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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 dates13,085Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 11,341 approved or refused records
1,886Refused applications
9,455 approved · 1,886 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided24/0569/FULL
Erect agricultural building and associated works
Cwarrau Mawr Farm Cwarrau Mawr Farm Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2LN
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0570/HH
Create off-road parking
6 Coed Moelfa Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5LF
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0571/TPO
Cut back to growth points taking 25% off branches (Tree Preservation Order 49/82/RVDC)
2 Kingswood Close Hengoed CF82 7LU
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0572/HH
Erect single storey rear extension
9 Upper Wood Street Bargoed CF81 8PF
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0573/HH
Construct wheelchair platform, lift and associated works
20 High Meadow Abercarn Newport NP11 5AA
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0574/ADV
Erect 1 internally illuminated flexi face box, various internally applied window graphics and A0 non illuminated poster cases
Unit 1A Blackwood Gate Retail Park Blackwood
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0575/COND
Discharge of condition 20 (mine workings) of planning permission 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)
Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0576/COND
Discharge of conditions 12 (Engineering details) and 14 (Ground and finished floor levels) 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 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0577/HH
Erect first floor extension to create two bedrooms
11 West Street Bargoed CF81 8RZ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0578/HH
Erect single storey side and rear extension with associated works
57 Ashgrove Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6LS
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0579/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0140/HH (Alter garage roof from mono pitch to dual pitch) to erect glass window to side of roof
9 Neuaddwen Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BD
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0580/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent Appeal Ref: CAS-02343-Y9Q3H4 (planning application 22/0482/FULL (Demolish existing outbuildings and erect new L-shaped stable block and associated developments)) to rotate the stable block
Stables Gelli-unig Road East Ul Pontywaun
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0581/NOTAF
Carry out engineering works to realign, construct and resurface access track and the regrading of adjacent land to bring back into productive agricultural use; the track will provide safe access to an agricultural field
Land To The West Of Eglwysilian Road Eglwysilian Road, Aber Valley Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4ET
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0582/COND
Discharge conditions 20 (Landscaping Scheme) and 21 (Landscaping and Biodiversity Management Plan) 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 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0583/COND
Discharge condition 16 (Potable Water) 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 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0584/RET
Retain topographical alterations and retain and complete the construction of retaining walls
Land At Hafodrisclawdd-fach Hafodrisclawdd Fawr Lane Manmoel Blackwood NP12 0HZ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0585/FULL
Remove six glass panes and replace with new aluminium ventilation louvres to match existing louvres installed
British Telecom Telephone Exchange Central Street Ystrad Mynach
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0586/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0442/HH (Erect outbuilding to rear of the property to be used as a summer house) to increase the roof height from 2.5m to 2.6m
17 Gate Field Close Bedwas CF83 8JR
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0587/HH
Erect single storey rear infill extension with loft conversion and erect new garage
11 Halls Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4FY
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0588/RET
Retain the erection of an outbuilding
2 Glan-ddu Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3XT
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0589/FULL
Extend trade kitchen of public house
The Lord Nelson Inn 4 Commercial Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6ND
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0590/COND
Discharge conditions 03 (Scheme for ventilation) and 04 (Scheme for commercial wastage) of planning consent 24/0422/COU (Change the use from dental practice (Class D1) to proposed Chinese traditional massage and wellbeing centre)
Dental Practice 4 Clive Street Caerphilly CF83 1GE
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0591/NCC
Vary conditions 02 (Plans) and 04 (Waste storage) of Planning Consent 23/0347/COU (Change the use from office building to residential for 8 No. flats) to amend plans
Crumlin Institute Buildings Crumlin Square Crumlin
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0593/NCC
Vary Condition 02 (Approved Plans) to Planning Consent 23/0708/FULL (Erect 2 No. residential dwellings and associated works) to amend location and finished floor levels of approved dwellings
Land At Grid Ref 320424 197061 Homeleigh Newbridge
Received 8 Aug 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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