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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.
11,602 approved · 966 refused · 382 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2016 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
58 Regent Street Treorchy CF42 6PN
Received 22 Mar 2023Bryngolwg Farm Rhigos Road Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9UG
Received 22 Mar 2023Forest View Baglan Street Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5AW
Received 21 Mar 2023Garth House Leon Avenue CF15 7RG
Received 21 Mar 2023Plot 3 Riverside Farm Road Aberdare CF44 6LJ
Received 21 Mar 20236 Bryn Aur Coed-Y-CWM Pontypridd CF37 3JE
Received 21 Mar 2023Kirrin Fforchneol Row Godreaman Aberdare CF44 6HD
Received 21 Mar 20231 Canon Street Aberdare CF44 7AT
Received 21 Mar 202362A Tramway Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9PA
Received 20 Mar 202315 Catherine Street Pentre CF41 7DP
Received 20 Mar 2023Land Adjoining 58 High Street Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9SW
Received 20 Mar 2023Land Adjacent To Tydfil House High Street Cymer Porth CF39 9ET
Received 20 Mar 20233 Grove Terrace Ynys-Y-BWL Pontypridd CF37 3EH
Received 20 Mar 202340 Cardiff Road Glan-Y-Llyn Taff's Well Cardiff CF15 7QE
Received 20 Mar 20235 Hazeldene Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9JL
Received 20 Mar 202314 The Drive Miskin Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8PX
Received 20 Mar 2023Clock Fishbar And Cafe Penrhiwceiber Road Penrhiwceiber Mountain Ash CF45 3SP
Received 20 Mar 2023Con Lau House Llys Alaw Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2US
Received 17 Mar 2023Rhydhalog Farm Cowbridge Road Talygarn Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 9JU
Received 17 Mar 202316 Arran Close Penycoedcae Pontypridd CF37 1XB
Received 17 Mar 2023Dragaon Cottage Llanwonno Road Pant-Y-Graig-Wen Pontypridd CF37 2SA
Received 16 Mar 202330 Highdale Close Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8QE
Received 16 Mar 2023Ashwood House Bridgend Road Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9RA
Received 16 Mar 202322 Heol Ddeusant Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2LA
Received 16 Mar 2023Records 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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