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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 dates16,807Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 15,025 approved or refused records
2,424Refused applications
12,601 approved · 2,424 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0398/HH
Erect two-storey side extension with associated external works
90 Heol Tasker Nelson Treharris CF46 6JB
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0399/TPO
Carry out various tree works (Tree Preservation Order 32/79/RVDC)
Cwm-yr-allt House Cwm-yr-allt Lane Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8AW
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0400/COND
Discharge condition 18 (Travel Plan) of planning consent 23/0452/LA (Erect two storey extension with single storey link and freestanding single storey childcare unit to amalgamate Llanfabon Infant and Llancaeach Junior Schools to form a new Primary School facility)
Llanfabon Infant School Bryncelyn Nelson Treharris CF46 6HL
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0401/HH
Erect two storey rear extension
15 Pen-y-cwarel Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0402/HH
Install bi-folding gates to replace demolished wall for access to driveway
20 Caradoc Street Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7EF
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0403/HH
Erect two storey side extension
5 Nant-y-ffyddlon Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DQ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0405/COND
Discharge condition 06 (Coal) 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))
The Whitbread Enterprise Centre Rhymney Walk Rhymney
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0406/ADV
Erect sign at entrance of Industrial Estate
Land At Grid Ref 311569 207277 The Lawns Industrial Estate Rhymney
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0407/FULL
Erect side/rear extension to existing ground floor commercial premises
Perfect Nails Unit 8 4 - 8 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AP
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0408/NOTAF
Erect new general purpose agricultural building and associated works
Land At Grid Ref 312708 188853 Coed-y-pica Abertridwr
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0409/COU
Change the use of existing commercial (A3) premises to 2 No. self contained flats
2 Coed-y-brain Road Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3JS
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0410/COU
Change the use of former cafe to residential apartment
132 Newport Road Cwmcarn NP11 7LZ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0411/COU
Change the use of first floor to residential and erect first floor rear extension
115 Newport Road Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7LZ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0412/COND
Discharge condition 13 (TMP) of planning consent 25/0342/NCC (Vary condition 2 of 23/0427/DNS (Construct and operate up to 14 wind turbines and associated infrastructure including: hardstanding areas to include turbine foundations, crane hardstanding and laydown/storage area with associated micrositing allowances; electrical substation and control building with underground power cables; new access route connecting onto the A472; onsite access tracks, with pipeline and watercourse crossings; borrow pit(s); anemometer mast; temporary construction and storage compound with associated lay down areas near to the Site entrance; Habitat Management Area; and offsite works to facilitate the movement of abnormal loads such as the construction of over-run areas and temporary modifications to street furniture) to amend the approved plans to increase the rotor diameter of the wind turbines, increase the height of the on-site transformer, and enlarge the grid connection corridor)
Mynydd Eglwysilan Common Bwlch Carnygelli Road Llanfabon
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0413/RET
Retain and complete replacement dwelling, new retaining walls and associated works
4 Tai Fforest Cottages Caerphilly Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0414/LBCC
Replace 2 No display boards with digital screens
Blackwood Miners Institute High Street Blackwood NP12 1BB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0415/HH
Erect single storey side extension
2 Llanarth Villas Llanarth Street Brynawel Wattsville Newport NP11 7QX
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0416/COND
Discharge conditions 21 (Revised fenestration to block c) and 24 (Levels & retaining wall) 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 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0417/NCC
Vary conditions 04 (Refuse Scheme) and 06 (Bird & Bee) of planning consent 26/0077/NCC (Vary condition 05 (Hours of operation) of Planning Consent 24/0522/COU (Change the use from A1 (Retail Premises) to D1 (Veterinary Practice) including minor external alterations) to extend the compliance and the discharge of the respective submitted details
Caerphilly Veterinary Clinic Unit 11 Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0418/NMA
Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 21/1126/FULL (Erect two storey side extension with porch) to replace side porch
Ty Ar Y Graig Lower Road Elliot's Town New Tredegar NP24 6EB
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0419/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed use of existing conservatory as a laser hair removal clinic
2 Bryn Siriol Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2AJ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0420/NOTAF
Prior approval for erection of agricultural building for the storage of machinery, fodder and seasonal lambing - details to be approved
Land At Grid Ref 319107 194696 Cefn Cae'r-llwyn Mynyddislwyn
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0421/NOTAF
Prior approval for the construction of a hardstanding and associated works to stabilise existing access track embankment reducing gradient to prevent erosion - details to be approved
Land At Pen-yr-heol Farm Commin Road Hollybush Blackwood NP12 0QY
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision26/0422/COND
Discharge of condition 07 (Landscaping) to planning permission 25/0840/NCC (Vary conditions 2 (Plans), 7 (materials), 10 (Boundary treatments) and 11 (Verification report) of planning permission 23/0470/FULL (Erect a synchronous condenser with ancillary infrastructure and associated works including access and landscaping, and a cable connection to the adjacent existing substation for the purpose of supplying grid stability to the National Grid as part of their pathfinder 3 initiative)
Land At Grid Ref 310441 193869 Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 18 Jun 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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