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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 dates16,719Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 14,937 approved or refused records
2,413Refused applications
12,524 approved · 2,413 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas16 mapped area records
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More application records
- Decided26/0344/HH
Erect part single and part two storey rear extension
27 Heol-y-felin Caerphilly CF83 1AU
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/0345/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed attic conversion
2 Corbett Crescent Caerphilly CF83 1HP
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/0346/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
91 St Anne's Gardens Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QQ
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/0347/NMA
Seek approval of a non material amendment to planning consent 25/0641/HH (Construct first floor extension over existing rear extension and construct new rear single storey extension with lantern) to widen rear bedroom by 450mm
49 Heol-y-felin Caerphilly CF83 1AU
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/0348/TPO
Fell conifers x 2, rear garden right hand boundary to 1ft above fence (Tree Preservation Order 76/73/MCC)
St Margarets Old Church Lane Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7SE
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/0349/HH
Erect two storey side extension
Cwm Farm Blackbrook Road Caerphilly CF83 1NF
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/0350/RET
Retain and complete construction of two storey side extension including construction of rear dormers
Waun Y Coed Twyn College Lane Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 3NR
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/0351/HH
Replace existing chainlink boundary fence with 1800mm timber fence
Redbrook Newport Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8RA
Received 20 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0352/COND
Discharge of partial condition 6 (Coal), and full condition 5 (CEMP), 10 (CTMP), 13 (Contamnination), 25 (Mine gas), 28 (odour) to planning permission 25/0599/FULL (Construct 33 affordable dwellings and retail unit with appropriate green infrastructure, access, parking, and associated works)
Land At Grid Ref 313987 195625 Winding Wheel Lane Penallta
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/0353/COND
Discharge condition 12 (Highways Programme) of planning consent 25/0599/FULL (Construct 33 affordable dwellings and retail unit with appropriate green infrastructure, access, parking, and associated works)
Land At Grid Ref 313987 195625 Winding Wheel Lane Penallta
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/0354/HH
Extend existing driveway and build new pathway to bungalow, build new walls, take down existing wall and put in eco drains
17 Coronation Crescent Pantside Newport NP11 5DJ
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0355/COU
Change the use from hall to residential with the creation of 4 No. flats: 1 No. 2 bedroom and 3 No. 1 bedroom
St John Ambulance Hall Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EH
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/0356/COU
Change the use to include D1 (Non-Residential Institutions) and minor adjustments to site and building layout for the provision of nursery services, to include a children's soft play venue
LB Supplies Ltd Unit G1 Croespenmaen Industrial Estate Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3AG
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/0357/HH
Replace existing profiled sheeting flat roof on garage with new pitched roof with recessed integrated solar panels
Fairbank Park Lane Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7BX
Received 19 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0358/FULL
Demolish existing Kautex building and external ancillary structures and redevelop for construction of a municipal transfer station for recyclable waste including office space, refill bays, glass storage, plant and machinery and associated works, refurbish existing Delyn building to provide a vehicle fleet work shop, storage facility and depot including retention of existing office space, reconfiguration of the building, plant and machinery and associated works and construct a car park to support proposed uses and associated works
Land At And Adjacent To The Former Kautex And Delyn Buildings 3 Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TW
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/0359/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 24/0186/COU (Change the use from Use Class D1 to Use Class A1 retail along with partial demolition, alterations and extension, vehicular access and car parking, drainage, landscaping and associated works) to install lighting
Newbridge Methodist Church Bridge Street Newbridge Newport NP11 5FE
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/0360/NOTAF
Erect an Agricultural storage shed
Land At Grid Ref 310612 209029 Pontlottyn Link Road Bute Town Rhymney
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/0363/NMA
Seek approval of a non material amendment to planning consent 23/0214/FULL (Carry out a phased development to erect 5 No. dwellings, access, car parking, landscaping and associated works) to amend the site layout plan
Land At Grid Ref 321129 189018 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/0364/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0214/FULL (Carry out a phased development to erect 5 No. dwellings, access, car parking, landscaping and associated works) to amend the CIL phasing from two phases: Phase 1: Access road, etc and Plots 1, 2, 3 & 5: Phase 2: Plot 4 to a phased development of the plots to install the civil engineering infrastructure allowing the 5 No plots to be sold and developed individually as self-build units
Land At Grid Ref 321129 189018 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/0365/ADV
Install 1no Fascia, 1no Projecting Sign and 1no Window Vinyl
Well 36 High Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LQ
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/0366/CLEU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of stables
Brynela Llwyncelyn Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6HF
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/0367/HH
Erect a single storey side extension and associated works including 2m boundary fence
1 Ashgrove Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6LR
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/0368/HH
Erect two storey rear extension and side garage extension
15 Rowan Close Nelson Treharris CF46 6EN
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/0369/FULL
Retain raised land levels and the erection of an agricultural building to house livestock
Pencoedcae Farm Pencoedcae Farm Lane Princetown Tredegar NP22 3AF
Received 27 May 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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