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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 dates16,506Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 14,726 approved or refused records
2,392Refused applications
12,334 approved · 2,392 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0217/COU
Change the use to B1/B2/B8 (Industrial) units
29 - 30 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3HU
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0218/COU
Change the use from B1 / B8 to D2 Assembly and Leisure and associated internal works
PIN SIM GOLF Ltd Unit 15 To 16 Afon Court Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8JG
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0219/OUT
Erect one dwelling
Land At Grid Ref 322828 198973 Cefn Crib Road Hafodyrynys
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0220/NMA
Seek the approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 22/0163/FULL (Erect single storey rear extension) change material to vertical black treated timber cladding through a process of toasting wood (known as Shou Sugi Ban)
46 Park Place Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AS
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0221/HH
Install an air source heat pump to rear of property
26 Lower Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QH
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0223/HH
Erect single storey side extension and detached garage to rear
6 Cylla Street Penybryn Hengoed CF82 7GE
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0224/HH
Increase height of rear garden fence to 3.13 metres from the garden ground level
12 Sirhowy Drive Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2RE
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0225/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate to remove conservatory and erect single storey rear side extension
1 Rhos Street Caerphilly CF83 3HP
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0226/HH
Erect two storey rear extension and front porch
15 Pen-y-cwarel Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HP
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0227/NMA
Seek the approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 22/0621/FULL (Erect two storey rear and side extensions) minor amendments to windows and side extension roof
8 Mining School Close Crumlin Newport NP11 4AQ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0228/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0273/FULL to permit the construction of structural frame to north of existing building
Ffos Caerffili Park Lane Caerphilly
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0229/COND
Discharge conditions 03 (Contract of Works), 04 (Building Recording and Analysis) and 05 (Building Survey and Wintertree Software Inc..) of planning consent 23/0821/CON (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 children's home (Use Class C2))
The Whitbread Enterprise Centre Rhymney Walk Rhymney
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0230/FULL
Construct and operate a micro energy storage facility
Land At Grid Ref 322797 198901 Herbert Street Hafodyrynys
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0231/FULL
Install internal mezzanine floor
Unit 16 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0232/NCC
Vary condition 4 (General Goods Restrictions) of planning consent 25/0499/NCC (Vary condition 05 of planning consent 13/0025/NCC (Vary Condition 04 of planning permission 07/1230/NCC (Vary Condition 15 of planning permission 07/0168/NCC (Vary conditions 8 and 27 and delete condition 10 of planning permission P/05/1368) to amend number of parking spaces) to enable up to 25 per cent of the net sales space within Unit 18 to be used for the sale of other goods not including clothing, footwear or fresh food products) to allow for the sale of convenience goods (up to 80% of the net sales space) and comparison goods (up to 20% of the net sales space) in respect of Unit 18 only) to also allow for the sale of clothing, footwear, homeware, and ancillary items and allow for the inclusion of an ancillary cafe within the store in respect of Unit 16 only (formerly known as Unit 8)
Unit 16 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0233/FULL
Complete external alterations
Unit 16 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0234/RET
Retain and complete the change of use from garage to internal room
1 Cae Nant Gledyr Caerphilly CF83 2BB
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0235/HH
Erect two storey rear extension
Woodland Cottage Cwmnofydd Farm Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NR
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0236/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
9 Court Road South Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2QW
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0237/COND
Discharge of condition 05 (Contamination - validation) of planning permission 22/0994/LA (Change the use of former comprehensive school to a vulnerable learners facility, demolish existing building and erect sports hall with MUGA and associated external works)
Centre For Skills And Learning Penllwyn Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BZ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0238/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 (Drive and Car Parking Materials), 6 (Tree Protection) and 8 (Landscaping - standard) of planning permission 25/0060/LA (Change the use from a C3 dwelling to a C2 care facility)
Homeleigh House Park Place Newbridge Newport NP11 4RL
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0239/OUT
Erect detached dwelling with associated groundworks with all matters reserved
Land At Hazelwood Waterloo Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NJ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0240/COND
Discharge of conditions 04 (Maintain access to properties) and 08 (Landscaping) of planning permission 21/0305/FULL (Erect 3 No. 4 bedroom detached dwellings)
Trem-y-ffynnon The Rise Pengam
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0241/COND
Discharge condition 09 (Retaining Walls (Structural Calcs)) of planning consent 24/0881/FULL (Install electric vehicle charging upstands and associated infrastructure including CCTV, lighting, bollards, substation, underground cabling and all associated works)
Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly
Received 2 Apr 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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