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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.
14,562 approved · 1,189 refused · 497 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Oct 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
35-36 Marian Street Clydach Tonypandy CF40 2DN
Received 5 Jul 202121 Malus Avenue Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2PZ
Received 23 Jun 2021West Bank Pencerrig Street Pontypridd CF37 2HS
Received 22 Jun 2021Land At Garth Works Industrial Estate And Taff's Well Railway Station West Of The A470
Received 10 Jun 2021Leabank 1 Railway Terrace Llantrisant Road Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2EU
Received 10 Jun 2021Land Adjacent To 16 Wellington Street Robertstown Aberdare CF44 8EW
Received 10 Jun 2021Land To The South Of 25 - 41 Kennard Street Ton Pentre Pentre
Received 20 Apr 2021St Mairs Day Centre Seymour Street Aberdare CF44 7BD
Received 20 Apr 2021Plot 2 Mynachdy Road Ynys-Y-BWL Pontypridd
Received 20 Apr 202126 Clarence Street Mountain Ash CF45 3BB
Received 20 Apr 2021Land Adjacent To Gelynog Court Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2RD
Received 20 Apr 20211 Edward Street Porth CF39 9SR
Received 19 Apr 202144 Graig Y Mynydd Tretomas Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8FD
Received 19 Apr 2021Edwins Ford Heol Sticil-Y-Beddau Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8ER
Received 19 Apr 20211 & 2 Forest View Road To Forest View Ynysmaerdy Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 9JZ
Received 19 Apr 202134 Fforest Road Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9JF
Received 19 Apr 202111 The Grove Glyn-Coch Pontypridd CF37 3BQ
Received 16 Apr 202124 Charles Street Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2UN
Received 16 Apr 20211 & 2 Forest View Road To Forest View Ynysmaerdy Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 9JZ
Received 22 Apr 2021Miskin Phone Box Hensol Road Miskin
Received 16 Apr 202115 Charles Street Porth CF39 9YG
Received 16 Apr 20219 Ffordd Tryweryn Cilfynydd Pontypridd CF37 4JE
Received 16 Apr 2021PLOTS7 8 9 20 & 21 Trem Y Dolau Tonyrefail
Received 16 Apr 2021Land At The Former Garth Works Industrial Estate
Received 16 Apr 2021Records 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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