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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.
15,117 approved · 1,252 refused · 515 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
4 The Fairways Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6WY
Received 1 Feb 20219 Hawthorn Park Brynna Pontyclun CF72 9QZ
Received 1 Feb 202191 Meyler Street Thomastown Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8DY
Received 6 Apr 202121 Richmond Terrace Abernant Road Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0SF
Received 9 Apr 2021Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site And Land To The North Of The A473 Llanilid
Received 9 Apr 2021Land At Wellington Street Robertstown Aberdare
Received 1 Apr 2021Rockleaze Park View Terrace Aber-Nant Aberdare CF44 0RR
Received 15 Mar 2021The S Bend 1A Wayne Cottges Jubilee Road Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6ER
Received 15 Mar 202117 Heol Pen-Y-Foel Ynys-Y-BWL Pontypridd CF37 3DJ
Received 8 Mar 2021Dyllas Garage 250 Dyllas Road Glynfach Porth CF39 9LP
Received 16 Feb 2021Mountain Ash Town Hall FFRWD Crescent Mountain Ash CF45 4AA
Received 16 Feb 2021Land Adjacent To Talygarn Pavilion Cowbridge Road Talygarn Pontyclun CF72 9JU
Received 15 Feb 2021Pentre Bach Barn Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0UY
Received 1 Feb 20215 The Meadows Coedely Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8BS
Received 1 Feb 2021Dyllas Cottage Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0LJ
Received 1 Feb 2021Land Adjacent Werfa Lodge Werfa Lane Abernant CF44 0YS
Received 1 Feb 202126 Heol Miles Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8HU
Received 29 Jan 20214 Clos Pinwydden Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9GG
Received 29 Jan 2021140 Bute Street Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5PD
Received 29 Jan 202118 Lowerdale Drive Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8DY
Received 29 Jan 202115 Cae Cadno Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1UL
Received 29 Jan 20214 Firbanks Way Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8LB
Received 29 Jan 2021The Old Vicarage Troedrhiw Trwyn Pant-Y-Graig-Wen Pontypridd CF37 2SE
Received 28 Jan 20216 High Street Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8BP
Received 28 Jan 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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