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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.
12,498 approved · 1,030 refused · 419 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
46 Hirwaun Road Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8ED
Received 18 Feb 20221 Llewellyn Terrace Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2PW
Received 17 Feb 2022112 Manor Chase Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2JE
Received 17 Feb 2022Ivy Cottage Station Road Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2PL
Received 17 Feb 2022Ty Mawr Farm Heol FFRWD Philip Efailisaf Pontypridd CF38 1AJ
Received 17 Feb 20223 Belgrave Terrace Pontshonnorton Road Pontypridd CF37 4LY
Received 17 Feb 202269 Coedpenmaen Road Pontypridd CF37 4LR
Received 17 Feb 202210 Hollybush Villas Main Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1PU
Received 16 Feb 202232 Duffryn Crescent Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9RS
Received 16 Feb 2022Glen Roy Moss Row Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0AJ
Received 16 Feb 20221 Canolfan Rhys Heol Dyfed Pen-Rhys Ferndale CF43 3PT
Received 14 Feb 2022Llandraw Farm Gelliwion Road Maesycoed Pontypridd CF37 1EY
Received 15 Feb 202253 Cenarth Drive CWM-Bach Aberdare CF44 0NH
Received 15 Feb 2022Land At Tylcha Fach Terrace Tonyrefail
Received 15 Feb 2022The Berw Road White Bridge Berw Road Pontypridd
Received 15 Feb 202230 Gelli Road Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9JA
Received 15 Feb 2022Units 9 AND11 Ely Valley Road Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8AL
Received 15 Feb 2022E Webber And Sons Fish Merchants 25 Canon Street Aberdare CF44 7AP
Received 14 Feb 2022Land Adjacent To 209 Ystrad Road Pentre CF41 7BL
Received 14 Feb 2022Hargreaves Surface Mining Ltd Rhigos Road Rhigos Aberdare CF44 9UD
Received 14 Feb 2022159 Glan-Y-Ffordd Taff's Well Cardiff CF15 7SQ
Received 14 Feb 20222 Maesyfelin Crescent Cowbridge Road Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 9BQ
Received 14 Feb 20226 The Dell Ton-Teg Pontypridd CF38 1TG
Received 14 Feb 2022TFW Taffs Well Depot Ffordd Bleddyn Taff's Well Cardiff CF15 7PE
Received 14 Feb 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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