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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.
12,254 approved · 1,008 refused · 409 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Talbot Close Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8AS
Received 22 May 2023Unit 12 JD Sports Newpark District Shopping Centre Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8LW
Received 23 May 20231 Chapel Street Treorchy CF42 6RT
Received 23 May 2023The Willows Cowbridge Road Talygarn Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 9JU
Received 23 May 202334 Ty Crwyn Church Village Pontypridd CF38 2HX
Received 22 May 202329 Park View Abercynon Mountain Ash CF45 4TP
Received 22 May 2023Feeder Pipe Bridge Off Tram Road Treharris CF46 5EF
Received 19 May 202330 Ffordd Gerdinan Ton-Teg Pontypridd CF38 1ER
Received 19 May 2023Lloyds TSB 80 Commercial Street Mountain Ash
Received 19 May 20238 Hawthorn Road Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9JD
Received 19 May 2023Jazz Convenience Store Church Street Penrhiwceiber Mountain Ash CF45 3YD
Received 19 May 2023Doddington Place Pontypridd
Received 18 May 202394 Clos Myddlyn Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2JT
Received 19 May 20231 Bryn Aur Coed-Y-CWM Pontypridd CF37 3JE
Received 18 May 2023270 Brithweunydd Road Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2NZ
Received 18 May 2023Llantrisant 1 Rhiwbrwdal Farm Off Llantrisant Road Cross Inn Llantrisant
Received 18 May 202333 Whitefield Street Tonpentre Pentre CF41 7AR
Received 18 May 202322B - 23B Oxford Street Mountain Ash CF45 3PG
Received 17 May 202322B - 23B Oxford Street Mountain Ash CF45 3PG
Received 17 May 202314 CWRT Faenor Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2JL
Received 17 May 2023Rear Of 64 Ynyshir Road Ynys-Hir Porth CF39 0EN
Received 17 May 2023Land To The East Of Hafod Wen Tonyrefail
Received 15 May 2023Tyberw Cottage Hafod Lane Pant-Y-Graig-Wen Pontypridd CF37 2PF
Received 15 May 2023Land To The East Of Hafod Wen Tonyrefail
Received 15 May 2023Records 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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