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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.
16,189 approved · 1,417 refused · 539 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Mar 2012 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Kingsbury Court Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0YN
Received 22 Jul 20208 High Street Gilfach Goch Porth CF39 8SS
Received 22 Jul 20204 Forest Walk Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8HH
Received 22 Jul 202041 Seymour Street Aberdare CF44 7BL
Received 22 Jul 202037 Cilhaul Terrace Llanwonno Road Mountain Ash CF45 3ND
Received 21 Jul 2020Enterprise Rent A Car Cardiff Road Y Ddraenen Wen Pontypridd CF37 5BB
Received 21 Jul 202012 Moriah Place Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0TS
Received 21 Jul 2020Land Rear Of No's 11 To 14 Cornwall Road Williamstown Tonypandy CF40 1PR
Received 21 Jul 2020Afc Llwydcoed Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0YE
Received 21 Jul 202020 Mill Street Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8PA
Received 21 Jul 2020A4119 Ely Valley Road Dualling
Received 20 Jul 202010 St Luke's Close Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9ST
Received 20 Jul 202016 Bryn Glas Cwmbach Aberdare CF44 0LU
Received 20 Jul 202020 Oakfield Crescent Tonteg Pontypridd CF38 1NG
Received 20 Jul 2020Cartref Talbot Road Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8AH
Received 20 Jul 2020Cefn Pennar Uchaf Farm Cefnpennar Road Cwmbach Aberdare CF45 4EF
Received 20 Jul 20201 Tynybedw Terrace Treorchy CF42 6RL
Received 20 Jul 202015 High Street Gilfach Goch Porth CF39 8SS
Received 20 Jul 202019 Dyffryn Avenue Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5RY
Received 20 Jul 2020Farmhouse Lanelay Farm Lanelay Lane Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 9LA
Received 20 Jul 20203 Forest Walk Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8HH
Received 20 Jul 2020The Parish Hall Main Road Church Village CF38 1PY
Received 17 Jul 2020Unit 15 Green Park Coedcae Industrial Estate Tonysguboriau Pontyclun CF72 9GP
Received 17 Jul 202021 Manor Hill Miskin Pontyclun CF72 8JP
Received 17 Jul 2020Records 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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