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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 dates12,536Searchable applications
283Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 10,797 approved or refused records
1,804Refused applications
8,993 approved · 1,804 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0215/COND
Discharge of condition 06 (Site investigation) of Planning Permission 21/0005/OUT (Erect residential development of up to 76 No. dwellings with parking, landscaping and associated works, across two parcels of land to the north of Bedwellty Road and to the south of Bedwellty Road)
Land Off Tir Y Wen Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0216/HH
Erect two storey rear extension
12 Pant Road Newbridge Newport NP11 5FL
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0217/RET
Retain the change of use to mixed use of B1/B2/B8/D2, Car sales (Sui Generis) including retention of office cabin and single storey car preparation building
Dan Y Graig Works Dan Y Graig Road Risca
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0218/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 20/0957/FULL (Erect two detached dwellings) to decrease size of Plots 1 and 2, mirror layout of plot 1 and set back further
Land At The Old Farmhouse Pentref-y-groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0219/COND
Discharge Condition 04 (hard and soft landscaping) of Planning Consent 19/1024/RM (as amended by 21/0371/NMA, 21/0992/NMA) and 23/0803/NMA)
Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0220/COND
Discharge condition 07 (Locally Equipped Area of Play) of planning consent 18/1059/NCC (Vary condition 2 of planning consent 15/0252/OUT (Erect residential development, public open space, landscaping, highway improvements and associated engineering works with all matters reserved except for access) granted on appeal reference APP/K6920/A/15/3137884 to extend the period for the submission of reserved matters by a further three years)
Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0222/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for small pre-fabricated extension to enlarge existing school kitchen facilities
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Y Castell Crescent Road Caerphilly CF83 1WH
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0223/COND
Discharge condition 08 (Scheme of hard and soft landscaping together with a programme for maintenance) 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 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0224/M106
Remove S106 agreement, dated 20th February 2020, in respect of planning permissions 18/0444/FULL (Construct two social rented units and one market house) and 19/0646/NCC (Vary condition 01 (Commencement date) of planning consent 12/0571/FULL (Convert former rectory into two affordable houses and erect residential development of 6 dwellings) to remove the requirement for affordable housing units
The Rectory And School Site High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0225/NCC
Vary condition 01 (Time to Commence) and 02 (Approved Plans) of planning consent 19/0395/FULL (Erect a new detached dwelling with ancillary parking)
16 The Meadows Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PN
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0226/HH
Convert loft with raised ridge, install rear dormer and first floor alterations
11 Rhyd-y-gwern Close Porset Caerphilly CF83 3NN
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0227/HH
Erect first floor extension and loft conversion
37 Beech Grove Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NB
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0228/HH
Erect garage
3 Arran Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RA
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0229/HH
Erect single storey rear extension
7 Ty Brachty Terrace Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BU
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0230/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for demolition of the existing conservatory and erect single storey rear extension
2 Corbett Grove Caerphilly CF83 1SZ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0231/FULL
Erect two detached dwellings
Land At Grid Ref 315962 198260 Pengam Road Britannia
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0232/COND
Discharge conditions 04 (contamination), 07 (dust suppression) and 08 (noise suppression) of planning consent 21/0278/LA (Erect single storey side extension with external canopy)
Caerphilly County Borough Council Pengam Library Ivor Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3AB
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0233/HH
Demolish single garage and erect single storey side and front extension
40 Crown Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GD
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0234/HH
Erect first floor extension over existing ground floor extension, new single storey kitchen extension with associated party wall with next door neighbours
6 Ty Brachty Terrace Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BU
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0235/OUT
Erect dormer bungalow with basement to take account of the sloping site
Land At Grid Ref 317800 194195 Glanhowy Road Wyllie
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0236/HH
Erect single storey flat roof wrap around extension to rear/side elevation
14 Station Terrace Caerphilly CF83 1HD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0237/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 21/0843/FULL (Erect 2 bedroomed detached house with associated parking and external works) to place porch centrally on front elevation with overhanging canopy, amend fenestration and Internal arrangement and raised deck to be patio
Land Adjoining Rock Cottage St David's Avenue Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0238/HH
Demolish existing garage and erect two storey side extension
The Cottage 30 Commercial Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0239/COU
Change the use to 4 No 1 bedroom and 1 No x 2 bedroom flats
Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc 58 - 59 High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5XL
Received 28 Mar 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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