24/0162/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 (contamination) of previously approved planning application 23/0162/38
Unit 46 To 47 Authentic Curry Co Ltd Hirwaun Industrial Estate Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9UP
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0161/FUL
Change of use of garage into a bedroom/shower room
11 Denbigh Close Ton-Teg Pontypridd CF38 1HB
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Pending Decision24/0157/RVOC
Removal of condition 2 of planning permission ref. 02/0282 to enable the residential use of the property to continue (Flood Consequences Assessment Rec. 19/07/24)
SWN Aderyn 3A Bridge Street Robertstown Aberdare CF44 8EU
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0156/FUL
Retention of shop unit (barber shop) with internal reconfiguration to create additional office space on ground floor. Demolition of rear lean to extension and construction of ground and first floor rear extension.
47 Cowbridge Road Pont-Y-Clun
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0155/FUL
Change of use from stables to cattery with extensions.
1 Cefnpennar Cottages Cefnpennar Road Cefnpennar Mountain Ash CF45 4EE
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0154/FUL
Proposed first floor extension.
4 Exhibition Row Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0YD
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0153/NMA
Change pitched roof to flat roof
20 Brithweunydd Road Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2UB
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0151/FUL
Garage & hardstanding
16 Glan-Y-Llyn Clydach Tonypandy CF40 2BA
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0150/FUL
Ground floor rear extension
2 Treharne Court Lincoln Street Cymer Porth CF39 9AS
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0149/TPO
Removal of 1 Copper Beech
10 Tyfica Crescent Pontypridd CF37 2BU
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0148/FUL
Installation of four rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of Unit E4, Coedcae Industrial Estate.
Units E4 Silflex Ltd Coedcae Industrial Estate Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 9HG
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0144/CPRO
Existing B1(b) Research and Development use of the Former Gas Works Site Brecon. (Submitted site plan confirms the land this relates to).
Gas Works Site (University Of South Wales) Dynevor Arms Aberdare CF44 0ND
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0145/FUL
Single storey rear extension
Brodawel 44 Heol Dowlais Efailisaf Pontypridd CF38 1BE
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0143/DIS
Discharge of condition - 6 travel plan (2181517/08)
Heol Y Celyn Welsh Primary School Holly Street Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5DB
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0142/FUL
Alterations to dwelling - new entrance canopy, windows and external doors,size alteration to one window opening, new roof structure to shed and carport, roof-light and alteration to existing extension eaves overhang.
36 Llantrisant Road Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 9DQ
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0141/FUL
Ground floor extension.
Bryn Villa Main Road Ton-Teg Pontypridd CF38 1PN
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0140/FUL
Proposed two storey extension.
73 Lanwood Road Graigwen Pontypridd CF37 2EP
Received 8 Feb 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in Wales
- Swansea Council
- Torfaen County Borough Council
- Vale of Glamorgan Council
- Welsh Ministers
- Wrexham County Borough Council
- Bannau Brycheiniog National Park