Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council decided more than 910 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Rhondda Cynon Taf 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
Site Of The Former Chubb Fire Factory Maerdy Industrial Estate Ferndale · 25/0817/FUL
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16 July 2026 · Approved
Site Of Former D And K Blocks University Of South Wales Llantwit Road Treforest CF37 1DL · 26/0440/FUL
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15 July 2026 · Approved
Land Off Pound Farm Lane, Tonteg, Pontypridd, CF37 5SQ · 25/1231/FUL
Figures for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 910 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 56 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 38%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 80plan adopted 2011 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“I consider that the main issue in this appeal is whether the proposal would be an appropriate form of development in this location, having regard to relevant development plan policies and any other material considerations.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposal on: a) the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to local policy relating to development outside settlement limits; and b) highway safety.”
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“The main issue is whether the impact of noise on the living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed development can be effectively mitigated.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.