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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
11,143 approved · 927 refused · 368 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
Topyderi Primrose Hill Pentre CF41 7PZ
Received 8 Feb 20247 Clos Cadwgan Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2JP
Received 8 Feb 20248 Nythbran Terrace Porth CF39 9TW
Received 8 Feb 2024133 Bute Street Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5PD
Received 8 Feb 2024Hafan Deg & Hafan Heg Site Of The Former Christadelphian Hall Gwawr Street Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6YP
Received 8 Feb 20243 Logan Court Brookfield Lane Pontypridd CF37 4DX
Received 8 Feb 2024Former Bute Arms Llantrisant Road Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 9DP
Received 7 Feb 2024Feeder Pipe Bridge Off Tram Road Treharris CF46 5EF
Received 7 Feb 20248 Pant-Y-Fedwen Godreaman Aberdare CF44 6LL
Received 7 Feb 2024Land Off Gilfach Road West Of Trane Cemetery Tonyrefail Porth
Received 6 Feb 202413 Tylacoch Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9LS
Received 5 Feb 202438 Oxford Street Maerdy Ferndale CF43 4BG
Received 5 Feb 2024Land Adj To Corner House Street South Llwydcoed Aberdare
Received 5 Feb 20241 Mill Street Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8NA
Received 5 Feb 2024Ty Carreg Rhondda Road Ferndale CF43 4LR
Received 5 Feb 2024Kingdom Hall Cwmbach Road Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0NF
Received 5 Feb 202459 Francis Street Thomastown Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8DR
Received 5 Feb 202430 Aelfryn Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9LQ
Received 2 Feb 2024Pen Y Cymoedd Wind Farm Treherbert Road Treherbert Treorchy CF42 3SX
Received 2 Feb 202413 15 And 17 Abergwawr Place Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6YR
Received 2 Feb 2024109 Porcher Avenue Glyn-Coch Pontypridd CF37 3DD
Received 2 Feb 2024Gelli Crossing Footbridge
Received 2 Feb 202473 Llewellyn Street Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8LP
Received 1 Feb 2024Rear Of 11 Danycoed Ystrad Pentre
Received 1 Feb 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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.
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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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