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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.
18,817 approved · 1,885 refused · 644 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Westmoor Heol Creigiau Efail Isaf Pontypridd CF38 1BG
Received 16 Apr 201921 Summerfield Drive Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8QF
Received 15 Apr 2019The Sidings Gwyn Street Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1TU
Received 15 Apr 201954 High Street Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9SW
Received 15 Apr 2019AA Hand Car Wash Cowbridge Road Pontyclun CF72 9EE
Received 15 Apr 2019Pentre Bach Farm Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0UY
Received 15 Apr 20191 Maes-Yr-Eglwys Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1EJ
Received 15 Apr 2019Oakwood Pen-Yr-Eglwys Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1UA
Received 12 Apr 2019Primrose Hill 13 Darran Road Mountain Ash CF45 3HT
Received 12 Apr 201928 Queen Street Ton Pentre Pentre CF41 7HE
Received 12 Apr 201999 Woodland Road Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2SE
Received 12 Apr 20197A Kirkhouse Street Graig Pontypridd CF37 1LF
Received 12 Apr 20193 Logan Court Brookfield Lane Pontypridd CF37 4DX
Received 12 Apr 2019Brynffynnon 46 Merthyr Road Pontypridd CF37 4DD
Received 12 Apr 201927 Club Street Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6TN
Received 12 Apr 2019Porth County Community School Cemetery Road Porth CF39 0BS
Received 11 Apr 2019Bryncae Industrial Estate Bridgend Road Llanharan CF72 9RP
Received 11 Apr 2019Navigation Park Abercynon CF34 4SN
Received 11 Apr 20191 The Paddocks Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8XA
Received 11 Apr 2019Tyn Y Waun Lodge Tynewydd Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5NN
Received 11 Apr 201927 William Street Ynyshir Porth CF39 0EU
Received 11 Apr 20198 Lewis Street Mountain Ash CF45 4AU
Received 10 Apr 2019Former Cwmbach Primary School Bridge Road Cwmbach Aberdare CF44 0LS
Received 10 Apr 201964 Tynybedw Terrace Treorchy CF42 6RL
Received 10 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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