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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.
12,364 approved · 1,018 refused · 415 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Bottling Plant Land Adj The Paddocks Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6YU
Received 12 Apr 2022Land Adjacent To 7 George Street Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5AH
Received 11 Apr 202230 Ton Hywel Trebanog Porth CF39 9EA
Received 12 Apr 202248 Park Street Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1SL
Received 11 Apr 2022Llwyncelyn Farm Hafod Lane Porth CF39 9UE
Received 11 Apr 2022Cartef Clogwyni Fforest Road Mountain Ash CF45 4LG
Received 11 Apr 202212 Rowan Tree Lane Miskin Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8SF
Received 11 Apr 2022Land Adjacent To And South West Of 3 Gwaun Bedw Cymmer Porth
Received 11 Apr 2022138 Worcester Court Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8JT
Received 11 Apr 202230 Cae Felin Parc Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9QG
Received 11 Apr 202238 Parc Nant Celyn Efailisaf Pontypridd CF38 1AJ
Received 8 Apr 20229 Heol-Y-Fro Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1UD
Received 8 Apr 202229 Heol Ddeusant Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2LA
Received 8 Apr 2022Unit 16 Earthmovers House Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8LF
Received 8 Apr 2022Ty Lanelay Lanelay Court Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 9LU
Received 7 Apr 2022Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site And Land To The North Of The A473 Llanilid
Received 7 Apr 202219 Crawshay Street Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9TT
Received 7 Apr 202219 Crawshay Street Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9TT
Received 7 Apr 2022Unit 16 Earthmovers House Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pont-Y-Clun Pontyclun CF72 8LF
Received 6 Apr 20227 Redhill Close Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9NZ
Received 6 Apr 202268 Tonteg Close Ton-Teg Pontypridd CF38 1LT
Received 6 Apr 20225 Forest Hills Drive Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8JB
Received 6 Apr 2022Land To The Rear Of Delwen Terrace Blaencwm Treorchy CF42 5ED
Received 6 Apr 2022Breezes Brynna Road Brynna Pontyclun CF72 9QE
Received 6 Apr 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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