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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.
11,846 approved · 978 refused · 392 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
17 Maes-Yr-Helyg Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0YW
Received 8 Nov 2022Unit 16 Earthmovers House Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8LF
Received 8 Nov 202240 Gwawr Street Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6YP
Received 7 Nov 202221 Cwmdare Road Cwmdare Aberdare CF44 8TW
Received 7 Nov 2022Wattstown Hotel Public House Aberllechau Road Wattstown Porth CF39 0PB
Received 7 Nov 2022Wattstown Hotel Public House Aberllechau Road Wattstown Porth CF39 0PB
Received 7 Nov 202224 Clwyd Avenue CWM-Bach Aberdare CF44 0LG
Received 9 Nov 2022Land Adjacent To "Garth Wen" Garth Road Trealaw
Received 7 Nov 202213 Conway Crescent Tonteg Pontypridd CF38 1HP
Received 7 Nov 20226 Clos Alun Brynna Pontyclun CF72 9SR
Received 5 Nov 2022Fernhill Valley Farm Brook Street Blaenrhondda CF42 5SA
Received 4 Nov 202267 Kenry Street Tonypandy CF40 1DG
Received 3 Nov 202216 Hillcrest Brynna Pontyclun CF72 9SJ
Received 2 Nov 2022287 Cardiff Road Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6YA
Received 2 Nov 2022130 Rhys Street Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2QQ
Received 2 Nov 20223 Pen-Y-Mynydd Coed-Y-CWM Pontypridd CF37 3JG
Received 2 Nov 2022Glancamlas Bungalow Dunraven Terrace Ynys-Wen Treorchy CF42 6EL
Received 2 Nov 202214 Windsor Street Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5LH
Received 1 Nov 2022Ty Heb Enw Fenwick Street Pont-Y-Gwaith Ferndale CF43 3LW
Received 1 Nov 202220 Milton Close Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2TN
Received 1 Nov 20221 Darren View Court Coedpenmaen Road Pontypridd CF37 4LR
Received 1 Nov 202220 Coed Isaf Road Maesycoed Pontypridd CF37 1EL
Received 31 Oct 20224 Sycamore Drive Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2PZ
Received 31 Oct 202214 Clas-Ty-Gelli Coed-Y-CWM Pontypridd CF37 3DL
Received 31 Oct 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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