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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.
18,006 approved · 1,740 refused · 616 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jun 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Lon Heulog Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5LW
Received 9 Aug 2019Penuel Church Cross Street Trehafod Pontypridd CF37 2LP
Received 9 Aug 2019The Princes 74 Taff Street Pontypridd CF37 4SU
Received 9 Aug 2019Land At Tifounder Fields Ffordd Tirwaun Cwmbach Aberdare CF44 0AH
Received 9 Aug 2019Land To The West Of 74 Howard Street Clydach Vale Tonypandy CF40 2BP
Received 8 Aug 201919 Tabor Street Taffs Well CF15 7PS
Received 7 Aug 201978A William Street Ystrad Pentre CF41 7QY
Received 7 Aug 2019162 Wood Road Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1RG
Received 7 Aug 20193 Rhymney Cottages Parish Road Taffs Well Cardiff CF15 7RP
Received 7 Aug 20191 Garth View Nantgarw CF15 7UL
Received 6 Aug 20197 Heol Haulfryn Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8DG
Received 6 Aug 201975A Taff Street Pontypridd CF37 4SU
Received 6 Aug 2019Oasis Community Centre Hirwaun Road Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8ED
Received 6 Aug 201916 Grawen Street Porth CF39 0BU
Received 6 Aug 201916 Edmondes Street Tylorstown Ferndale CF43 3HH
Received 5 Aug 201925 Clos Ynysddu Pontyclun CF72 9WQ
Received 5 Aug 201914 Maes-Y-Deri Graigwen Pontypridd CF37 2JA
Received 5 Aug 2019Blaenclydach Liberal Workmens Club And Institute 11-12 Maddox Street Clydach Tonypandy CF40 2RR
Received 5 Aug 2019Pengelli House Pencai Terrace Treorchy CF42 6UH
Received 5 Aug 201964 Llys Cynon Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9PR
Received 5 Aug 201916 Llewellyn Street Hendreforgan Gilfach Goch Porth CF39 8UA
Received 5 Aug 201941 Lewis Street Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6PY
Received 5 Aug 201923 Victoria Street Ton Pentre Pentre CF41 7AP
Received 2 Aug 201935 Arthur Street Ystrad Pentre CF41 7QB
Received 2 Aug 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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