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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
8,770Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 7,168 approved or refused records
1,407Refused applications

5,761 approved · 1,407 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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  1. Decided17/0583/FULL

    Erect a single storey side kitchen extension

    29 Llyswen Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 7TP

    Received 7 Jul 2017
  2. Decided17/0584/CLPU

    Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed extension of the existing garage

    Garage At Grid Ref 314374 194480 R/o 19 Lewis Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AQ

    Received 7 Jul 2017
  3. Decided17/0585/FULL

    Erect a 3 bedroom detached house with off road parking

    Land At St David's Avenue Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PD

    Received 7 Jul 2017
  4. Decided17/0586/COND

    Discharge Conditions 2 (bat roosts), 3 (nesting birds), 4 (sound proof windows), and 7 (surface water drainage) of Planning Consent 17/0074/NCC (Construct four detached houses) (Plot 3 only)

    Land At Former White Hart Inn Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2FX

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  5. Decided17/0587/RET

    Retain blockwork wall to form access to garden via steel/wooden steps

    Black Sheep House 58 Commercial Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5AJ

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  6. Decided17/0588/OUT

    Erect single detached five bed dwelling with integral garage and associated parking area

    Plot At 45 Gelynos Avenue Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AT

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  7. Decided17/0589/FULL

    Erect single-storey side and rear extension

    Avanate 6 Gellideg Lane Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7SD

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  8. Decided17/0591/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 17/0133/FULL (Erect two-storey side extension part over the existing garage and enlarge driveway) to amend the position of wall at the rear of the garage to be brought forward 120cm

    8 Llys Y Coed Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FD

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  9. Decided17/0592/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 17/0120/FULL (Erect 3 bedroom detached dwelling) to raise the external walls by 1.2m but the ridge height to be kept as original application

    Land Adjacent To Tir Rhos Railway Terrace Hollybush Blackwood NP12 0SJ

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  10. Decided17/0593/FULL

    Erect part two storey, part single storey extension to the side and rear

    16 Heol-Y-Beddau Caerphilly CF83 1AH

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  11. Decided17/0594/FULL

    Erect single storey rear kitchen and bathroom extension

    29 Penmaen Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DL

    Received 11 Jul 2017
  12. Decided17/0595/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 15/0408/FULL (Demolish former derelict buildings and erect 29 residential units and associated works) to omit rear access to plots 17 and 22

    Mining School Hill Main Street Crumlin Newport NP11 4AN

    Received 11 Jul 2017
  13. Decided17/0596/ADV

    Erect 2 freestanding externally illuminated "V" sign boards, 4 corporate flags and corporate imagery to safety hoarding

    Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly

    Received 11 Jul 2017
  14. Decided17/0597/NOTF

    Construct four new forest tracks, realign a short section of existing forest road, upgrade a short section of forest road, construct three turnarounds and a T turn and construct six winching bays to allow harvesting of the infected larch to take place

    Sirhowy Country Park Ynysddu

    Received 11 Jul 2017
  15. Decided17/0598/FULL

    Erect balcony to the rear of property

    13 Foundry Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AL

    Received 11 Jul 2017
  16. Decided17/0599/FULL

    Erect a first floor extension over the existing bin store at the rear of the premises to house a walk in fridge freezer and re-siting of existing plant, form a new glazed weather lobby at the entrance to 61-63, replace an existing window on the rear elevation with a wider opening with glazed folding sliding doors, develop the first floor of No. 59 as staff facilities, additional steps from the garden to rear pavement level, extend the rear timber fenced empties enclosure and re-develop and increase the number of the customer toilets to allow for the increase in occupancy

    J D Wetherspoons Inns Ltd The Sirhowy 59 & 61-63 High Street Blackwood NP12 1BA

    Received 11 Jul 2017
  17. Decided17/0600/COND

    Discharge Conditions 7 (bats - light mitigation strategy) and 11 (illumination - site lighting) of planning consent 15/1121/LA (Erect new single storey Primary School, Nursery and Flying Start Unit including parking and external works)

    Rhymney Comprehensive School And Adjacent Land Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5XF

    Received 11 Jul 2017
  18. Decided17/0601/ADV

    Replace various signage

    Asda Cliff Road Blackwood NP12 0NT

    Received 12 Jul 2017
  19. Decided17/0602/COND

    Discharge conditions 5 (land drainage), 9 (hard and soft landscaping), 11 (lighting scheme), 12 (method statement for treatment of Himalayan Balsam) and 13 (habitat management) of planning consent 17/0407/NCC (Vary condition 14 of planning consent 16/0943/FULL (Install diesel powered generators and associated infrastructure for the provision of a Flexible Generation Facility to provide energy balancing services via the capacity market for the National Grid) to make reference to an updated site plan and technical specification details (reducing the number of generators from 16 to 7))

    One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-Y-Groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BT

    Received 12 Jul 2017
  20. Decided17/0603/COND

    Discharge conditions 5 (land drainage), 9 (hard and soft landscaping), 11 (lighting scheme) and 12 (method statement for treatment of Himalayan Balsam) of planning consent 17/0023/FULL (Install diesel powered generators and associated infrastructure for the provision of a Flexible Generation Facility to provide energy balancing services via the capacity market for the National Grid)

    One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-Y-Groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BT

    Received 12 Jul 2017
  21. Decided17/0604/FULL

    Create a menage

    Ysgubor Fach Farmhouse Ysgubor Fach Ty Canol Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QE

    Received 13 Jul 2017
  22. Decided17/0605/FULL

    Erect residential development of eight four-bedroom dwellings and one three-bedroom dwelling and provide new road layout

    Land Opposite Highcrest Garage (Phase 01) James Street Markham Blackwood

    Received 13 Jul 2017
  23. Decided17/0607/FULL

    Erect two storey rear kitchen and bedroom extension

    21 Greenfield Street Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9RH

    Received 13 Jul 2017
  24. Decided17/0609/COND

    Discharge condition 3 (parking area) and condition 6 (drainage) of planning consent 13/0501/FULL (Erect dormer bungalow with garage)

    34 Cemaes Road Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GQ

    Received 13 Jul 2017

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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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