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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 dates12,928Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 11,184 approved or refused records
1,859Refused applications
9,325 approved · 1,859 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Mar 2011 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0467/COND
Discharge of conditions 04 (Surfacing) and 07 (External lighting) of Planning Consent 23/0849/COU (Change the use of vacant site to a vehicle hire office branch with internal and external alterations, partial demolition of existing buildings, erection of wash bay and equipment store with associated external works)
3 - 9 Mill Road Caerphilly CF83 3FD
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0469/COU
Change the use of land to provide a data centre within a timber clad shipping container along with equipment and connection to existing district heating network
Land Within Curtilage 1 Cwrt Nant Owen Llanbradach
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0470/COU
Change the use of first floor from B1 Offices to C3 residential apartment
12 Commercial Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DX
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0471/COU
Change the use from A1, to a mixed of an A1 use shop, D2 use martial arts training facility and a Sui Generis use tattoo studio
1 Llanover Buildings Victoria Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 4EX
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0472/HH
Erect single storey rear extension & first floor side extension
18 Maes-y-drudwen Caerphilly CF83 2QG
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0473/HH
Install an Air Source Heat Pump
6 Penywerlod Terrace Markham Blackwood NP12 0RE
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0474/HH
Demolish existing porch and erect single side extension
47 Heol Barri Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2LX
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0475/RET
Retain stable block
Golwg Y Traphont Summerfield Hall Lane Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QF
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0476/HH
Convert roof space to create two additional bedrooms and bathroom to include dormer windows
5 St Anne's Close Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HE
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0477/OUT
Erect detached property consisting of 1 no. ground floor shop/units and 1 no. residential one-bedroom first floor flat and seek approval of access, appearance, layout and scale
Land Adjacent To Car Park Severn Road Pontllanfraith
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0478/COU
Change the use of existing side extension to a home beauty salon
Ty Cae Bach 18 Cae Bryn Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DA
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0479/COU
Change the use of existing storage room to Granny Flat to include a wet-room and alter flat roof to a pitched roof to enable additional storage
Clevedon 5 Underwood Caerphilly CF83 1HW
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0480/HH
Replace existing garage with new larger garage
79 Ridgeway Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RD
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0481/HH
Erect single storey rear extension and off street parking including new vehicular footway crossing
62 High Street Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JH
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0482/HH
Erect single storey extension
Brithdir Uchaf Station Terrace Brithdir New Tredegar NP24 6JS
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0483/HH
Erect rear dormer to existing bathroom
4 Herons View Pengam Blackwood NP12 3XA
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0484/RET
Retain the erection of two fences to the front of property
10 Cilgerran Way Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1GF
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0485/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate to resurface driveway, walkways and car park with tarmac
St Theodore's Church Commercial Road Cwmfelinfach
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0486/HH
Erect a two storey rear extension
Cerrig Llwyd Penywaun Farm Holding Rhydri Primary School To Maenllwyd Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0487/HH
Erect single storey side extension
13 Heol-y-berth Caerphilly CF83 1SP
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0488/COU
Subdivide existing retail unit, associated external works and change of use from Class A1 to Class D2
Unit 1A Blackwood Gate Retail Park Blackwood NP12 2FS
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0489/NCC
Vary conditions 03 and 04 of planning consent 20/0983/NCC (Vary conditions 03 and 04 of planning consent 11/0630/NCC (Vary conditions (03) and (04) of previous planning consent 06/0172/OUT (Erect residential development) to extend permission beyond expiration dates) to extend permission beyond expiration dates) to extend permission beyond expiration dates
Land West Of Coronation Terrace Senghenydd Caerphilly
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0490/COND
Discharge condition 06 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of Planning Consent 24/0120/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 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0491/COND
Discharge condition 07 (Biodiversity Strategy) of planning consent 24/0120/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 28 Jun 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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