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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
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
26,198 approved · 3,615 refused · 984 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Dec 2004 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
91 Madeline Street Pontygwaith Ferndale CF43 3LU
Received 24 Jan 20173 Palalwyf Avenue Pontyclun CF72 9EG
Received 24 Jan 201713 Heol-Y-Ffynnon Efail Isaf Pontypridd CF38 1AU
Received 24 Jan 20173 Carreg Arwyn Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9LG
Received 23 Jan 2017Ty Celyn Claverton Close Beddau Pontypridd CF38 2SB
Received 23 Jan 20172 Hill Side Street Pentre CF41 7DB
Received 23 Jan 201720 Brynau Road Ty Rhiw Taffs Well Cardiff CF15 7SA
Received 23 Jan 2017Land At Old Pantybrad Road Tonyrefail Llantrisant CF39 8HX
Received 23 Jan 2017Land Adjacent To 134 Mill Street Tonyrefail CF39 8AF
Received 20 Jan 20176 Clos Gwernen Llanharry Pontyclun CF72 9GH
Received 23 Jan 2017Tynywaun Water Treatment Works Tynewydd Treherbert Treorchy CF42 5NN
Received 20 Jan 20174 Clos Alun Brynna Pontyclun CF72 9SR
Received 11 Jan 20175 Forest Walk Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 8HH
Received 20 Jan 2017Land Adjacent To The Meadows Tonyrefail CF39 8BS
Received 20 Jan 2017McDonalds Restaurant Llwynypia Road Llwyn-Y-Pia Tonypandy CF40 2JQ
Received 19 Jan 2017McDonalds Restaurant Llwynypia Road Llwyn-Y-Pia Tonypandy CF40 2JQ
Received 19 Jan 2017Ty Gwyn Psychological Centre Seaton Street Pontypridd CF37 1JA
Received 19 Jan 2017Land Between 117 And 119 Trehafod Road Pontypridd
Received 18 Jan 2017Land Between 117 - 119 Trehafod Road Pontypridd CF37 2LY
Received 18 Jan 20179 Parc Nant Celyn Efail Isaf Pontypridd CF38 1AD
Received 19 Jan 2017Fferm Ty Newydd Rhigos Road Treherbert CF42 5PH
Received 19 Jan 20177A Court House Street Graig Pontypridd CF37 1JW
Received 19 Jan 20176 Menai Close Tonteg Pontypridd CF38 1HS
Received 19 Jan 2017Aberdare High School Cwmdare Road Cwmdare Aberdare
Received 18 Jan 2017Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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