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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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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
14,218Searchable applications
489Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 12,840 approved or refused records
979Refused applications

11,861 approved · 979 refused · 392 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided22/1279/FUL

    Conversion of a former public house into apartments

    Full Moon Hotel Cardiff Road Aberaman Aberdare CF44 7HH

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  2. Decided22/1276/FUL

    External ramp to front, associated works

    89 Wordsworth Gardens Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5HH

    Received 27 Oct 2022
  3. Decided22/1274/FUL

    Rear extension with front porch

    4 Parc Nant Celyn Efail Isaf Pontypridd CF38 1AD

    Received 2 Nov 2022
  4. Decided22/1275/FUL

    Rear single storey extension, internal alterations and other associated works.

    13 Llantwit Road Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1TR

    Received 26 Oct 2022
  5. Decided22/1273/DIS

    Discharge of condition 12 details of grease trap (GT Underground unit specification) Detail of drainage plan showing approved location

    Heol Y Celyn Welsh Primary School Holly Street Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5DB

    Received 26 Oct 2022
  6. Decided22/1272/DNS

    The construction and operation of up to 14 wind turbines and associated infrastructure including: hardstanding areas to include turbine foundations, crane hardstanding and lay down and storage area with associated micro siting allowances;electrical sub station and control building with underground power cables; new access route connecting on to the A472; on site access tracks with pieline and watercourse crossings; borrow pit(s); anemometer mast; temporary construction and storage compound with associated lay down areas near to the site entrance; habitat management area; and off site works to facilitate the movement of abnormal loads such as the construction of over-run areas and temporary modifications to street furniture

    Land North Of Senghenydd Caerphilly To Be Known As Twyn Hywel Energy Park

    Received 26 Oct 2022
  7. Decided22/1271/FUL

    Single storey flat roof extension to rear

    5 Heol-Y-Deri Graigwen Pontypridd CF37 2ED

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  8. Decided22/1270/FUL

    Single dwelling, associated external works, drive access and parking in curtilage of Woodlodge (Re-submission of 21/1429/10).

    Wood Lodge Ynyshir Road Ynys-Hir Porth CF39 0RG

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  9. Decided22/1267/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension, front porch and garage conversion.

    Belgrave Cardiff Road Hawthorn Pontypridd CF37 5AW

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  10. Decided22/1266/FUL

    First floor rear extension

    42 Blaenllechau Road Blaenllechau Ferndale CF43 4PG

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  11. Decided22/1265/FUL

    Side garage extension and Removal of conservatory

    31 Aspen Way Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2LX

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  12. Pending Decision22/1263/FUL

    Development of four flats, car parking, landscaping and associated works.(Amended Plans Received 04/08/23)

    Land Off St Johns Road Tonyrefail

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  13. Decided22/1262/FUL

    Orangery to front elevation.

    19 Maes-Y-Bryn Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8LA

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  14. Decided22/1261/FUL

    Change of use to convert a cow shed/store into a residential unit. (Preliminary Bat Roost Assessment and Surveys received 17/8/23)

    West Caerlan School Street Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8EN

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  15. Decided22/1260/FUL

    Construction of a temporary access from the A470 slip road at Taffs Well into the construction site for the proposed Taffs Well depot

    Land At Garth Works Industrial Estate And Taff's Well Railway Station West Of The A470

    Received 21 Oct 2022
  16. Decided22/1257/FUL

    First floor extension above an existing single storey extension.

    189 Gelli Road Gelli Pentre CF41 7NA

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  17. Decided22/1256/FUL

    First floor extension above existing single storey extension

    32 Heol Mynydd Cilfynydd Pontypridd CF37 4HG

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  18. Decided22/1255/FUL

    Proposed loft conversion incorporating front and rear dormers, creation of roof terrace (Amended plans received 22/11/2022).

    Knoll Cottage Penycoedcae Road Beddau Pontypridd CF37 1PY

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  19. Decided22/1254/CPRO

    Single storey rear extension

    41 Newmill Gardens Miskin Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8RX

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  20. Decided22/1253/FUL

    Extend lobby area, move entrance door to side, disabled access ramp to entrance. Entrance door will be automatic, small wall and hand rail to outer side of ramp.

    Llanharan Drop In Centre Bridgend Road Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9RD

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  21. Decided22/1252/FUL

    Use of land for external police tactics training including external tactics equipment, maintenance access, landscaping, engineering and infrastructure works (in association with proposed police tactics facility at adjacent site within Bridgend County Borough, subject to separate planning application at Bridgend County Borough Council) (amended plans and supporting information received 09/08/23, 18/08/23 and 21/08/23).

    Land To The South Felindre Road Pencoed Llanharan

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  22. Decided22/1251/FUL

    Retention of veranda

    8 Eleanor Street Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5AD

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  23. Decided22/1250/FUL

    Erection of a single-storey garden outbuilding to the rear

    Ty Morio Fenwick Street Pont-Y-Gwaith Ferndale CF43 3LW

    Received 18 Oct 2022
  24. Decided22/1248/OUT

    Outline permission for 3 detached dwellings

    Land On Long Row Blaenllechau Ferndale

    Received 18 Oct 2022

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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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