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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Planning applications.

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
14,962Searchable applications
488Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 13,528 approved or refused records
1,030Refused applications

12,498 approved · 1,030 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Decided22/0207/CPRO

    Dormer windows and front and rear first floor windows

    46 Hirwaun Road Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8ED

    Received 18 Feb 2022
  2. Decided22/0206/FUL

    2 Storey Side Extension

    1 Llewellyn Terrace Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2PW

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  3. Decided22/0205/FUL

    Two storey side extension

    112 Manor Chase Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2JE

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  4. Decided22/0204/FUL

    Increase first floor side extension in length by 1.8m and provision of flat roof to extension instead of pitched roof.

    Ivy Cottage Station Road Trealaw Tonypandy CF40 2PL

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  5. Pending Decision22/0203/DIS

    Discharge of condition 4 external lighting proposals.

    Ty Mawr Farm Heol FFRWD Philip Efailisaf Pontypridd CF38 1AJ

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  6. Decided22/0202/FUL

    First floor extension to rear elevation (retrospective)

    3 Belgrave Terrace Pontshonnorton Road Pontypridd CF37 4LY

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  7. Decided22/0201/FUL

    Two storey rear extension (Amended plans received 25/03/2022)

    69 Coedpenmaen Road Pontypridd CF37 4LR

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  8. Decided22/0200/CPRO

    Single storey rear extension within Permitted Development criteria. No changes to existing highway / parking, etc.

    10 Hollybush Villas Main Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1PU

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  9. Decided22/0199/FUL

    Single storey rear extension, garage conversion with small extension to provide store

    32 Duffryn Crescent Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9RS

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  10. Decided22/0198/FUL

    Refurbishment and roof extensions.

    Glen Roy Moss Row Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0AJ

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  11. Decided22/0197/FUL

    Refurbishment of four existing residential units and conversion of former arts centre to four additional residential units

    1 Canolfan Rhys Heol Dyfed Pen-Rhys Ferndale CF43 3PT

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  12. Decided22/0196/FUL

    Proposed demolition of outbuildings and construction of detached garage with store above.

    Llandraw Farm Gelliwion Road Maesycoed Pontypridd CF37 1EY

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  13. Decided22/0194/NMA

    Plot 8 amendment to front elevation in respect of reserved matters approval ref 20/1394/16

    53 Cenarth Drive CWM-Bach Aberdare CF44 0NH

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  14. Decided22/0193/DIS

    Discharge of Condition 3 (turning area), 4 (private access), 6 (landscaping), 7 (planting) and 8 (boundary treatments)

    Land At Tylcha Fach Terrace Tonyrefail

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  15. Decided22/0188/LBLA

    Various external works of maintenance, repair and replacement of defective items and materials of the historic structure including the columns, beams, arches, pier bases, parapets, abutments, adjacent walls and associated infrastructure (Application for Listed Building Consent).

    The Berw Road White Bridge Berw Road Pontypridd

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  16. Decided22/0191/FUL

    Change of use of a garage to Beauty room.

    30 Gelli Road Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9JA

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  17. Decided22/0190/FUL

    Change of use of unit 9 (bank) and unit 11 (Opticians) to one premises to house a Veterinary Practice (D1).

    Units 9 AND11 Ely Valley Road Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8AL

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  18. Decided22/0189/FUL

    New flat roof to replace existing to the rear and associated works to building.

    E Webber And Sons Fish Merchants 25 Canon Street Aberdare CF44 7AP

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  19. Decided22/0187/RES

    Construction of apartment block accommodating 9 self-contained flats (reserved matters for appearance and landscaping)

    Land Adjacent To 209 Ystrad Road Pentre CF41 7BL

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  20. Decided22/0186/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 6 (Ecology Protection Plan) condition 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) and condition 9 (Historic Environment Mitigation) of application 19/0087/10.

    Hargreaves Surface Mining Ltd Rhigos Road Rhigos Aberdare CF44 9UD

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  21. Decided22/0185/FUL

    Proposed garage conversion to provide additional living space, new external roof to provide covered storage area, internal alterations.

    159 Glan-Y-Ffordd Taff's Well Cardiff CF15 7SQ

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  22. Decided22/0184/FUL

    Two storey extension.

    2 Maesyfelin Crescent Cowbridge Road Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 9BQ

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  23. Decided22/0183/CPRO

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension to existing domestic dwelling.

    6 The Dell Ton-Teg Pontypridd CF38 1TG

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  24. Decided22/0182/NMA

    Amendment to the staircase on the Core Valley Lines Integrated Control Centre and associated substation

    TFW Taffs Well Depot Ffordd Bleddyn Taff's Well Cardiff CF15 7PE

    Received 14 Feb 2022

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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.

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