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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.
12,111 approved · 1,001 refused · 404 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
122-126 Dunraven Street Tonypandy CF40 1QB
Received 7 Jul 2022Land At Rhigos Road Hirwaun Aberdare
Received 7 Jul 20223 Church Street Ton Pentre Pentre CF41 7AD
Received 7 Jul 2022241 & 242 East Road Tylorstown Ferndale CF43 3DA
Received 6 Jul 20223 Ffordd-Y-Dolau Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9ZD
Received 6 Jul 2022Land To The Rear Of 51-59 Bryngolau Tonyrefail
Received 6 Jul 2022Gwaun Ruperra Road Llantrisant
Received 6 Jul 2022Ty'R Waun Nantgarw Taff's Well
Received 6 Jul 2022Footpath Side Of 59 Nebo Estate Ystrad Pentre
Received 6 Jul 2022217 Merthyr Road Pontypridd CF37 4DH
Received 6 Jul 2022Land To The Rear Of 5 Cules Terrace Taffs Well Cardiff CF15 7QJ
Received 5 Jul 2022Land To The Rear Of 5 Cules Terrace Taffs Well Cardiff CF15 7QJ
Received 5 Jul 2022Land Off Gilfach Road West Of Trane Cemetery Tonyrefail Porth
Received 5 Jul 202274 Ynyswen Road Ynys-Wen Treherbert Treorchy CF42 6ED
Received 5 Jul 2022Llantwit Fardre Football Club Main Road Ton-Teg
Received 5 Jul 2022Garfield Elm Grove Gadlys Aberdare CF44 8DN
Received 5 Jul 2022Former Boiler House Site Tyntyla Avenue Llwynypia CF41 7SU
Received 4 Jul 2022Oak Lands St Michael's Avenue Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1NS
Received 4 Jul 20229 Heol Johnson Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8HR
Received 4 Jul 202217 Parc Gwernifor Mountain Ash CF45 3UQ
Received 4 Jul 2022Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School Penycoedcae Road Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2AE
Received 30 Jun 2022Vacant Area Of Land At The End Of Bruce Street Mountain Ash
Received 30 Jun 2022Dan Y Mynydd Care Home Bronwydd Avenue Cymer Porth CF39 9AQ
Received 30 Jun 2022Coleg Y Cymoedd Heol Y Coleg Nantgarw CF15 7QY
Received 30 Jun 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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