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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
25,397Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 23,439 approved or refused records
2,391Refused applications

21,048 approved · 2,391 refused · 736 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Nov 2007 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas16 mapped area records
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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.

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More application records

  1. Decided18/0557/TPO

    Felling of dying Pine trees to enable security fencing to be installed on site. (Permission not required)

    JD Burford Unit 2 D Hirwaun Industrial Estate Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9UP

    Received 18 May 2018
  2. Decided18/0556/RVOC

    Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of previously approved planning application 18/0044/15, pursuant to condition1 15/1244/16 (outline application 14/0628/13) to allow a variation to house type for plot 1

    Plot 1 Land Adjacent To 15 Trem Y Dyffryn Mountain Ash CF45 4AQ

    Received 18 May 2018
  3. Withdrawn18/0555/FUL

    Temporary farmhouse and glamping pods.

    Land At Fernhill Farm Off Caroline/Brook Street Blaenrhondda

    Received 18 May 2018
  4. Decided18/0552/CPRO

    Certificate of lawful development for the proposed insertion of rooflights to front and rear elevations.

    7 Little Wind Street Aberdare CF44 7EU

    Received 18 May 2018
  5. Decided18/0551/FUL

    Change of use of retail letting unit from Class A1 to Class A3.

    Unit 3 Llwydcoed Service Centre Llwydcoed Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0TN

    Received 18 May 2018
  6. Decided18/0550/NMA

    Non Material Amendment of application 16/0273/10 for new doors on front elevation in lieu of windows and flat roof terrace on side elevation.

    Parc Isaf Bwllfadare Terrace Cwmdare Aberdare CF44 8UH

    Received 18 May 2018
  7. Decided18/0549/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    5 Ynys Y DWR Abercynon CF45 4SD

    Received 18 May 2018
  8. Decided18/0548/FUL

    New drive over grass verge and pavement.

    44 Francis Street Thomastown Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8DS

    Received 18 May 2018
  9. Decided18/0545/FUL

    Convert single storey bungalow into a 2 storey dwelling.

    Hillside Llandraw Woods Maesycoed Pontypridd CF37 1EX

    Received 17 May 2018
  10. Decided18/0544/FUL

    Proposed detached garage & workshop/store.

    1 Castleton Avenue Tynewydd Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5SS

    Received 17 May 2018
  11. Decided18/0542/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 4 (drainage arrangements) and 11 (wildlife protection and mitigation plan) of previously approved planning application 17/1147/15

    Land At Forge Lane Pentre CF41 7AE

    Received 16 May 2018
  12. Decided18/0543/FUL

    Extension to side of dormer bungalow.

    Tryfan Darren-Ddu Road Glyncoch Pontypridd CF37 3HF

    Received 17 May 2018
  13. Decided18/0901/FUL

    Erection of 2 no 4 bed detached dwellings with detached double garages and 3 no 3 bed detached dwellings with detached single garages, (Revised site layout plan received).

    Land Adjacent To The Health Centre High Street Gilfach Goch Porth

    Received 7 Aug 2018
  14. Decided18/0900/FUL

    Wood framed decking and stair access to garden (amended plans received 22/10/18)

    58 Ann Street Cilfynydd Pontypridd CF37 4EN

    Received 7 Aug 2018
  15. Decided18/0888/NMA

    Amendment to the parking and access arrangements associated with plots 45 - 50.

    Land Off Cardiff Road Mountain Ash

    Received 1 Aug 2018
  16. Decided18/0887/FUL

    Two storey pitched roof extension and conversion of existing garage.

    25 Clos Dyfodwg Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2TP

    Received 3 Aug 2018
  17. Decided18/0883/FUL

    Proposed new dwelling on land adjacent and attached to existing Chip shop.

    Land Adjacent To 1 Tirfounder Road Cwmbach Aberdare CF44 OAU

    Received 2 Aug 2018
  18. Decided18/0881/DIS

    Discharge of Conditions: 4 (Traffic Regulation Order (TRO)) Condition 5 (Odour/effluvia/fume control) and Condition 6 (System to prevent waste cooking oil, fats, grease and solid waste from entering the foul drainage system) of planning application 16/0661/10 (Granted on Appeal).

    HSBC 11 High Street Treorchy CF42 6AE

    Received 2 Aug 2018
  19. Decided18/0795/FUL

    Proposed conversion of redundant agricultural implement storage & cattle shed to a single dwelling - (Amended plans, Structural Appraisal and Market Assessment received 28/9/15).

    Outbuilding At Ty Mawr Farm Efail Isaf Pontypridd CF38 1AT

    Received 12 Jul 2018
  20. Decided18/0686/FUL

    Two storey rear extension, garage to rear and new boundary walls

    87 Stuart Street Treorchy CF42 6SN

    Received 15 Jun 2018
  21. Decided18/0685/FUL

    Proposed single storey extension to side and rear.

    Gayton 5 Rheidol Close Cwmbach Aberdare CF44 0HT

    Received 15 Jun 2018
  22. Decided18/0669/DIS

    Discharge of condition 26 (wildlife protection plan) of previously approved planning application 09/0386/13

    Former Coed Ely Colliery Land Of A4119 Coed Ely

    Received 11 Jun 2018
  23. Decided18/0582/DIS

    Discharge of Conditions 3 & 5 (Highways), 8 (Landscaping), 10 (Materials), 11 (Drainage) & 12 (Ecological Appraisal) of application 17/0632/10

    Calgarwyn Cwmynysminton Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0UP

    Received 23 May 2018
  24. Decided18/0581/FUL

    New landscaped bund to the front of the property to form an acoustic screen (retrospective)

    Otters Brook Lodge Ivor Park Brynsadler Pontyclun CF72 9HA

    Received 23 May 2018

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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.

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