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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.
14,957 approved · 1,230 refused · 509 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 May 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Parc Erin Wilfried Way Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8JQ
Received 19 Feb 2021Land To The Rear Of Ty Gwyn 30 Cardiff Road Llantrisant CF72 8DH
Received 18 Feb 20213 Rhodfa Carpinus Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 9XA
Received 18 Feb 2021Land Adjacent To 49 Gwernllwyn Terrace Tylorstown Ferndale CF43 3DP
Received 18 Feb 2021Land East Of East Street Tylorstown Ferndale CF43 3HR
Received 18 Feb 202130 Acorn Grove Church Village Pontypridd CF38 2AJ
Received 17 Feb 202130 Regent Street Treorchy CF42 6PP
Received 17 Feb 2021Land East Of East Street Tylorstown Ferndale CF43 3HR
Received 17 Feb 20218 Bluebell Drive Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9UN
Received 16 Feb 2021Plot 2 Foundry View Godreaman Aberdare CF44 6DW
Received 17 Feb 20211 - 6 Llewellyn Place Llewellyn Street Pentre CF41 7BP
Received 17 Feb 202111 Halt Road Rhigos Aberdare CF44 9UN
Received 17 Feb 20217 Llantrisant Road Pontyclun CF72 9DP
Received 16 Feb 202115 John Street Porth CF39 9SD
Received 16 Feb 202152 Hillside View Pontypridd CF37 2LG
Received 16 Feb 2021Mountain Ash Town Hall FFRWD Crescent Mountain Ash CF45 4AA
Received 16 Feb 20211 Claverton Close Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2SB
Received 16 Feb 2021Brynna Field Park Heol Dewi Brynna
Received 16 Feb 202120 Cwmdare Road Cwmdare Aberdare CF44 8TW
Received 16 Feb 20212 Tylacoch Place Treorchy CF42 6DH
Received 16 Feb 20214 Cambrian Terrace Llwynypia Tonypandy CF40 2HN
Received 16 Feb 202116 Oakmead Road Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9FB
Received 16 Feb 202120 Argoed Avenue Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9PJ
Received 16 Feb 202133 Cardiff Road Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8DG
Received 15 Feb 2021Records 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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