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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 dates44,544Searchable applications
499Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 40,674 approved or refused records
4,803Refused applications
35,871 approved · 4,803 refused · 1,506 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Nov 1998 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning ApplicationsLocal plan Revised Local Development Plan 2022 - 2037Pre-application advice Planning - Pre-application advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningservices@rctcbc.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanningServices@rctcbc.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesdevelopmentcontrolenforcement@rctcbc.gov.ukCouncil 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
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.
Conservation areas16 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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.
More application records
- Decided14/0369/FUL
Construction of a snack bar and ticket office on the site of the electricity sub-station.
Penygraig Rugby Field Tylacelyn Road Penygraig Tonypandy CF40 1JR
Received 28 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0377/OUT
Erection of a bungalow.
Land At Wengraig Road Trealaw Tonypandy
Received 28 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0394/FUL
Two storey rear extension.
35 Phillip Street Graig Pontypridd CF37 1LY
Received 28 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0390/FUL
Erect lock up garage at rear and erect full width single storey rear extension.
20 Park Crescent Porth CF39 9DA
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0393/DIS
Discharge of condition 28 of planning permission 12/0037/10 - A Construction Method Statement.
Land Adjacent To Glanmychydd Fach Farmhouse Llantrisant Pontyclun
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0392/DIS
Discharge of condition 21 of planning permission 12/0037/10 - Dust Suppression.
Land Adjacent To Glanmychydd Fach Farmhouse Llantrisant Pontyclun
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0391/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 of planning permission 12/0037/10 - Wildlife Protection PLan.
Land Adjacent To Glanmychydd Fach Farmhouse Llantrisant Pontyclun
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Pending Decision14/0372/DIS
Discharge of condition 40 of planning permission 12/1313/10 - Bat roosting features scheme.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 27 Mar 2014 - Pending Decision14/0371/DIS
Discharge of condition 38 of planning permission 12/1313/10 - Site lighting mitigation details.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 27 Mar 2014 - Pending Decision14/0370/DIS
Discharge of condition 37 of planning permission 12/1313/10 - Construction Environmental Management Plan.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 7 Mar 2014 - Pending Decision14/0344/DIS
Discharge of condition 36 of planning permission 12/1313/10 - Tree Management Plan.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 27 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0367/DIS
Discharge of condition 35 of planning permission 12/1313/10 - Existing and proposed levels.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 7 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0366/DIS
Discharge of condition 26 of planning permission 12/1313/10 - Full engineering design of internal road layout.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 7 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0365/DIS
Discharge of condition 25 of planning permission 12/1313/10 - Full engineering design of new road junction.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 7 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0373/FUL
Change of use to provide hot food takeaway (A3) on the ground floor, with internal extraction facilities and provide a flat at first floor level, with associated external elevational alterations including additional windows in side elevation
89 Court Street Tonypandy CF40 2RL
Received 28 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0375/FUL
Log cabin to the rear of property
5 CWRT Y Mynydd Trebanog Porth CF39 9DW
Received 28 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0378/FUL
Operation of Livery establishment including partial change of use of agricultural building to 8 stables, construction of new menage and hardstanding (Amended and new plan received 16th December 2014)
Ysgubor Fawr Tir Y Gelli Farm Llanwonno Ynysybwl Pontypridd CF37 3PG
Received 28 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0364/DIS
Discharge of condition 22 of planning permission 12/1313/10 - Detail of how access will be restricted.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 7 Mar 2014 - Pending Decision14/0363/DIS
Discharge of condition19 of planning permission 12/1313 - Method Statement for excavation etc in the SINC.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 7 Mar 2014 - Pending Decision14/0362/DIS
Discharge of condition 18 of planning permission 12/1313 - Measures to control groundwater issues.
Duffryn Bach Farm Station Road Church Village Pontypridd CF38 1AH
Received 7 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0384/FUL
Bungalow conversion to a two storey dwelling and extended fence at side of property
98 Church Road Tonteg Pontypridd CF38 1EW
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0352/FUL
Single storey side extension replacing garage
14 Talygarn Drive Brynsadler Pontyclun CF72 9BY
Received 27 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0383/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 of planning permission 12/0862/10 - 'Interim Certificate' for plots 76 - 142 - minimum Code for Sustainable Homes.
Land Adjacent To Llantrisant Road Beddau
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0382/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 of planning permission 08/1704/10 - Drainage Works.
Former Beech Tree Country Club Penycoedcae Road Beddau Pontypridd CF37 1PU
Received 28 Mar 2014
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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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