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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
9,919Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 8,207 approved or refused records
1,523Refused applications

6,684 approved · 1,523 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 2014 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20/0630/NMA

    Seek approval of non-material amendment to planning consent 18/0331/FULL (Erect first floor extension and ground floor extension to main dwelling and extension to existing detached garage) to make alterations to garage only

    103 High Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7FN

    Received 30 Jul 2020
  2. Decided20/0631/COND

    Discharge Condition 5 (Landscaping), 7 (Survey - reptiles) and 14 (Boundary treatment - implement variable) of planning consent 19/0705/RET (Retain the change of use of the land from agriculture to a rural enterprise of animal keeping and training primarily for use in the film and television industry together with the erection of a rural enterprise dwelling associated with that use)

    Rockwood Animals Fferm Pont Carreg Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8UH

    Received 30 Jul 2020
  3. Decided20/0632/FULL

    Erect one industrial unit (Phase 3)

    Afon Court Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas

    Received 29 Jul 2020
  4. Decided20/0633/COND

    Discharge conditions 6 (Bat Method Statement), 8 (Lighting (Bats), 9 (Vegetation), 10 (Bat Roost), 11 (Birds) & 12 (Drainage) of planning consent 19/0432/FULL (Replace existing outbuilding to rear with new garage and storage)

    Fwrrwm Ishta House 68 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PG

    Received 30 Jul 2020
  5. Decided20/0634/COU

    Change use and erect extension at Y Fron from Guest House (C1) to HMO to be used for Emergency Housing/Move on Accommodation (Sui Generis) and associated works

    Y Fron Mountain View Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3HW

    Received 30 Jul 2020
  6. Decided20/0635/NCC

    Vary condition 3 (approved plans) of planning consent 19/0010/FULL (Construct 18 self-contained 1-Bed apartments with on-site parking, amenity, cycle and refuse stores) to approve amendments to the internal layout of the building to create 14no.1 bed 2 person units and 4no. 2 bed 3 person units instead of 18no. 1 bed 2 persons units and amendments to external appearance of approved building inclusive of removal of glazed entrance atrium and removal of full height windows to second floor units

    Former Pontymister Service Station Newport Road Pontymister Risca

    Received 30 Jul 2020
  7. Decided20/0636/COU

    Change the use of a 4 bed terraced house (C3) to a 6 bed traditional bed-sit style HMO (C4)

    17 High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NB

    Received 31 Jul 2020
  8. Decided20/0637/FULL

    Erect front porch and detached garage

    27 The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SU

    Received 30 Jul 2020
  9. Decided20/0638/CLPU

    Obtain a lawful development certificate to convert first floor auxiliary storage space into a self contained two bedroom residential flat and to change use from A1 to C3.

    Lewis Opticians 5 Bartlett Street Caerphilly CF83 1JS

    Received 31 Jul 2020
  10. Decided20/0641/FULL

    Erect first floor rear extension above existing kitchen

    20 Syr Dafydd Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LA

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  11. Decided20/0642/FULL

    Erect two storey rear extension

    4 Ashgrove Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BP

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  12. Decided20/0643/FULL

    Erect single storey rear extension

    20 Coed Mawr Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DH

    Received 4 Aug 2020
  13. Decided20/0644/FULL

    Re-model existing dwelling to include the demolition of existing lean-to conservatory and ancillary accommodation in order to consolidate dwelling entrance and provide new living/dining space with associated landscaping works adjacent to the dwelling

    Cwmwbwb Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HL

    Received 4 Aug 2020
  14. Decided20/0645/FULL

    Erect extension of buildings to provide additional drying space and associated works to support increased recycling quality and recycling rates

    Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY

    Received 5 Aug 2020
  15. Decided20/0646/RET

    Retain and complete 4 new stables

    Land At Brook Villa Sunnyview Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AJ

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  16. Decided20/0647/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 19/0049/RM (Seek approval of the reserved matters relating to layout, scale appearance and landscaping pursuant to appeal reference APP/K6920/A/16/3160099 for residential development of 260 dwellings with open space including details to discharge planning conditions 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 & 14) proposed changes to levels in Plots 254-260

    Land North Of Hendredenny Drive Hendredenny Caerphilly

    Received 5 Aug 2020
  17. Decided20/0648/COND

    Discharge conditions 3 (Floor Levels), 4 (Materials), 5 (Parking), 6 (Landscaping), 7 (Boundary Treatment), 8 (Boundary Walls) and 9 (Privacy Screen) of planning application 20/0044/FULL (Erect two 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings)

    Land At Grid Ref 320502 196783 High Street Newbridge

    Received 6 Aug 2020
  18. Decided20/0649/COU

    Change the use from car repair business to a mixed use of car repair business and taxi booking office

    Units 3 And 4 Poplar Road Caerphilly CF83 1LF

    Received 6 Aug 2020
  19. Decided20/0650/FULL

    Erect single storey rear extension

    19 Sword Hill Caerphilly CF83 2AG

    Received 5 Aug 2020
  20. Decided20/0651/COND

    Discharge conditions 04 (Listed Buildings - further drawings required), 06 (Listed Building - replacement doors/windows), 07 (Listed Building - external guttering), 10 (Listed Building - roof finishes) and 12 (Listed Building - obscure glazing) of planning consent 18/0194/COU (Convert Grade II listed chapel into a residential property)

    Horeb Baptist Chapel Castle Hill Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8EB

    Received 6 Aug 2020
  21. Decided20/0652/COND

    Discharge Conditions 4 (Listed Bldg - further drawings required), 6 (Listed Building - replacement doors/windows), 7 (Listed Building - external guttering), 10 (Listed Building - roof finishes) and 14 (Listed Building - obscure glazing) of planning consent 18/0198/LBC (Convert Grade II listed chapel into a residential property)

    Horeb Baptist Chapel Castle Hill Gelligaer

    Received 6 Aug 2020
  22. Decided20/0653/FULL

    Erect single storey flat roof rear extension

    Cwm-yr-allt House Cwm-Yr-Allt Lane Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8AW

    Received 6 Aug 2020
  23. Decided20/0654/COND

    Discharge condition 10 (Contamination - soil import testing) and 11 (Contamination - validation) of planning consent 17/1027/FULL (Demolish Caerphilly Magistrates' Court building and re-develop with 38 No. dwellings (comprising 34 No. apartments and a terrace of 4 No. houses), together with associated vehicular and pedestrian accesses, car parking, amenity areas, buggy and bin store, landscaping and ancillary development: site preparation, clearance, treatment, re-profiling and the installation of new services and infrastructure)There has been a need to import soil for use in the soft landscaped areas. As required by condition 10, the soil was accompanied by a pre-importation certificate. This is included at Appendix A of the Validation Report.

    Land At Grid Ref 315698 186337 Mountain Road Caerphilly

    Received 6 Aug 2020
  24. Decided20/0655/FULL

    Demolish garage and erect new two bedroom detached house

    Land Within The Curtilage Of 17 Llewellyn Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JL

    Received 5 Aug 2020

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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.

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