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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
15,614Searchable applications
487Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 14,142 approved or refused records
1,070Refused applications

13,072 approved · 1,070 refused · 441 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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  1. Decided21/1090/FUL

    Change of use of ground floor from public house to retail and retain upper floor use as a restaurant and take away with external alterations.

    The Harp Public House 3 Jeffrey Street Mountain Ash CF45 4AD

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  2. Decided21/1089/FUL

    Replace fencing to the boundary wall at the side of property which runs adjacent to a highway (Amended site plan received 12/10/2021).

    29 Castleford Close Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2RW

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  3. Decided21/1088/FUL

    Raised platform at the rear of residential 3 storey home to be used as means of fire escape (Re-submission of 21/0442/10 - Plan detailing proposed screen fence received 13/09/2021).

    25 Thomas Street Tonypandy CF40 2AH

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  4. Decided21/1087/FUL

    Detached dwelling with garage.

    Land Adjacent To Cartref Moss Place Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0YU

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  5. Decided21/1086/FUL

    Proposed extension, internal alterations, conversion of existing detached cold store to an on-site micro brewery and installation of PV solar panels on main roof.

    Bunch Of Grapes Public House 40 Ynysangharad Road Pontypridd CF37 4DA

    Received 30 Jul 2021
  6. Decided21/1085/FUL

    Installation of a timber deck above ground floor kitchen.

    22 Thomas Street Pen-Y-Graig Tonypandy CF40 1EU

    Received 30 Jul 2021
  7. Decided21/1084/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment application for the amendment of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning consent 20/0464/10. Amendment to plot 89, including adding a garden room that links to the kichen.

    Land At Coleg Y Cymoedd Cwmdare Road Aberdare

    Received 30 Jul 2021
  8. Decided21/1083/FUL

    First floor extension to rear.

    12 Upper Terrace Stanleytown Ferndale CF43 3EU

    Received 30 Jul 2021
  9. Decided21/1082/FUL

    Part single storey and part first floor extension.

    85 Mound Road Maes-Y-Coed Pontypridd CF37 1EF

    Received 30 Jul 2021
  10. Decided21/1081/FUL

    Convert the existing double garage at the entrance to the kennels into a reception area to serve the kennels, amend the layout of the existing car park.(Bat Report received 7/1/22)

    Cynllan Lodge Dog Kennels Llanharry Road Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9NH

    Received 29 Jul 2021
  11. Decided21/1080/FUL

    Single storey flat roof extension.

    137 Primrose Street Tonypandy CF40 1BN

    Received 29 Jul 2021
  12. Decided21/1079/FUL

    Two storey rear extension (Resubmission of 21/0514/10).

    91 Henllys Trebanog Porth CF39 9PJ

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  13. Decided21/1078/FUL

    Detached garage.

    The Croft Maindy Croft Tonpentre Pentre CF41 7ET

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  14. Decided21/1077/FUL

    Installation of two self service car wash bays (amended application form received 02/09/2021).

    Texaco Abercynon Service Station A470 Northbound Abercynon CF45 4YX

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  15. Decided21/1076/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    45 Tan Y Bryn Gardens Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0TQ

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  16. Decided21/1075/FUL

    Change of use of land to garden curtilage and construction of two storey side extension (re-submission of 21/0138/10).

    5 The Meadows Coedely Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8BS

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  17. Decided21/1073/OUT

    Single dwelling. (Amended Redline Boundary and Plans received 26/01/22)

    Land Adjacent To 23 Glan-Yr-Afon Treorchy

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  18. Decided21/1072/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 8 (grease trap details) and 24 (ventilation/extraction equpment details) for Unit 2 of 3 Llys Cadwyn as imposed on planning permission 17/0793/08

    Gatto Lounge Unit 2 3 Llys Cadwyn Pontypridd CF37 4TH

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  19. Decided21/1071/FUL

    Detached house with annexe and garage. (Previous application no.16/0176/10).

    Former Blandy Arms Public House 174A High Street Gilfach-Goch Porth CF39 8SH

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  20. Decided21/1070/FUL

    Renovation and restoration of farm house (amended red line boundary and updated Structural Report rec. 01/04/22)

    Cynlas Farm Rhigos Road Rhigos Aberdare

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  21. Decided21/1069/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 7 (access), 10 (surface water) and 12 (site drainage) of 17/1111/10.

    15 Catherine Street Pentre CF41 7DP

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  22. Decided21/1473/FUL

    Granny annexe.

    Dyllas Farm Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0LJ

    Received 3 Nov 2021
  23. Decided21/1472/FUL

    Two storey extension.

    Dyllas Farm Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0LJ

    Received 2 Nov 2021
  24. Decided21/1368/GREG

    Alteration to front garden area for lift.

    194 Rhys Street Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2QD

    Received 8 Oct 2021

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What these statistics cover

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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