Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
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 dates17,140Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 15,354 approved or refused records
2,474Refused applications
12,880 approved · 2,474 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas16 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Awaiting decision26/0629/FULL
Install two roller-shutter doors and two pedestrian-access doors within the southern side elevation, removal of an existing fire exit door and associated external alterations
Power Athletics Caerphilly Unit A De Clare House 4 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3HU
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0630/FULL
Erect a pre built timber sauna, timber storage shed and raised composite decking works and ancillary outdoor wellbeing facility
Rudry Parish Hall Garth Place To Rhydri Primary School Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0631/FULL
Erect extension to existing gym, enlarge car parking area and associated works
Fitness Factory Oakdale Limited Unit 31 Fern Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3EH
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0632/COU
Change the use of existing property into three dwellings & extension to front elevation
The Coach House Ivy Bush Cottages Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0DY
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0633/FULL
Erect 2 No. semi-detached two storey dwellings, off-street parking and associated works
Land To North Of Hendredenny Drive Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UP
Received 19 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0634/COU
Retain the change of use of Fairview from Residential (Use Class C3) to Office (Use Class B1) and the temporary 10-metre Fairview field wall opening for a period of 1 year
Cilfynydd Grid Services Ltd Fairview Llanfabon Road Llanfabon Treharris CF46 6PJ
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0635/CLEU
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of the whole premises as a non-residential hall for community, meeting, educational and training purposes, falling within Class D1
Ambulance Hall Tredegar Terrace Risca Newport NP11 6BY
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0636/RET
Retain the installation of ATM
Nisalocal 6 - 7 Victoria Buildings High Street Abercarn Newport NP11 5GT
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0637/ADV
Retain the installation of 1 No. Non-Illuminated surround sign and 1 No. illuminated logo panel
Nisalocal 6 - 7 Victoria Buildings High Street Abercarn Newport NP11 5GT
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0639/NOTAF
Prior approval for erection of an Agricultural storage shed
Land At Grid Ref 310612 209029 Pontlottyn Link Road Bute Town Rhymney
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0640/TCA
Carry out various tree works on G1,G2, T1 & T2
12 Hillside Terrace Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7BT
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0641/COND
Discharge conditions 03 (Biodiversity) and 04 (Roof tiles) of planning consent 26/0357/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 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0642/CLEU
Obtain Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use to remove condition 01 (agriculture occupancy condition) relating to planning permission ref: CUDC 7807 from 1968
Duffryn Wen Groeswen Road Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UT
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0643/OUT
Replace dwelling with 2-bed bungalow
Fairview Bungalow Commin Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0RY
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0644/COND
Discharge condition 07 (Landscaping) of planning consent 25/0382/NCC (Vary conditions 02 (Plans) and 03 (Approval of the Proposed Amendments of Some of External Materials) of planning consent 20/0634/COU (Change use and erect extension at Y Fron from Guest House (C1) to HMO to be used for Emergency Housing/Move on Accommodation (Sui Generis) and associated works) to amend plans)
Y Fron Mountain View Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3HW
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0645/COU
Change the use of former sun bed shop to retail (Use Class A1), including a new aluminium shop front including roller shutters
Sunquest 6 - 8 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3AA
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0646/TPO
Carry out works to T1 and T2, crown reduction and thinning, removal of suppressed younger trees and hazardous leaning tree (Tree Preservation Order 59/10/CCBC)
34 Griffin Drive Penallta Hengoed CF82 6AH
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0647/FULL
Carry out minor elevation changes and associated amendments to existing retail unit and car park
What Stores Ltd Unit 18 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0648/RET
Retain raised vehicle hardstanding, associated retaining walls and engineering works and timber boundary fencing
3 Pennine Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QS
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0649/HH
Erect a raised decking area
Graig View Cottage The Row To Gwern-y-goytre Draethen Newport NP10 8GF
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Decided26/0650/RET
Construct dwelling and ancillary buildings (workshop, tractor shelter and polytunnels) to support a land-based smallholding, including the retention and conversion of an existing timber structure to a workshop, retention of the existing levelled area for workshop hardstanding, car parking and tractor manoeuvring, retention of an existing tractor track, and creation of a new access track and site entrance, together with associated landscaping, tree, orchard and woodland planting
Ebbw View Eco Stays Blackvein Mountain Road Crosskeys
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0651/COU
Change the use of ground floor and basement areas from former office accommodation into a clinic (Use Class D1)
The Mount 3 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HG
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0652/COU
Change the use of existing school room (D2) to a short term holiday let (C6)
Schoolroom Bethel Chapel Ruperra Street New Tredegar
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0653/HH
Erect single storey rear extension, partial conversion of garage and alterations to front and rear canopies and garage roof
1 Bedwlwyn Close Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7BA
Received 25 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Caerphilly County Borough Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in Wales
- Cardiff Council
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- Ceredigion County Council
- Conwy County Borough Council
- Denbighshire County Council
- Eryri National Park