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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 dates13,320Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 11,575 approved or refused records
1,910Refused applications
9,665 approved · 1,910 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided24/0744/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 21/0855/FULL (Install anemometer mast of up to 81.3 m high (including instruments) for 3 years, with associated security fencing) to alter description
Llanbradach Fawr Farm Llanbradach Farm Lane Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3QR
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0745/HH
Erect first floor extension to create two bedrooms
11 West Street Bargoed CF81 8RZ
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0747/COND
Discharge conditions 05 (Contamination - soil import testing) and 07 (Reptile Protection) of planning consent 20/0087/LA (Extend curtilage of school and erect a standalone building to accommodate a nursery together with access, play area and associated works)
Ysgol Ifor Bach Windsor Way Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4AB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0748/HH
Erect rear first floor extension and off road parking space
59 Bailey Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HU
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0749/COND
Discharge condition 08 (Contamination - soil import testing) of planning consent 20/0229/LA (Erect single storey modular building and modifications to the existing school car park)
Cwrt Rawlin Childcare Centre Cwrt Rawlin Primary School Cae Meillion Caerphilly
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Awaiting decision24/0750/DNS
The construction, operation and decommissioning of up to eight wind turbines and solar PV panels with battery storage facility and associated infrastructure/hardstanding
Llanwonno Phase 2 Wind Farm Llwycelyn Pontypridd
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0752/NCC
Vary conditions 03 (Use Class), 05 (Access to storage Containers) and 08 (Customer/Delivery hours) and Discharge conditions 04 (Materials) and 07 (Access Road) of planning consent 22/0841/COU (Change the use of derelict land from B1 to B8 and installation of storage containers and associated external works)
Land Within Morgan Street Works Llanbradach
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0754/RET
Retain gazebo/pergola in the back garden
40 Meadowland Close Caerphilly CF83 3SB
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0755/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 22/0072/FULL (Erect residential development of 153 No. units with new access, landscaping, drainage arrangements and associated works) to vary the condition trigger of Conditions 10 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme) and 22 (Public Open Space Design)
Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0756/NMA
Seek the approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0315/LA (Erect a two storey extension, single storey link to form a new main entrance to the school, additional parking, outdoor play spaces and associated works) change external cladding, consent for proposed fencing and minor amendments to site plan
Trinity Fields School And Resource Centre Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XW
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0757/COND
Discharge condition 12 (Demolition and Construction Method) of planning consent 21/1213/FULL (Demolish the Former St Catherine's Church and redevelop into residential flats and associated works - Allowed on Appeal, Appeal reference: CAS-02670-C0C2G7)
Former St Catherine's Church Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0758/RET
Retain stretch gazebo and fixings
Ffos Caerffili Park Lane Caerphilly
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0759/RET
Retain the change of use of existing agricultural barn to two bed holiday let
Pencoedcae Farm Pencoedcae Farm Lane Princetown Tredegar NP22 3AF
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0760/HH
Erect first floor bedroom and bathroom extension above existing attached garage
31 Heol Brynteg Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7EY
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0761/RET
Retain the construction of 3 No. holiday cabins and refurbish existing barn
Maesmawr Farm Mountain Road Risca Newport NP11 6FY
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0762/HH
Erect first floor extension
7 Trem-yr-efail Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FL
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0763/HH
Erect single storey side extension
9 The Alders Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LQ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0764/RET
Retain and complete the construction of a summerhouse and decking
Graigwen Bungalow Gwyddon Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5AL
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0765/RET
Retain carport
41 Tai'r Heol Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DL
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0766/FULL
Erect buildings upon existing farmland to use as a wellness centre
Land At Pen-y-waun Farm Mountain Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8ER
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0767/HH
Erect single storey rear extension and front entrance porch
16 Highland Crescent Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NE
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0768/NCC
Vary condition 02 (Approved Plans) of Planning Consent 24/0172/FULL (Erect ground floor extension to the rear of the property with ancillary parking provision) to replace the consented plans with amended plans
Creazione Fitness Co Unit A Block E - Sparks House Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 1BQ
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0769/RET
Retain the sub-division of the existing building to 7 units comprising of units A and D-H for Class B2 Use and unit 4B/C for the restricted sale of Class A1, together with the proposed erection of a new terrace comprising up to 5 Class B1/B2/B8 Units with associated parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent To Unit 4 Block D Newbridge Road Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AN
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0770/ADV
Erect illuminated fascia signage
Unit 27 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 22 Oct 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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