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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 dates16,438Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 14,659 approved or refused records
2,377Refused applications
12,282 approved · 2,377 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 2002 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0168/ADV
Erect 4 No. aluminium box fascia signs with internally illuminated letters; 2 No. dibond graphic wall mounted fascia signs; 1 No. 3.3m height externally illuminated double sided gantry and 1 No. pole mounted sign
Land At Former Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0169/FULL
Install new plant solution
Land At Former Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0170/HH
Replace rear conservatory together with a flat roof and balcony
8 Grosmont Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1GE
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0171/COND
Discharge condition 18 (Programme of works or s38) and 20 (Construction - eng details) of planning consent 12/0571/FULL (Convert former rectory into two affordable houses and erect residential development of 6 dwellings)
The Rectory And School Site High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0172/NCC
Vary condition 24 (high stone wall) and 27 (monitoring - bat mitigation) of planning consent 12/0571/FULL (Convert former rectory into two affordable houses and erect residential development of 6 dwellings)
The Rectory And School Site High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0173/COU
Change the use to D2 leisure
Unit N Chapel Farm Industrial Estate Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7BH
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0174/COND
Discharge condition 08 (Demolition and Construction Method State) and 13 (Tree Protection AMS) of planning consent 23/0585/FULL (Part demolish and part restore existing buildings and re-develop the site for a mixed-use scheme comprising residential use (Use Class C3) and a childrens home (Use Class C2))
Land At Buchan Building And Whitbread Enterprise Centre Rhymney Walk Rhymney NP22 5DY
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0175/FULL
Replace existing security hut with new security hut
Unilever UK Ltd Croespenmaen Industrial Estate East Pentref-y-groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3AH
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0176/HH
Erect single storey rear extension
43 Central Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LN
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0177/COND
Discharge condition 03 (Heritage-Building Survey), 04 (Method Statement - New Openings), 05 (Method Statement - New Floors), 06 (Additional Detail - New windows and door) and 07 (Decking not attached) of planning consent 24/0295/LBC (Change the use from D1 (Non-residential institution) to C3 (Dwellinghouse), also convert existing Grade 2 listed Chapel to a single dwelling)
Watford Congregational Church Watford Road Watford Caerphilly
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0178/COND
Discharge condition 02 (Ground gas) of planning consent 24/0769/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)
Block D, Unit 4 Newbridge Road Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0179/FULL
Erect 2 No. 2.5 storey semi-detached dwellings
Land Within Curtilage Of 44 Brynavon Terrace Hengoed CF82 7NA
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0180/FULL
Erect 2 no. semi-detached properties and associated works
Land Rear Of 15 North Rising Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9PA
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0181/HH
Erect replacement garage
The Warren Wernddu Road Wern Ddu Caerphilly CF83 3DA
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0182/COND
Discharge condition 03 (Landscape Ecological Management Plan) of planning consent 25/0715/FULL (Construct a temporary haul road for a period of 36 months, to the north-east corner of the proposed residential development, along the rear of properties off Y Ffordd Wen and linking onto Bedwellty Road)
Land South Of Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9EE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0183/COND
Discharge condition 06 (Landscape Ecological Management Plan) of planning consent 25/0717/FULL (Erect 40 residential dwellings with parking, play provision, landscaping, drainage infrastructure and associated works)
Land Off Tir Y Wen Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0184/FULL
Erect second rural enterprise dwelling together with associated access and other necessary works
Ty Oakley Farm Abercarn Mountain Road Hafodyrynys Newport NP11 5AY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0185/COU
Change the use from mixed use to residential
The Mog Cabin 27 High Street Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JJ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0186/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 21/0324/FULL(Erect single storey side extension) to square the back of the extension off to make room bigger
29 Small Meadow Court Caerphilly CF83 3RT
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0187/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear and side extension
23 Rhosili Road Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7JE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0188/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0441/RM (Seek approval of the reserved matters in respect of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale in respect of 82 no. dwellings and associated works of planning consent 21/1192/OUT (Erect residential development comprising of up to 99 No. units and associated works with all matters reserved)) to vary Condition 9 (Play Area)
Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0189/RET
Retain the change of use from B1 (Business) to B8 (Storage or Distribution)
Taxi Office Heol Aneurin Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2PG
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0190/HH
Erect single storey rear extension
23 Cwrt Draw Llyn Caerphilly CF83 1RZ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0191/HH
Erect two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
1A Beech Avenue Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EP
Received 17 Mar 2026
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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