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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 dates12,690Searchable applications
283Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 10,951 approved or refused records
1,823Refused applications
9,128 approved · 1,823 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas16 mapped area records
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More application records
- Decided24/0342/HH
Erect single storey extension to side and rear
14 Bryn-deri Terrace Treowen Newport NP11 3DJ
Received 6 May 2024 - Decided24/0343/TCA
Fell Ash tree to the rear of Copper Beech Cottage
Land Between Copper Beech Cottage And Hollybush Inn Draethen Newport NP10 8GB
Received 6 May 2024 - Decided24/0344/COND
Discharge conditions 08 (Landscaping) and 09 (Boundary Treatment) of planning consent 23/0531/FULL (Erect detached dwelling and residential annexe)
Bryn Heulog Westville Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5BD
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/0345/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 21/0823/FULL (Demolish the existing structures and erect residential development of 5 No. dwellings with associated works) to include layout alterations, condition amendments, ASHP units to the rear of the properties, plus addtional PV Panels to the roofs
Land At Former Ambulance Station Tai Siriol Nelson
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/0346/FULL
Remove two glass panes and replace with new aluminium ventilation louvres, to match existing louvres installed
British Telecom Telephone Exchange Baldwin Street Bargoed CF81 8UF
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/0347/TPO
Reduce the crown by shortening the laurel branches which overhang the rear public access lane, reduce the laurel branches that overhang neighbours garden and greenhouse (Tree Preservation Order 49/82/RVDC)
19 Kingswood Close Hengoed CF82 7LU
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided24/0348/NCC
Vary condition 3 of planning consent 23/0218/COU (Change the use from A1 to A3) to change opening hours
Pepe's Piri Piri 49 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FP
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/0349/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0847/HH (Erect a single storey rear extension and first floor side extension above existing office) to increase rear extension depth from 3.5m to 4m and amendment of roof design from mono pitch to dual pitch
35 Heol Ynys Ddu Caerphilly CF83 1SD
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/0350/HH
Erect a trellis fence on the top of the wall
5 St Ilan's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EW
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/0351/FULL
Erect 3-bedroom dwelling and garage within curtilage of Ty Coch Farm, along with alterations to existing garage and road improvements
Land At Ty Coch Farm Bryn Carno Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5BX
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/0352/NMA
Seek approval of a non material amendment to planning consent 23/0360/RM (Seek approval of the reserved matters in respect of appearance, landscaping and scale together with approval of the details required by conditions 10, 13, 14, 16 and 18 of planning consent 21/1226/OUT (Erect development of over 55's supported housing apartments with community accommodation, landscaped allotments and communal gardens, ancillary electric scooter and bicycle storage, car parking and associated works and seek approval for access and layout)) to agree minor changes to layout, building fenestration, elevations and roof design
Land At Former Ty Darren Home For The Elderly Cromwell Road Risca
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/0353/COU
Change the use of existing redundant stable to C6 holiday let unit
Land At Twyn Gwyn Farm Twyn Gwyn Farm Lane Mynyddislwyn
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/0354/HH
Erect two storey extension
23 Glyn Collen Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PP
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/0355/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for bulk gas storage
HARE Rowecord Building Commercial Street Newport Road Pontymister Risca Casnewydd NP11 6EY
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/0356/LA
Replace roof on existing building
Trinity Fields School And Resource Centre Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XW
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/0357/COU
Change the use from office to a dog grooming parlour including a dog washing booth and grooming table, holding cages and a seating area for customers
Former Sculptors Yard Cardiff Road Bargoed
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/0358/NCC
Vary conditions 05 (Hours - general) and 06 (Hours - delivery) of planning consent 14/0603/COU (Change the use from newsagents/general store to cafe (A3))
4 Shopping Parade Troed-y-bryn Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2PX
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/0359/NMA
Seek approval of a non material amendment to planning consent 21/0452/FULL (Approved Plans) to accommodate necessary amendments to the approved scheme
Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/0360/COND
Discharge condition 06 (Contamination - scheme to treat) of planning consent 23/0778/FULL (Convert former morgue, including the demolition and redevelopment of the two adjacent garages to provide ancillary staff accommodation, staff welfare facilities, plus associated external works and landscaping)
Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/0361/RET
Retain the reconfiguration of access ramp and construction of beer garden adjacent to Penallta Rugby Football Club
Penallta Rugby Club Unit A Graddfa House Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7EP
Received 14 May 2024 - Awaiting decision24/0362/COND
Discharge conditions 04 (Contamination - scheme to treat), 12 (Details paths retain RPAs) and 13 (Materials - samples/details req) of planning consent 20/0139/LA (Erect single storey Childcare Unit in existing playing fields with off site parking)
Land At Twyn Primary School Playing Field Southern Street Caerphilly
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/0363/FULL
Erect 1 No. dwelling
Land At Grid Ref 317645 200219 Woodville Terrace Argoed
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/0364/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for permission for the erection single storey detached garage for Planning Consent (2/12308)
30 Parc Plas Blackwood NP12 1SJ
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/0365/COND
Discharge condition 05 (Contamination - soil import testing) 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 14 May 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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