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Rhondda Cynon Taf planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Also known as RCT.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Rhondda Cynon Taf website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
34,001Searchable applications
503Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 31,613 approved or refused records
3,892Refused applications

27,721 approved · 3,892 refused · 1,055 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Feb 2004 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning ApplicationsLocal plan Revised Local Development Plan 2022 - 2037Pre-application advice Planning - Pre-application advice

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Conservation areas16 mapped area records
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More application records

  1. Decided16/0883/FUL

    Proposed change of use of former youth centre to restaurant / cafe (Class A3).

    2 Canon Street Aberdare CF44 7AT

    Received 5 Aug 2016
  2. Decided16/0879/NRW

    Inert waste transfer station with treatment. Annual throughout of 350,000 tonnes

    Tynewydd Farm Llantrisant Road Groes-Faen Pontyclun CF72 8NE

    Received 5 Aug 2016
  3. Decided16/0878/FUL

    Change of use of the upper floors to residential use to provide 12 units, and a single ground floor retail unit with associated internal and external alterations.

    Boot Hotel Victoria Square Aberdare CF44 7LB

    Received 28 Jul 2016
  4. Decided16/0877/FUL

    Proposed change of use from A1 to A3 hot food take away and installation of an extract ventilation flue to rear.

    Williams 57 Tylacelyn Road Penygraig Tonypandy CF40 1JU

    Received 4 Aug 2016
  5. Decided16/0873/FUL

    Construction of a single storey rear extension.

    8 Pleasant Heights Porth CF39 0LZ

    Received 4 Aug 2016
  6. Decided16/0874/FUL

    Proposed 2 storey extension to side.

    64 Hillside Park Taffs Well Cardiff CF15 7PB

    Received 4 Aug 2016
  7. Decided16/0875/FUL

    Change of Use from A1 Hairdressers to A2 Office

    27 High Street Aberdare CF44 7AA

    Received 4 Aug 2016
  8. Decided16/0876/FUL

    Single storey bathroom extension to rear of property.

    88 Cemetery Road Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8HG

    Received 4 Aug 2016
  9. Decided16/0872/RVOC

    Vary Conditions 1 (time limits) & 2 (materials).

    Ely Valley Miners Welfare Club Mill Street Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8AE

    Received 3 Aug 2016
  10. Decided16/0871/NMA

    Moving of the windows from the side elevation to the rear and a number of internal alterations.

    Land Adjoining Heulwen Deg Rock Cottages Graigwen Pontypridd CF37 2EF

    Received 1 Aug 2016
  11. Decided16/0870/ADV

    Two new fascia signs on rear and side elevations.

    Unit 3 New District Centre Former Bryncae Ind Est Bridgend Road Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9RP

    Received 2 Aug 2016
  12. Decided16/0869/FUL

    Single storey extension with a mono pitch roof, replacing existing conservatory.

    4 Allt Y Wiwer Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1BF

    Received 3 Aug 2016
  13. Decided16/0868/DIS

    Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 - Odour statement and manufacturer's spec sheets for the carbon filters and silencer of planning pemission 16/519/10.

    Unit 3 New District Centre Former Bryncae Ind Est Bridgend Road Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9RP

    Received 3 Aug 2016
  14. Decided16/0867/LBC

    Removal of existing ATM and restoration of the original stonework to the ATM area.

    HSBC 55 Cardiff Street Aberdare CF44 7DL

    Received 2 Aug 2016
  15. Decided16/0865/FUL

    Construction of 2 storey, 2 bedroom house in garden of no. 1 Graig-Yr-Helfa Road (amended plans received 02/09/16 showing revised siting of proposed house).

    1 Graig-Yr-Helfa Road Pontypridd CF37 4AR

    Received 3 Aug 2016
  16. Decided16/0866/ADV

    Proposed illuminated and non-illuminated external signage.

    Asda Superstore Llwynypia Road Llwyn-Y-Pia Tonypandy CF40 2JQ

    Received 3 Aug 2016
  17. Decided16/0864/FUL

    Retention of a single storey extension to a domestic residence.

    Brookllyn Bungalow Brookfield Ynysybwl Pontypridd CF37 3HD

    Received 2 Aug 2016
  18. Decided16/0863/AGR

    New road constructed by cut and fill using principles contained within the forestry civil engineering handbook (see planning statement)Construction of a new road to facilitate felling larch trees infected with phytophthora ramorum and for the purposes of restocking the woodland (see planning statement)

    St Gwynno Forest Blaenllechau

    Received 1 Aug 2016
  19. Decided16/0862/FUL

    Demolition of garage and two-storey rear extension

    2 Kingsbury Court Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0YN

    Received 1 Aug 2016
  20. Decided16/0861/FUL

    Proposed rear extension

    86 Lake Street Ferndale CF43 4HE

    Received 3 Aug 2016
  21. Decided16/0859/FUL

    Erect bespoke timber drive gates to the front boundary of the property. Erect custom timber shed on elevated concrete slab located to the left front of the tarmacked drive.

    Blubells Bungalow 1 Maes-Y-Bryn Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8LA

    Received 1 Aug 2016
  22. Decided16/0858/FUL

    Proposed 4 Bedroom detached dwelling with detached garage.

    Crown Buildings Duffryn Terrace Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8HB

    Received 1 Aug 2016
  23. Decided16/0857/DIS

    Discharge of conditions of application 16/0012/10 - Nos. 3 - Materials; 4 - Drainage; 7 - Highway Works and 9 - Traffic Management.

    Too Good To Waste Ltd Ynyshir Road Ynyshir Porth CF39 0AT

    Received 29 Jul 2016
  24. Decided16/0856/FUL

    Proposed one and half storey side extension and entrance porch.

    51 Penycoedcae Road Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2AE

    Received 29 Jul 2016

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What these statistics cover

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.

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