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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.
12,062 approved · 1,000 refused · 401 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Aug 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Anfield House (Formerly Known As Bear Inn) Tylacoch Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9LH
Received 25 Jul 202212 Heol Clwyddau Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2LW
Received 25 Jul 202238 Strand Street Mountain Ash CF45 4HG
Received 22 Jul 2022Land To The Side Of No 6 Park Place Tonypandy CF40 1BA
Received 22 Jul 2022166 Dyffryn Y Coed Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1PQ
Received 22 Jul 202243 Chandler's Reach Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2NJ
Received 21 Jul 202282 Cefn Close Glyn-Coch Pontypridd CF37 3PS
Received 21 Jul 202218 Bridgend Road Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9RD
Received 21 Jul 2022Former Jerusalem Chapel Church Road Tonpentre Pentre
Received 20 Jul 2022Plot 5 Development Site Penderyn Road Hirwaun
Received 20 Jul 20228 Queen's Drive Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2NT
Received 20 Jul 202243 Queen's Drive Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2NT
Received 13 Jul 202220 Robert Street Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9RG
Received 20 Jul 2022Fairleap House Brecon Road Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9NS
Received 31 Oct 2022Three Horse Shoes Public House Gilfach Road Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8HE
Received 28 Oct 202225 Gelli Areal Road Hendreforgan Gilfach Goch Porth CF39 8SY
Received 21 Oct 2022Former Court Hotel Court Street Tonypandy CF40 2RQ
Received 18 Oct 202259 Pentwyn Avenue Tyntetown Abercynon Mountain Ash CF45 4YE
Received 6 Oct 2022Unit 9 Glamorgan Vale Retail Park Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8RP
Received 6 Oct 202244 The Ridings Cwmdare Aberdare CF44 8AQ
Received 23 Sept 20224 Abernant Road Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0PY
Received 23 Sept 202220 Alpha Place Pontypridd CF37 4RT
Received 20 Sept 2022Land Adjacent To Unit 1 Dynea Road Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5DN
Received 19 Sept 2022Former Co-Operative Dunraven Street Tonypandy CF40 1AP
Received 7 Sept 2022Records 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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