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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 dates13,262Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 11,517 approved or refused records
1,902Refused applications
9,615 approved · 1,902 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision24/0695/DNS
Construct and operate up to 4 wind turbines upto 180m in height to blade tip together with associated infrastructure (EIA Scoping Opinion)
Land At Cefn Rhyswg Farm Rhyswg Farm Lane Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7FB
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0696/NCC
Vary condition 28 (Hours - delivery) of planning consent 24/0254/FULL (Demolish existing retail foodstore (Use Class A1) & replace with a new discount retail foodstore (Use Class A1) with reconfigured access and car parking, external lighting, drainage, landscaping, and other associated site works) to allow for hours for deliveries from 0600 until 2100 Monday-Saturday and from 0700 until 1800 Sunday and Bank Holidays
ALDI Mafon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PE
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0697/HH
Erect single storey side extension
5 Carmarthen Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0698/HH
Erect two storey extension to side and rear of property
3 Great Western Cottages Hollybush Blackwood NP12 0SB
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0699/COND
Discharge conditions 05 (hard landscaping) and 07 (boundary treatments) of planning consent 23/0882/FULL (Demolish existing public house and erect residential development of 26 apartments, landscaped access, vehicle parking, public open space, and associated works)
The New Forge Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0700/HH
Construct new porch to front elevation
Ty Carreg Bailey Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HT
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0701/HH
Erect extension to rear of property
37 Windsor Street Caerphilly CF83 1FW
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0702/TPO
Carry out various tree works (Tree Preservation Order 1/82/IBC)
Land At Grid Ref 319698 198509 Pen-y-bryn Court Croespenmaen
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0703/COND
Discharge condition 05 (Roof Work Details) 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 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0704/COND
Discharge conditions 03 (Window Details), 04 (Method Statement), 05 (Internal Lining Details), 06 (Tile protection), 07 (Hoist Removal) and 08 (Roof Work Details) of planning consent 23/0779//LBC (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 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0705/COU
Change the use of studio flat to a yoga studio
23A Oak Terrace Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3RW
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0706/HH
Erect dormer extension
31 Forest Hill Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PN
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0707/COND
Discharge condition 09 (Hedgerow retain, protect, replace) of planning consent 19/0988/FULL (Erect 2 No. detached bungalows)
Land To Rear Of 15 Heol Fawr Nelson Treharris CF46 6NW
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0708/COND
Discharge conditions 05 (Contamination - Validation) and 07 (Coal 2) of planning consent 22/0964/FULL (Erect extension to existing factory, including additional car and cycle parking, refuse store, generator and associated works)
Lordan (UK) Ltd Unit 1 North Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta Hengoed CF82 7SS
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0709/NCC
Vary Conditions of planning 5/5/85/0529 (Erect bungalow - pig farming) (that the occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed, or last employed in the locality in agriculture as defined in Section 290 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971, or in forestry, or a dependent of such a person residing with him or her, or a widow or widower of such a person) to amend the wording of the condition
Cwm Ffrwd Ddu Blackbrook Road Caerphilly CF83 1NF
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0710/OUT
Construct detached dwelling in garden of existing property with associated off road parking
Land Within Curtilage Of 21 Gelli-unig Road Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GE
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0711/M106
Modify S52 agreement in respect of planning application 5/5/85/0529 (Erect bungalow - pig farming) partial discharge and variation of the planning obligation dated 8th July 1987
Cwm Ffrwd Ddu Blackbrook Road Caerphilly CF83 1NF
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0712/TPO
Carry out various tree works (Tree Preservation Order 73/13/CCBC)
27 Rhyd-y-gwern Close Porset Caerphilly CF83 3NN
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0713/COND
Discharge condition 03 (Materials) and 04 (Noise Insulation) of planning consent 24/0434/COU (Change the use of a redundant post office to create 3. No 1 bedroom self-contained flats, demolition of front extension and rear garage and ancillary external works)
41 Mcdonnell Road Bargoed CF81 8UE
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0714/HH
Erect ground floor extension with new openings, new roof, and new roof lights
32 Twyncarn Road Pontywaun Newport NP11 7DU
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0715/HH
Erect single-storey annex at the rear end of the garden with new openings (doors, windows, and a roof light), self-contained unit with bathroom (toilet and shower), kitchen, and living space ancillary to the main house for family accommodation
32 Twyncarn Road Pontywaun Newport NP11 7DU
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0716/HH
Raise eaves and ridge height to create one additional storey and erect side, front and rear extensions
Iverlea Bungalow Moorland Road Bargoed CF81 8UL
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0717/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed building for the treatment, storage and removal of dust
Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0718/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to 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) to amend wording of condition 8
Land At Grid Ref 316303 186554 Caerphilly Business Park Caerphilly
Received 27 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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