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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 dates13,141Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 11,396 approved or refused records
1,891Refused applications
9,505 approved · 1,891 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas16 mapped area records
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More application records
- Decided24/0620/HH
Erect single storey side extension with new openings
5 Hazel Grove Caerphilly CF83 3BN
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0621/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for envelope cladding replacement to all walls and roofs, minor alterations to the facade fenestration to include new access doors and daylight wall/roof panels, roof height increase to the original building footprint to align with the adjacent existing extension height
Unit 3 Heads Of The Valleys Industrial Estate Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5RL
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0622/NCC
Vary conditions 04 (Surface Water Drainage Details) and 05 (Temporary Surface Details) of planning consent 24/0380/FULL (Temporarily remove a 10 metre section of boundary wall for a period of 2 years) to remove condition 4 included on decision notice as an administrative error and condition 5 details are submitted to allow the condition to be discharged or amended
Land At Grid Ref 310617 193983 Cilfynydd Road To Pant-du Road Llanfabon
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0623/RET
Retain rear extension and roof canopies
27 Torlais Street Newbridge Newport NP11 4GE
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Awaiting decision24/0624/NCC
Remove condition 01 (agriculture/forestry occupancy restriction) relating to planning permission ref: CUDC 7898 from 1968
Duffryn Wen Groeswen Road Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UT
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0625/FULL
Construct 2 semi detached 2.5 storey houses on land adjacent the existing premise
Land Within Curtilage Of 44 Brynavon Terrace Hengoed CF82 7NA
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0626/HH
Erect small conservatory to front of house
20 Quantock Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QW
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0627/COU
Change the use from C3 Dwellings to C2 Residential Institutions plus conversion of double garage to habitable room
St Mathews Bungalow Tre-york Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LR
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0628/RET
Retain and complete a 18m x 12m two storey office extension, formation of 21 car parking spaces, creation of a service yard, erection of a 2.4m high galvanised palisade security fence, 2.2m high black entrance gates, landscaping and retention of replacement roof and wall cladding to the existing storage building
Unit 1 South Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta Hengoed CF82 7ST
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0629/FULL
Erect new mechanical plant to be located to the rear of the property, associated internal works and amendments to the shopfront
52 - 53 Tredegar Street Risca Newport NP11 6BW
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0630/ADV
Install one externally illuminated Banking Hub fascia sign (dual language) and one externally illuminated heritage projecting sign, one internally illuminated Directory of Services, two internally illuminated marketing poster, one non-illuminated community and ownership message vinyl sign, one non-illuminated paper insert A4 opening hours sign, one non-illuminated A5 CCTV vinyl sign
52 - 53 Tredegar Street Risca Newport NP11 6BW
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0632/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from private dwelling to care home
50A&B The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SW
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0633/NOTD
Demolish 2 No semi-detached dwellings located at the centre of the northern boundary of the campus fronting onto Risca Road
Gwent Tertiary College - Coleg Gwent Cross Keys Campus Risca Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7ZA
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0634/COND
Discharge condition 03 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of planning consent 24/0312/HH (Construct a first floor extension above the existing single storey dining room)
3 Tansy Close Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8LF
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0635/HH
Convert loft with rear dormer, replace glazed conservatory with traditional flat roof extension and replace bay window with patio doors
11 Park Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4RE
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0636/RET
Retain outbuilding
14 Groveside Road Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0DN
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0637/HH
Erect rear two storey extension and garage
2 Gelli-deg Street Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QJ
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0638/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 19/0049/RM (Seek approval of the reserved matters relating to layout, scale appearance and landscaping pursuant to appeal reference APP/K6920/A/16/3160099 for residential development of 260 dwellings with open space including details to discharge planning conditions 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 & 14) variation of condition 1 to update the Construction Environmental Management Plan to allow piling to take place on site
De Clare Gardens Mountain Road Abertridwr To Hendredenny Park Hendredenny Caerphilly
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0639/TPO
Fell tree T1 (Tree Preservation Order Number 17/65/MCC)
5 Rectory Gardens Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SU
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0640/FULL
Demolish existing technicians house, external alterations to H block and external works
Coleg Y Cymoedd - Ystrad Mynach Campus Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XR
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0641/COND
Discharge of conditions 03 (Construction Environmental Manage Plan) and 06 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of Planning consent 23/0470/FULL (Erect a synchronous condenser with ancillary infrastructure and associated works including access and landscaping, and a cable connection to the adjacent existing substation for the purpose of supplying grid stability to the National Grid as part of their pathfinder 3 initiative)
Land At Grid Ref 310441 193869 Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0642/COND
Discharge conditions 08 (Coal Authority 1) and 10 (Contamination) of Planning Permission 23/0654/FULL (Erect 3 No. pairs of semi-detached dwellings and 1 No. detached dwelling)
Land At Grid Ref 316564 201006 Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0643/RET
Retain the change of use of land for the siting of 16 No. holiday lodges, associated decking and facilities
Cefn Mably Lakes Ty Gawla Isaf To Rhymney River Cefn Mably Cardiff CF3 6LP
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0644/COU
Change the use and convert derelict building to tourist accommodation (Class C6)
Outbuilding Adj. Ty'r Sgubor Blackvein Mountain Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PS
Received 2 Sept 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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