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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.
13,017 approved · 1,064 refused · 438 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Dec 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Ely Valley Miners Welfare Association Tonyrefail CF39 8BW
Received 6 Sept 20212 Bryn Awel Ynys-Y-BWL Pontypridd CF37 3DH
Received 6 Sept 20218 Forest Hills Drive Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8JB
Received 3 Sept 202127 St Annes Drive Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2PB
Received 3 Sept 202125 St Annes Drive Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2PB
Received 3 Sept 2021153 Trebanog Road Trebanog Porth CF39 9DT
Received 3 Sept 2021Ty Pica House Heol FFRWD Philip Efail Isaf Pontypridd CF38 1BA
Received 3 Sept 20216 Mayfield Road Pontypridd CF37 2HE
Received 2 Sept 2021Land At The End Of Godreaman Street Godreaman Aberdare
Received 2 Sept 2021Land West Of 2 Silverhill Close Cilfynydd Pontypridd CF37 4HU
Received 2 Sept 20213 Fitzwilliam Close Cross Inn Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8BN
Received 2 Sept 2021Land East Of B4275 Aberaman Aberdare
Received 2 Sept 202164 Amos Hill Pen-Y-Graig Tonypandy CF40 1PP
Received 1 Sept 2021Gas Works Depot Gasworks Road Industrial Est Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6RS
Received 1 Sept 202111 Tyfica Crescent Pontypridd CF37 2BU
Received 1 Sept 2021Meadowlands Nursing Home Hospital Road Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0RE
Received 1 Sept 20213 Lime Street Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5BU
Received 1 Sept 20214 The Patch Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9LF
Received 1 Sept 2021Newholme Cardiff Road Glan-Y-Llyn Taff's Well Cardiff CF15 7QD
Received 31 Aug 202114 Presteigne Avenue Ton-Teg Pontypridd CF38 1LE
Received 30 Aug 2021Land Adjacent To Cartref Melys Heol Llechau Aberllechau Porth CF39 0PP
Received 30 Aug 2021126 Dumfries Street Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5RB
Received 31 Aug 2021Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdar Laburnum Drive Cwmdare Aberdare CF44 8RT
Received 27 Aug 2021Unit D10 4 Treforest Industrial Estate Treforest Industrial Estate Pontypridd CF7 5UR
Received 27 Aug 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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