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Caerphilly County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Caerphilly County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
8,387Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 6,850 approved or refused records
1,375Refused applications

5,475 approved · 1,375 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 2015 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Search, track and comment on planning applicationsContact planning Planning and building control contactsLocal plan Planning strategies and plansPre-application advice Joint pre-application planning and SuDS applicationConservation areas Conservation of the built environmentArticle 4 directions Article 4 directions

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. Decided16/0839/COND

    Discharge conditions 3 (landscaping) and 4 (hedgerow protection) of planning application 16/0463/RET (Retain the change of use of land to garden, demolish existing single garage and construct a detached triple garage with upper floor)

    Ael-y-bryn House Garth Place To Rhydri Primary School Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF

    Received 26 Sept 2016
  2. Decided16/0840/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 14/0559/FULL (Demolish lean-to outbuilding and construct a single-storey rear extension) to increase the width of the extension by 25cm

    Dental Surgery 28 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AN

    Received 26 Sept 2016
  3. Decided16/0841/RET

    Retain site enclosure/screening fence panels and make variation to private car parking provision from previous consent ref. 12/0740/FULL

    GLJ Recycling Units 5-9 Fern Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3EH

    Received 26 Sept 2016
  4. Decided16/0842/FULL

    Construct drive to front garden

    8 Birch Grove Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6HP

    Received 26 Sept 2016
  5. Decided16/0843/NCC

    Vary condition 9 of planning consent 16/0032/FULL (Erect a two-storey mixed development of three apartments and four commercial units with on site car parking, refuse and cycle storage facilities) to extend the opening hours of the commercial unit and for the condition to read 'The use hereby permitted shall not be open to customers outside the following times 07.00 hrs to 23.00 hrs Monday to Sunday.'

    Land Adjacent To Fwrrwm Ishta House 68 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PG

    Received 27 Sept 2016
  6. Decided16/0844/RET

    Retain and complete replacement stables

    Land Opposite No's 1 To 7 Pontgam Terrace Pontgam Lane Ynysddu NP11 7LD

    Received 27 Sept 2016
  7. Decided16/0845/FULL

    Erect new single-storey kitchen/diner extension

    Ty Pen-y-waun Mountain Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8ER

    Received 27 Sept 2016
  8. Decided16/0846/TPO

    Fell to ground level T1 - pine tree (Tree Preservation Order 6/76/RVDC)

    Broomwood Newport Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8RA

    Received 26 Sept 2016
  9. Decided16/0848/FULL

    Erect two detached dormer bungalows

    Land Adjacent To Pont Bedwas Old Bedwas Road Porset Caerphilly

    Received 30 Sept 2016
  10. Decided16/0849/FULL

    Erect detached double garage to rear of the property

    11 Victoria Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3NY

    Received 30 Sept 2016
  11. Decided16/0850/OUT

    Erect detached dwelling with associated access and groundworks etc.

    Land At 25 The Crescent Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QF

    Received 30 Sept 2016
  12. Decided16/0851/FULL

    Replace existing shopfront

    Soul Beauty Holistic Therapy 12 Commercial Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DX

    Received 28 Sept 2016
  13. Decided16/0852/CLPU

    Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed garage and gate

    12 Goodrich Avenue Caerphilly CF83 1LG

    Received 3 Oct 2016
  14. Decided16/0853/FULL

    Erect a single storey side extension to domestic dwelling

    Maes Yr Hendre Forge Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PH

    Received 3 Oct 2016
  15. Decided16/0854/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning application 15/1120/COU (Change use from B2 general industrial (garage workshop) to 2 no C3 flat units housed in a new building) for the removal of one first floor rear window and the addition of roof lights and a front window to the new second floor

    30 Broomfield Street Caerphilly CF83 1FY

    Received 29 Sept 2016
  16. Decided16/0855/FULL

    Erect two extensions east and west

    Unit A5 (1A) And Unit A5 (3) Pinewood Court (Block A) St Davids Industrial Estate Pengam Blackwood NP12 3SW

    Received 30 Sept 2016
  17. Decided16/0856/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning application 15/0158/FULL (Erect extensions to existing dwelling and construct a double garage) to change from timber cladding to wood plastic composite

    Chez Nous 26 Sunny Bank Terrace Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PY

    Received 29 Sept 2016
  18. Decided16/0857/COND

    Discharge conditions 3 (junction details), 4 (materials) and 5 (window and door details) of planning consent 16/0365/LBC (Erect a single-storey rear porch extension)

    Gwaun-y-bara House Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG

    Received 3 Oct 2016
  19. Decided16/0858/OUT

    Demolish existing derelict public house and construct 3 three-bedroom houses with parking spaces

    Tradesmans Arms 45 Chatham Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SB

    Received 4 Oct 2016
  20. Decided16/0859/FULL

    Erect two-storey extension and porch

    2 Ger Y Felin Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GP

    Received 5 Oct 2016
  21. Decided16/0860/FULL

    Erect a single-storey side and rear extension

    69 Heol Ysgubor Caerphilly CF83 1SR

    Received 3 Oct 2016
  22. Decided16/0861/FULL

    Erect external staircase to provide access to first floor level

    18 Castle Street Caerphilly CF83 1NY

    Received 5 Oct 2016
  23. Decided16/0862/COND

    Discharge condition 6 (drainage) of planning consent 14/0441/FULL (Erect detached dwelling)

    Nantygleisiad Cottage 14 White Hart Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QQ

    Received 5 Oct 2016
  24. Decided16/0863/FULL

    Erect single-storey side extension

    29 Crown Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GD

    Received 4 Oct 2016

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Researching a proposal in Caerphilly County Borough Council

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Caerphilly 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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