The approval from Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s planning committee covers phases five to eight of the Llanilid site, with outline permission previously granted for up to 1,850 homes.

The latest phases will deliver a mix of one-to five-bedroom properties.

Of the 543 homes, 88 will be either social rent managed by a local housing association, or low-cost home ownership properties which will be sold to qualifying persons in need of housing at a discount to market value.

All properties in these phases will be zero-carbon ready and powered by solar panels.

The approval will also enable the continuation of the site’s spine road, complete with three-metre-wide shared pedestrian and cycle paths and provision for a bus route.

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The wider plan will deliver a new village centre, primary school, community building and sports facilities, supported by over £7.2m in community infrastructure levy funding.

Stuart Phillips, managing director at Persimmon Homes West Wales, said: “We’re delighted to have secured approval for phases five to eight at Llanilid, continuing our investment in this important development for the local community.

“This next phase will provide 543 high-quality, zero-carbon ready homes, alongside affordable housing, new play spaces, and major infrastructure improvements.

“This latest approval will allow us to continue creating a sustainable, thriving new neighbourhood where local people can live, work and raise a family.”