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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 dates12,451Searchable applications
283Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 10,713 approved or refused records
1,797Refused applications
8,916 approved · 1,797 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Apr 2011 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning 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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More application records
- Decided24/0110/HH
Erect porch to front of property
10 Bryn-rhedyn Caerphilly CF83 3BT
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0111/HH
Erect single storey front porch extension
19 Maes-y-garn Road Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NA
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0112/COND
Discharge Condition 05 (Parking area provision) 06 (Driveway Gradient) and 11 (Reptiles) of planning consent 20/0827/FULL (Erect detached dwelling with integral garage and new access)
Land At Grid Ref 314702 200251 Upper North Road Bargoed
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0113/COU
Change the use from commercial storage to 2 No. residential flats
193 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0114/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed replacement of single storey rear extension
22 Penywaun Close Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0BL
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0115/HH
Remove existing single wooden garage and erect double garage and associated works
54 Penylan Road Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AY
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0116/NMA
Seek the approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0178/HH (Erect first floor rear extension and make first floor alterations) to propose first floor extension is to be reduced in width
1 Green Row Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NU
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0117/NMA
Seek the approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 19/1024/RM (Seek approval of the reserved matters regarding details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of planning consent 15/0252/OUT (granted on appeal reference APP/K6920/A/15/3137884) (Erect residential development, public open space, landscaping, highway improvements and associated engineering works with all matters reserved except for access) (as renewed by planning consent 18/1059/NCC) to introduce PV panels to the roof of plots 36-81, 118-127 & 129-164 in order to comply with new FLO regs
1-23(odd), 24-51, 53-67(odd) Ffordd Waun Y Coed, 27-33, 29, 47-49, 51-59(odd), 61-69(odd), 71, 72, 74, 76 Ffordd Cae'r Ywen, 3-32 Heol Waun Wen Cwmgelli Blackwood
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0118/RET
Retain and complete replacement garage
60 Heol Ty-gwyn Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PB
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0119/RET
Retain single storey rear extension with the addition of an infill extension
St Albans Llanarth Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LG
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0120/LA
Erect new leisure and wellbeing hub including swimming pool, studios and fitness suite, along with associated car parking and landscaping
Land At Grid Ref 316303 186554 Caerphilly Business Park Caerphilly
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0121/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0628/LA (Rebuild a new composite rear retaining wall structure max height 3m (Phase 2)) to add rear access and steps
1-26 George Street Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7ES
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0122/RET
Retain and complete two storey detached dwelling
Land Within Curtilage Of Prospect House Goshen Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NE
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0124/FULL
Erect 1.8 metre high fencing to create storage compound within secure yard for the storage and sale of bottled gas and creation of designated vehicle parking and turning area within the yard
Unit C Riverside Court Commercial Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JG
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0125/HH
Erect single storey rear extension
4 Manorbier Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1GQ
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0126/NMA
Seek approval of a non material amendment to planning consent 22/0267/COU (Change the use from shop to 1 No. 2 bedroom ground floor flat with off street parking and replace existing shop front) to change existing window to gable end to a door for ease of access and add window to gable end
1 Station Buildings Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0127/HH
Erect side and front extension
5 Carmarthen Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TX
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0128/RET
Retain change of use of land for extension of golf course with associated planting
Caerphilly Golf Club Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0129/COU
Change the use from a 3 bedroom dwelling to a 4 bedroom HMO C4 property
Arosfa 48 High Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3SZ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0130/HH
Erect single storey rear extension
14 Beech Avenue Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EP
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0131/TPO
Carry out tree works on Large Oak Tree - Reduce crown and limbs (Tree Preservation Order 61/86/RVDC)
8 Redbrook Court St Martin's Road Caerphilly CF83 1ED
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0132/COND
Discharge Condition 07 (External Lighting), 10 (Materials) and 13 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning consent 20/0229/LA (Erect single storey modular building and modifications to the existing school car park)
Cwrt Rawlin Primary School Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0133/COND
Discharge Conditions 04 (Contamination) and 08 (Biodiversity Enhancement Planting) of planning consent 20/0087/LA (Extend curtilage of school and erect a standalone building to accommodate a nursery together with access, play area and associated works)
Ysgol Ifor Bach Windsor Way Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4AB
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0134/COND
Discharge condition 12 (Construction Management Plan) of planning consent 21/1213/FULL (Demolish the Former St Catherine's Church and redevelop into residential flats and associated works - Allowed on Appeal, Appeal reference: CAS-02670-C0C2G7)
St Catherine's Church Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA
Received 19 Feb 2024
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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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