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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

27,260Searchable applications

508Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 25,186 approved or refused records

2,731Refused applications

22,455 approved · 2,731 refused · 823 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jan 2007 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Applications Local plan Revised Local Development Plan 2022 - 2037 Pre-application advice Planning - Pre-application advice

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanningservices@rctcbc.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesPlanningServices@rctcbc.gov.uk Council source
General council enquiriesdevelopmentcontrolenforcement@rctcbc.gov.uk Council source

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas16 mapped area records

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More application records

Decided18/0007/FUL
First floor rear extension.
15 Church Road Penrhiw-Fer Tonypandy CF40 1RY
Received 3 Jan 2018
Decided18/0006/FUL
Proposed additional bays to previously approved vehicle repair and maintenance workshop.
Unit 16 Earthmovers House Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8LF
Received 3 Jan 2018
Decided18/0005/FUL
Extension of garden curtilage onto wasteland.
32 36 38 Maes Y Ffion Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0AQ
Received 3 Jan 2018
Decided18/0004/RVOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of previously approved planning application 16/1251/10 to vary the position and details of the proposed workshop and fueling station.
Unit 16 Earthmovers House Llantrisant Business Park Llantrisant Pontyclun CF72 8LF
Received 3 Jan 2018
Decided18/0003/FUL
Proposed 2 number infill dwellings at former 7 & 9 Llewellyn Street, Pontygwaith.
Land Either Side Of 8 Llewellyn Street Pontygwaith Ferndale CF43 3LE
Received 3 Jan 2018
Decided18/0002/FUL
Rear double extension and front porch.
17 Dyffryn Road Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5RW
Received 3 Jan 2018
Decided18/0001/FUL
Proposed change of use from office (first & second floor) and retail (ground floor) uses to a registered nursery.
Unit 11 Extra Care Glan-Y-Llyn Industrial Estate Taffs Well Cardiff CF15 7JD
Received 1 Jan 2018
Decided17/1390/FUL
Installation of dropped kerb to provide new access.
Llanharan Constitutional Club Chapel Road Llanharan Pontyclun CF72 9QA
Received 28 Dec 2017
Decided17/1389/FUL
Installation of external locking shutters and colour change of aluminium frame from green to dark grey.
Aberaman Post Office 41 Lewis Street Aberaman Aberdare CF44 6PY
Received 28 Dec 2017
Decided17/1388/FUL
Change of use from A1 shop to A3 restaurant.
R L Gibbons 49 Tylacelyn Road Penygraig Tonypandy CF40 1JU
Received 27 Dec 2017
Decided17/1386/FUL
Garage extension to side of existing property. Removal of existing garage door and insertion of window and facing brickwork to match existing building.
20 Blaen Wern Cwmdare Aberdare CF44 8SD
Received 27 Dec 2017
Decided17/1383/FUL
Proposed Change of Use from B1 Light Industrial to A3 Cafe.
Unit 7 Oaklands Business Park Ferndale CF43 4UG
Received 21 Dec 2017
Decided17/1382/FUL
Retention of single storey detached garage with integral store/workshop (approx internal floor area of 89sqm).
Farmhouse Crooked Yard Farm Llantrisant Road Pen-Y-Coedcae Pontypridd CF37 1PY
Received 21 Dec 2017
Decided17/1381/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion.
Delmar 1A Kingsacre Llantwit Fardre Pontypridd CF38 2HG
Received 21 Dec 2017
Decided17/1377/FUL
Replace external refrigeration plant, new store exit doors within existing shop front glazing and other external alterations.
The Co Operative Food Penrhiwfer Road Tonyrefail Porth CF39 8EY
Received 20 Dec 2017
Decided17/1376/FUL
Refurbishment and conversion of the Black Lion Hotel, Aberdare, including change of use of the upper floors to residential use to provide 11 affordable flats; commercial unit (Class A3 and Class A1) on ground floor; and associated internal and external alterations.
Black Lion Hotel 104 Wind Street Aberdare CF44 7LL
Received 20 Dec 2017
Decided17/1375/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of double storey rear extension.
21 Windsor Place Pentre CF41 7JH
Received 20 Dec 2017
Decided17/1374/FUL
The conversion of the former Exchange Building, Aberdare, including change of use from offices (B1) to residential (C3) to provide 7 affordable flats, and associated external alterations.
The Exchange Griffith Street Aberdare CF44 7LW
Received 20 Dec 2017
Decided17/1373/DIS
Discharge of Condition 3 (Site Investigation Report) of previously approved 17/0801/10.
Land Off Cardiff Road Mountain Ash
Received 20 Dec 2017
Decided17/1372/DIS
Discharge of condition 13 - Hirwaun Power Project Construction Environmental Management Plan of planning permission 15/1213/10.
Unit 1 To 4 Hirwaun Industrial Estate Land At And South Of Main Avenue Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9YE
Received 19 Dec 2017
Decided17/1370/CPRO
The existing use is that of a Retail Unit for the sale of both hot and cold food from the building. A Certificate of Lawfulness is required to continue its use for the sale of both hot and cold food.
46 Cemetery Road Trecynon Aberdare
Received 20 Dec 2017
Invalid17/1371/DEM
Demolition of dwelling.
18 Windsor Street Pentre CF41 7JJ
Received 20 Dec 2017
Decided17/1369/FUL
Extension in the form of a detached annex to the Premier Inn Hotel, together with associated car parking, landscaping and ancillary development: site preparation, clearance, treatment, re-profiling, and the installation of new services and infrastructure.
Premier Inn Heol Gwaun Elai Magden Park CF72 8LL
Received 20 Dec 2017
Decided17/1368/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 10 & 11 (Drainage) of previously approved planning application 13/0653/10.
Plot 1 And 2 Union Street Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8NP
Received 20 Dec 2017

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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.

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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