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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
8,835Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 7,225 approved or refused records
1,412Refused applications

5,813 approved · 1,412 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Decided17/0791/FULL

    Erect rear single-storey extension

    Alea Bryn Amlwg Close Princetown Tredegar NP22 3AB

    Received 13 Sept 2017
  2. Decided17/0792/FULL

    Install externally illuminated ATM

    64-66 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1JQ

    Received 12 Sept 2017
  3. Decided17/0793/ADV

    Install externally illuminated ATM

    64-66 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1JQ

    Received 12 Sept 2017
  4. Decided17/0794/RM

    Approve the matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of four residential properties and associated works

    Land At Cae Nant Gledyr Caerphilly CF83 2BB

    Received 12 Sept 2017
  5. Decided17/0795/COU

    Change the use of land to extend domestic curtilage, erect extensions to the existing dwelling, timber decking, steps, retaining walls and double garage with parking area

    Quoits Cottage The Retreat-Argoed High Street Argoed

    Received 12 Sept 2017
  6. Decided17/0796/FULL

    Insert a mezzanine floor

    Unit 18 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX

    Received 12 Sept 2017
  7. Decided17/0797/FULL

    Sub-divide and carry out external alterations to front, side and rear elevations including new front entrances and installation of plant to create two units 18A and 18B within Use Class A1, including the sale of food and drink and other convenience and comparison goods and ancillary cafe from Unit 18B

    Unit 18 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX

    Received 12 Sept 2017
  8. Decided17/0798/FULL

    Erect single-storey rear extension and convert part of garage to utility room

    7 Chapel Close Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AD

    Received 13 Sept 2017
  9. Decided17/0799/ADV

    Retain signage for car wash surround

    Shiny Hand Car Wash Bargoed Service Station Gwerthonor Place Gilfach

    Received 29 Aug 2017
  10. Decided17/0800/CLPU

    Obtain Lawful Development Certificate for proposed installation of new Plant

    Vision House High Street Blackwood NP12 1BE

    Received 14 Sept 2017
  11. Decided17/0801/ADV

    Erect fascia sign and projecting sign

    Vision House High Street Blackwood NP12 1BE

    Received 14 Sept 2017
  12. Decided17/0803/LA

    Remove existing steel framed open canopy structure and replace external eating area it covers with an infill building as a linking extension to the two adjacent existing dining halls

    Blackwood Comprehensive School Ty Isha Terrace Blackwood NP12 1ER

    Received 15 Sept 2017
  13. Decided17/0804/OUT

    Erect up to 350 homes, public open space, a local centre and community building, new vehicular, cycle and pedestrian accesses, associated engineering works and seek approval of access

    Virginia Park Golf Club And Driving Range Virginia Park Caerphilly CF83 3SN

    Received 18 Sept 2017
  14. Decided17/0805/COND

    Discharge condition 13 (Contamination scheme) of planning consent 16/0373/OUT (Provide a mixed use development comprising residential development of up to 200 dwellings, including the development of approximately 50 affordable homes, and the development of 3.8ha (approximately 6,300sqm) of B1 employment units, plus associated access, diversion of haul route, car parking, diversion of public rights of way, drainage, public open space, landscaping and associated engineering operations)

    Land South Of A472 (Mafon Road) Ty Du Nelson Treharris

    Received 18 Sept 2017
  15. Decided17/0806/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 17/0572/FULL (Carry out repairs to fire damaged property incorporating a dormer roof) to replace window with french doors and a juliet style balcony at first floor level to rear of property

    17 Cheriton Avenue Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7JA

    Received 15 Sept 2017
  16. Decided17/0808/FULL

    Erect single-storey rear kitchen extension

    4 Gelli'r Felin Caerphilly CF83 2LF

    Received 18 Sept 2017
  17. Decided17/0809/FULL

    Construct detached house with parking for two vehicles

    Land At Grid Ref 317801 195546 (Adjacent To 2 Penllwyn Avenue) Pontllanfraith Blackwood

    Received 18 Sept 2017
  18. Decided17/0810/NCC

    Vary conditions 3 and 4 of planning consent 17/0486/CON (Demolish and provide work in connection with the safe removal of the dangerous structure (marked TT3 and TT4 on submission drawings) in accordance with the recently serviced notice under Section 77 of the Building Act 1984)

    Ty Treharne Groeswen Road Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UT

    Received 19 Sept 2017
  19. Decided17/0811/COND

    Discharge conditions 7 (site layout plan), 8 (reptile method statement), 9 (bat roost provision) and 10 (bird nesting provision) of planning consent 16/0676/FULL (Construct an agricultural worker's dwelling)

    Pen Yr Heol Las Farm Heol Las Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2TT

    Received 19 Sept 2017
  20. Decided17/0812/FULL

    Erect detached garage

    53 High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6EU

    Received 19 Sept 2017
  21. Decided17/0813/FULL

    Erect part single storey, part two storey rear extension

    14 Heolddu Road Gelligroes Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GZ

    Received 20 Sept 2017
  22. Decided17/0814/FULL

    Erect single storey side extension for use by a disabled person

    1 Three Elms Close Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7LL

    Received 20 Sept 2017
  23. Decided17/0815/LBC

    Take down existing single storey extension and re-build new single storey extension to incorporate kitchen, accessible toilet and shower room

    10 Collins' Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QL

    Received 21 Sept 2017
  24. Decided17/0816/COU

    Change the use of retail unit to form two residential apartments and erect two-storey rear extension and detached garage

    Sweet Blu's 32 Commercial Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6NF

    Received 21 Sept 2017

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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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