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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.
17,419 approved · 1,618 refused · 585 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Feb 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Heathlands 42 Cadwal Court Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2FA
Received 28 Nov 2019210 Ynysddu Pontyclun CF72 9UE
Received 28 Nov 2019Land Off Coedpenmaen Road Trallwn Pontypridd CF37 4LR
Received 28 Nov 2019Land Rear Of 53 South Street Ynyshir Porth CF39 0EF
Received 27 Nov 201969 Taff Street Ferndale CF43 4NG
Received 27 Nov 2019Land At The Former Coed Ely Colliery Off The A4119
Received 26 Nov 201920 Parc Aberaman Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6EY
Received 26 Nov 2019Land To The North Of Brynna Road Brynna
Received 26 Nov 2019Rear Of 41 - 43 South Street Ynyshir Porth
Received 26 Nov 201943 Forest View Mountain Ash CF45 3DU
Received 26 Nov 201920 Baptist Square Blaenllechau Ferndale CF43 4NT
Received 26 Nov 201914 Alexandra Road Gelli Pentre CF41 7NL
Received 6 Jul 2020Mount Pleasant Llandraw Woods Maesycoed Pontypridd CF37 1EX
Received 6 Jul 2020The Griffin Public House 48-49 Carne Street Pentre CF41 7LD
Received 5 Jun 202031 Bryn Ifor Mountain Ash CF45 3AB
Received 5 Jun 2020Land To North-East Of Llwydcoed Adjacent To B4276 Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Aberdare
Received 20 May 2020Land Rear Of 205 Park Road Cwmparc Treorchy CF42 6LD
Received 10 Mar 202031-32 Jubilee Road Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6DD
Received 10 Mar 2020Green Valley Site Parc Abercynon Mountain Ash CF45 4UY
Received 21 Feb 202032 Queen Street Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1RN
Received 21 Feb 202010 Cambrian Place Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1BT
Received 10 Feb 2020The Glens Lanelay Road Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8HY
Received 7 Feb 2020Land Adjacent To Briardene Hillcrest Avenue Hillcrest Avenue Aberaman Aberdare
Received 31 Jan 2020Pant Y Wal Wind Farm Ogmore Vale CF35 6EG
Received 31 Jan 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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