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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.
18,706 approved · 1,869 refused · 639 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Oct 2009 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Premier Shop 9-10 Station Street Porth CF39 9NR
Received 29 Apr 20193 Rhymney Cottages Parish Road Taffs Well CF15 7RP
Received 29 Apr 201910 Glenboi Mountain Ash CF45 3DG
Received 29 Apr 2019Ty Yr Heol Farmhouse Pantybrad Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8HX
Received 29 Apr 2019Paddling Pool Ystradfechan Park Station Road Treorchy
Received 29 Apr 20193 Leon Avenue Taffs Well Cardiff CF15 7RG
Received 26 Apr 2019Llanhari Chapel Site Addison Avenue Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9JQ
Received 26 Apr 2019Magistrates Courts Union Street Graig Pontypridd CF37 1SD
Received 26 Apr 2019Ty Yr Heol Farmhouse Pantybrad Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8HX
Received 29 Apr 201929 Brecon Road Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9ND
Received 29 Apr 2019Land To The Rear Of 4 Graig Place Aberdare CF44 7RE
Received 26 Apr 201941 Maeshyfryd Cwmbach Aberdare CF44 0DN
Received 26 Apr 20197 Pytchley Close Cross Inn Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8HG
Received 29 Apr 2019Hillside Trebanog Road Trebanog Porth CF39 9AZ
Received 29 Apr 2019Former Ladbrokes Plc Gelli Road Gelli Pentre CF41 7LY
Received 26 Apr 2019Land Adjacent To Brynllan Trebanog Porth CF39 9DU
Received 26 Apr 2019The Welsh Cheese Company Unit 13 Rombourne Business Centre Taffs Well CF15 7AR
Received 26 Apr 201926 Briar Way Tonteg Pontypridd CF38 1NR
Received 26 Apr 2019Unit 6 Former National School Cardiff Street Aberdare CF44 7DP
Received 25 Apr 2019Plot 2 Trem-Y-Dyffryn Mountain Ash CF45 4AQ
Received 25 Apr 2019Moto Mec Aberdare Park View Terrace Abercwmboi Aberdare CF44 6AA
Received 25 Apr 2019Valentine Bungalow Kingsbury Place Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0TR
Received 25 Apr 201921 Ffordd Hann Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 9WX
Received 25 Apr 2019The Exchange Griffith Street Aberdare CF44 7LW
Received 24 Apr 2019Records 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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