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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 dates16,962Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 15,178 approved or refused records
2,452Refused applications
12,726 approved · 2,452 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0501/HH
Erect single storey rear extension
22 Lewis Crescent Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JU
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0502/FULL
Erect new dwelling house and change meadow into garden
Troed Rhiw Las Farm Troed-rhiw-las Lane Risca Newport NP11 6JD
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0503/HH
Erect a double storey rear extension with a single storey side extension
13 Ebbw Meadow Abercarn Newport NP11 5GL
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0505/HH
Erect split level two storey extension to rear of property
18 Redbrook Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8DB
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0506/COND
Discharge Condition 02 (Parking area materials) of planning consent 26/0314/NCC (Removal of condition 03 (Temporary Permission (12 Months)) of planning consent 25/0063/COU (Change the use of garage (from domestic use to business use) including use of drive in, double gates, single gate and single fence panel))
12 Waunfach Street Caerphilly CF83 3HL
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0507/COU
Change the use of dwelling to 2 No. flats and associated works
14 Llwyn-on Crescent Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0ND
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0508/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey rear extension
92 Markham Crescent Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LY
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0509/CLEU
Obtain a Certificate of Lawfulness for the siting of marquee
Caerphilly Golf Club Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HJ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0510/NCC
Vary condition 01 of planning consent 21/0843/FULL (Erect 2 bedroomed detached house with associated parking and external works) to have an additional 5 years to commence works
Rock Cottage St David's Avenue Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PD
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0511/HH
Install air source heat pump within the courtyard at the rear of property
25 Lower Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QH
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0512/ADV
Erect 2 No. Logo Signs & 1 No. Totem
Unit 4 Heads Of The Valleys Industrial Estate Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5RL
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0513/COU
Change the use of builders merchant to provide storage and industrial accommodation, construct a canopy and install two milk silos with associated pipework connecting the silos to the existing Castle Dairies production facility
35 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3HU
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0514/ADV
Erect a single-sided illuminated billboard supported by two Circular Hollow Section steel posts founded on reinforced concrete bases
35 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3HU
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0515/TPO
Carry out various tree works (Tree Preservation Order 58/72/MCC)
Ty-Sign Farm Pontymason Lane Risca Newport NP11 6GH
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0516/TPO
Carry out various tree works on all trees within Group G1 (Tree Preservation Order 58/72/MCC)
Ty-Sign Farm Pontymason Lane Risca Newport NP11 6GH
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0517/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed use of one of the existing ground floor rooms as a small-scale home-based tattoo business
26 Heolddu Crescent Bargoed CF81 8UQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0518/CLPU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate to erect a timber boundary fence 2m high to east elevation to include 2m vehicular gates to private right of way, and 2m timber boundary fence to west elevation (reduced to 1m in height 2m set back from highway)
2 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Draethen Newport NP10 8GH
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0519/COND
Discharge conditions 06 (Parking materials) 09 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and 10 (Hedgerow protection) of planning consent 26/0179/FULL (Erect 2 No. 2.5 storey semi-detached dwellings)
Land Within Curtilage Of 44 Brynavon Terrace Hengoed CF82 7NA
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0520/NMA
Seek approval of a non material amendment to planning consent 26/0215/FULL (Re-develop former Terry Howells Builders Merchant site with commercial units use Class B1/B8 with on site parking and turning area) minor changes to external finishes, change the wall cladding from vertical to horizontal, brickwork below cladding reduced and roller shutter doors to match on all units
Old Goods Yard Park Road Industrial Estate Risca
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0521/COU
Change the use of the ground floor premises from Amusement Centre to residential
Lucky Strike Amusements 15 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AP
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0522/RET
Retain the siting of 2 No. steel storage containers
Millbrook Residential Home Gelligroes Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JU
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0523/COU
Change the use from B1 to C3 to create 4 No. 2 bedroom flats with loft conversions and ground floor garages
78 - 84 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BA
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0524/COND
Discharge condition 06 (CEMP) 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)
Twyn Hywel Energy Park Land North-West Of Caerphilly
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0525/RET
Retain carport
13 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AW
Received 4 Aug 2026
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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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