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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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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
22,589Searchable applications
501Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 20,749 approved or refused records
1,895Refused applications

18,854 approved · 1,895 refused · 646 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. Decided19/0385/FUL

    Construction of garage.

    10 Heol Ton Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8DB

    Received 10 Apr 2019
  2. Decided19/0384/NMA

    Non material amendment for proposed new window.

    Pontnewydd Medical Centre Aber-Rhondda Road Porth CF39 0LD

    Received 10 Apr 2019
  3. Decided19/0383/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    2 Greys Place Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0BJ

    Received 9 Apr 2019
  4. Decided19/0625/FUL

    Single storey pitched roof side extension and garage conversion.

    10 Tai Duffryn Nantgarw Taffs Well Cardiff CF15 7TS

    Received 12 Jun 2019
  5. Decided19/0624/CPRO

    Single storey extension to the rear.

    13 Lantern Close Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9ZB

    Received 11 Jun 2019
  6. Decided19/0601/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    35 Tudor Terrace Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8EB

    Received 7 Jun 2019
  7. Decided19/0600/FUL

    Proposed construction of a dwelling. (Resubmission)

    Land At Tynewydd Farm Mountain View Tynewydd Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5LU

    Received 6 Jun 2019
  8. Decided19/0547/FUL

    Change of use from bus depot to D2 Triathlon Centre.

    Unit 10P Old Edwards Coaches Newtown Industrial Estate Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2EE

    Received 24 May 2019
  9. Decided19/0516/FUL

    Convert existing chapel into 2 residential units and part demolish the former vestry to create amenity space, bin and cycle storage to serve the proposed new dwellings.

    Penuel Chapel High Street Llantrisant CF72 8BQ

    Received 16 May 2019
  10. Decided19/0428/FUL

    First floor rear extension.

    51 High Street Gilfach Goch Porth CF39 8SR

    Received 23 Apr 2019
  11. Decided19/0382/DIS

    Discharge of condition 6 (Drainage) (previous planning application 17/0920/10 for one dwelling).

    Land Between 25 - 36 Jestyn Street Porth

    Received 8 Apr 2019
  12. Decided19/0381/AGR

    Construction of a new forest track to facilitate the felling of larch trees infected with Phytophthora ramorum and for purposes of restocking the woodland

    Woodland Situated Near Coedcae Ind Est North West Of Pontyclun

    Received 8 Apr 2019
  13. Decided19/0380/RVOC

    Section 73 application seeking amendments to Condition 10 as imposed on 'hybrid' planning permission 18/0314 (which granted (A) full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings on the Garth Works Industrial Estate part of the site; and (B) outline planning permissions for a rolling stock depot comprising of a warehousing building, stabling area accommodating rolling stock, substation, wash down point, sanding facility and delivery tracks, ancillary workshop and offices, decked car parking providing maximum of 214 car parking spaces, demolition and relocation of existing railway footbridge and platforms, and associated landscaping, highways and access infrastructure works.As the proposed amendments to Condition 10 will also have an impact on Conditions 13, 14, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 33 and 39 (as imposed on 18/0314) this application also seeks approval for their modification. (Amended plans, incorporating revised highway/access arrangements received 22 July. Transport Assessment Addendum (dated August 2019 - Version 1.2) received 19 August 2019)

    Land At Garth Works Industrial Estate And Taff's Well Railway Station West Of The A470

    Received 8 Apr 2019
  14. Decided19/0379/FUL

    Raise roof height of the existing building.

    Tylacoch Farm Tylacoch Place Treorchy CF42 6DH

    Received 8 Apr 2019
  15. Decided19/0378/NMA

    Non material amendment sought for flat roof.

    74 Meadow Rise Brynna Pontyclun CF72 9TE

    Received 8 Apr 2019
  16. Decided19/0376/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Clearance methodology), 4 (Landscaping), 5 (Retaining Walls), 6 (Materials) 7 (Boundary treatment), 8 (Drainage), 9 (Access and parking) of previous planning 17/0950/10 for a dwelling.

    Land Adjacent To No 16 Cymmer Road Porth CF39 9BL

    Received 5 Apr 2019
  17. Decided19/0375/FUL

    2 storey side extension.

    138 Trebanog Road Trebanog Porth CF39 9DT

    Received 8 Apr 2019
  18. Decided19/0374/FUL

    Demolish existing rear extension & garage and rebuild double rear extensions, porch and garage.

    157 Coedpenmaen Close Pontypridd CF37 4LE

    Received 8 Apr 2019
  19. Decided19/0373/FUL

    Single storey extension and decking

    2 Tyler Hendy Miskin Pontyclun CF72 8QU

    Received 5 Apr 2019
  20. Decided19/0372/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 4, risk assessment report and 5, retaining wall survey (of previous planning application 16/0819/10).

    Southgate Garage Cross Inn Road Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8AY

    Received 5 Apr 2019
  21. Decided19/0371/FUL

    Renovations, refurbishment and extension to dwelling

    Lletyshenkin House Cefnpennar Road Cwmbach Aberdare CF44 0EW

    Received 5 Apr 2019
  22. Decided19/0370/NMA

    Removal of condition 5 - surface water drainage.

    The Eagle Southall Street Brynna Pontyclun CF72 9QH

    Received 5 Apr 2019
  23. Decided19/0364/FUL

    Refurbishment of 5 flats (first floor only).

    101 Ferndale Hotel Duffryn Street Ferndale CF43 4EL

    Received 4 Apr 2019
  24. Decided19/0363/FUL

    Change of use from residential dwelling (C3) to 5 bedroom HMO (C4).

    109 Newbridge Road Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8EY

    Received 4 Apr 2019

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