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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.
12,968 approved · 1,059 refused · 436 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Jan 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
16 Lanelay Close Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8JA
Received 16 Sept 202179 Lanwood Road Graig-Wen Pontypridd CF37 2EP
Received 15 Sept 2021Porth Harlequins Rugby Club Nythbran Terrace Porth CF39 9TW
Received 15 Sept 2021Hazelmere Llwydcoed Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0TW
Received 15 Sept 2021Plots 2 & 8 53 Cenarth Drive CWM-Bach Aberdare CF44 0NH
Received 15 Sept 202136 Stuart Street Treorci Treorchy CF42 6SN
Received 15 Sept 2021Unit 13 Highfield Industrial Estate Ferndale CF43 4SX
Received 15 Sept 2021Ffordd Tirwaun CWM-Bach Aberdare
Received 14 Sept 2021Ffordd Tirwaun CWM-Bach Aberdare
Received 14 Sept 2021Land Adjacent To No 22 David Street Williamstown Tonypandy CF40 1QY
Received 14 Sept 2021Cornel 2 Tonteg Close Ton-Teg Pontypridd CF38 1LT
Received 14 Sept 2021Gwynfa House Main Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1RN
Received 13 Sept 2021Citadel Flat 1 Cymmer Road Porth CF39 9BE
Received 14 Sept 2021Newholme Cardiff Road Glan-Y-Llyn Taff's Well Cardiff CF15 7QD
Received 14 Sept 20214 Station Road Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8ER
Received 14 Sept 20219 Nuns Crescent Graig-Wen Pontypridd CF37 2EW
Received 13 Sept 2021Land To The Rear Of 70 Court Street Tonypandy
Received 13 Sept 2021Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site And Land To The North Of The A473 Llanilid
Received 10 Sept 2021Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site And Land To The North Of The A473 Llanilid (Phase 2)
Received 10 Sept 2021Land At Garth Works Industrial Estate And Taffs Well Railway Station Cardiff Road Taff's Well Cardiff CF15 7PE
Received 9 Sept 2021Land Opposite 9 Gwernllwyn Terrace Tylorstown Ferndale CF43 3DP
Received 9 Sept 20211 Druids Close Treorchy CF42 6LJ
Received 9 Sept 2021Hendre House Mill Road Ynys-Y-BWL Pontypridd CF37 3LS
Received 9 Sept 202194 Regent Street Treorchy CF42 6PR
Received 9 Sept 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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