Caerphilly County Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Caerphilly County Borough Council decided more than 750 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 18% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Caerphilly County Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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20 October 2026 · Approved
Land At And Adjacent To The Former Kautex And Delyn Buildings 3 Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TW · 26/0358/FULL
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13 July 2026 · Approved
Blackwood Business Centre 85 High Street Blackwood NP12 1ZA · 25/0159/COU
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Erect 3 No mixed use industrial buildings with associated access, parking and landscaping
Land At Grid Ref 311188 194760 Rhodfa Ty Du Nelson · 25/0817/FULL
Figures for Caerphilly County Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 750 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 18%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 23%of more than 180 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 92 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Caerphilly County Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues in this case are: • Whether the development is acceptable in principle, having particular regard to the planning policy framework set at both a local and national level; • Whether the development would be acceptable in terms…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring and future residents with particular regard to privacy and outlook.”
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“The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to visual impact.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.