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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 dates13,222Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 11,477 approved or refused records
1,901Refused applications
9,576 approved · 1,901 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Oct 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0671/TPO
Crown lift to provide highway clearance, lateral pruning and fell silver birch (Tree Preservation Order 38/07/CCBC)
Land At Grid Ref 318157 196676 Tir-philkins Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0672/FULL
Replace existing cladding, windows and doors, relocate doors and windows, installation of louvres and flues
Unit 3-4 Bryn Brithdir Oakdale Business Park Oakdale Blackwood NP12 4AA
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0673/COND
Discharge conditions 08 (Biodiversity Birds) and 15 (Materials) of planning consent 18/1090/FULL (Erect four dwellings)
Land At Grid Ref 312302 188899 Bronmynydd Abertridwr
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0674/HH
Convert loft with front dormer and balcony
Windermere Cae Gorlan Street Abercarn Newport NP11 4TA
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0675/LA
Reconstruct bowls club
Gilfach And Bargoed Bowls Club Pavilion And Bowling Green Bargoed Gilfach Welfare Ground Maes-y-graig Street Gilfach CF81 8JE
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0676/NCC
Vary condition 16 (Hours - general) of Planning Consent 20/0750/FULL (Change the use from agriculture to tourism and educational land based facility together with the erection of new visitor centre and education building) to increase opening period from 18.00 to 20.30 Mondays to Saturdays and from 17.00 to18.00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays
Colliers Farm Park Caerphilly Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PR
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0677/COND
Discharge condition 21 (Bats - Lighting) of planning consent 23/0885/NCC (Vary condition 5 (Approved Plans) of planning consent 21/1192/OUT (Erect residential development comprising of up to 99 No. units and associated works with all matters reserved) to amend scale parameters)
Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0678/COU
Change the use from a dwelling to a 7 Bedroom HMO (Sui Generis Use)
Royal House 33 High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NB
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0679/FULL
Remove glass panes from window on east elevation of the exchange, install aluminium louvre
British Telecom Telephone Exchange Florence Grove Caerphilly CF83 1GQ
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0680/HH
Erect first floor extension and side dormer to existing loft conversion to create a habitable room
4 Laurel Court Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8BE
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0681/HH
Convert existing stone-faced outbuilding into additional family living accommodation
Beaufort House Merthyr Road Rhymney Bridge Llechryd Tredegar NP22 5QG
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0682/COND
Discharge of conditions 05 (Footway Navigation Street), 14 (Landscaping), 16 (Levels) and 19 (Site control) of Planning Consent 22/0197/FULL (Erect four detached dwellings with on site parking and new access onto Navigation Street)
Land At Grid Ref 318132 189100 Navigation Street Trethomas
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0683/FULL
Erect a minor extension to the existing factory facility to provide ancillary office accommodation and associated staff facilities
Rowecord Building Commercial Street Newport Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EY
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0684/TCA
Carry out various tree works
3 Central Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LW
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0685/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 24/0160/HH (Erect a single storey rear extension) change roof design to meet structural needs
12 Clos-y-cedr Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3RL
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0686/HH
Erect single storey rear extension and convert existing storage to playroom
3 Ffos Y Cerridden Nelson Treharris CF46 6HQ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0687/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0284/NCC (Retain the development as constructed and vary condition 02 (Approved plans) of planning consent 20/0044/FULL (Erect two 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings) to allow new dormers and removal of lower ground floor) to change the rear steps, dormer size and finishes, front boundary wall and front windows
Land At Grid Ref 320502 196783 High Street Newbridge
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0688/FULL
Form a new electrical cupboard to the front elevation of the building
The Courthouse Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FN
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0689/LBC
Form a new electrical cupboard to the front elevation of the building
The Courthouse Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FN
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0690/HH
Erect two storey side extension
21 Clos Pandy Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DN
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0691/LA
Construct new drainage infrastructure and implementation of additional landscape planting and landscape management changes
War Memorial Park High Street East Ul Rhymney
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0692/RET
Retain and complete single storey rear extension
7 Dan Y Graig Road Risca Newport NP11 6DB
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0693/NCC
Vary Condition 2 of planning consent P/03/1572 (Erect unit for care of family member) to reflect changed circumstances
Britannia House Britannia Terrace Britannia Blackwood NP12 3TE
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0694/HH
Demolish rear single-storey, erect two storey extension with an extended single storey and convert loft
85 Bartlett Street Caerphilly CF83 1JU
Received 20 Sept 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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