Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council decided more than 320 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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24 August 2026 · Approved
Conversion of first and second floors to 12 self contained flats and associated external alterations
68 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8AE · P/24/0158
Figures for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 320 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 21 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 30%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2022 |
| Local Plan policies held | 47plan adopted 2020 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.