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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 dates13,354Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 11,609 approved or refused records
1,914Refused applications
9,695 approved · 1,914 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0771/HH
Install wheelchair platform lift to the front of property
2 Greenfield Terrace Llanerch Lane Trinant Newport NP11 3LJ
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0772/COU
Change the use of former surgery into 3 No. 1 bed & 1 No. 2 bed residential apartments
Troed-y-bryn Surgery - Troed-y-bryn House 16 Shopping Parade Troed-y-bryn Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2PX
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0773/ADV
Replace existing signage and graphics
Onestop Community Stores Ltd 58 Abernant Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0PR
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0774/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 06/0348/FULL (Erect detached dwelling and change of use of land to residential ) to change the wording of the relevant conditions by the deletion of the wording prior to the commencement (conditions 02, 05, 08, 09) and the wording before work commences on site (condition 04)
18A Pentwyn Road Trinant Newport NP11 3LN
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0775/COND
Discharge Condition 04 (Drainage) of planning Consent 21/0868/FULL granted on appeal 22/0026/REF CAS-01792-P9P4B0 (Erect two storey and single storey side extension with external alterations)
The Exchange And Post Office 1 Exchange Road Risca Newport NP11 6GP
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0776/HH
Convert loft with hip to gable extensions, side dormers and raised ridge with front elevation veranda, additional parking and associated landscaping
Cyncoed 35 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HH
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0777/NMA
Seek the approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0710/RET (Retain and complete the construction of two dwellings with accompanying outbuildings, new garage and the associated works to the site area including a new road through the site and parking and turning areas) change interior layout and install additional windows
17 Woodville Terrace Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AP
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0778/COND
Discharge conditions 03 (Site control - scheme major development 1), 04 (Site control - scheme major development 2), 05 (Wildlife Construction Environment Management Plan), 11 (Demolition - Details), 16 (Details of access tie in) and 17 (Lighting) 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)
The Co-operative Food Mafon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PE
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0779/TPO
Carry out works to Oak tree to reduce x4 scaffold limbs that extend over the rear garden space by approximately 2 to 3 metres back to suitable live growth points (Tree Preservation order 54/83/RVDC)
3 Clos Trefeddyg Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PL
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0780/COU
Change the use from D2 (Assembly and Leisure) to B8 (Storage)
Profess LPG LTD Central Street Ystrad Mynach CF82 7EN
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0781/OUT
Construct a 2 bedroom detached dwelling with associated access and groundworks
Land At The Woodlands 1 Greenmeadow Bungalows Glan-y-nant Blackwood NP12 3XR
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0782/FULL
Erect detached dwelling and self contained flat
Land At Bryn Heulog Westville Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5BD
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0783/HH
Convert existing single garage to habitable space, erect single infill extension and associated works
10 Oakdale Close Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0784/COND
Discharge condition 17 (Lighting) of planning consent 19/0823/NCC (Vary condition 3 of planning consent 18/0626/DNS (Welsh Ministers Consent DNS3213639) (Provide solar park, access and ancillary development) to amend the wording of the condition)
Land At Grid Ref 313169 206548 Hill Street To Heathcock Rhymney
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0785/COU
Change the use of building from D1 (Medical Surgery) to C3(b) (Dwelling house) to support up to 3 adults with learning disabilities and complex needs
Deri Surgery 5 Riverside Walk Deri Bargoed CF81 9GE
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0786/HH
Construct driveway to front of property
57 Brynteg Avenue Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BY
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0787/COU
Change the use of adjoining land and the retention of side extension to existing garage
5 Mardy Close Caerphilly CF83 1PW
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0788/ADV
Install hanging wall sign, entrance signage applied to glass of entrance lobby, bilingual opening times panel and image applied to shopfront glazing, graphic image applied to glass shopfront, and double faced double post illuminated mounted site sign
The Co-operative Food Mafon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PE
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0789/COND
Discharge condition 8 (Verification of Remediation Strategy) to the Northern area of the site of planning consent 21/0005/OUT (Erect residential development of up to 76 No. dwellings with parking, landscaping and associated works, across two parcels of land to the north of Bedwellty Road and to the south of Bedwellty Road)
Church View Ty Gwyn Lane Aberbargoed
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0790/HH
Erect front porch and two storey rear extension with internal alterations and new off-street parking area
33 Lewis Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FT
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0791/HH
Install two dormer windows to front elevation
Cwm-yr-allt House Cwm-yr-allt Lane Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8AW
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0792/FULL
Construct 2 No. self-contained flats, rear retaining wall and associated alterations
Madison Gardens St Mary Street Risca
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0793/FULL
Install 1 No. rapid charger with ancillary equipment to serve 2 No. new EV charging bays
Land At Pengam Road West Ul Aberbargoed
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0794/RET
Retain the construction of double dormer loft conversion with flat roof
Ty Ein Teulu 4A Park Road Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QA
Received 30 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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