Planning application
Land At Grid Ref 310441 193869 Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference 25/0840/NCC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0840/NCC
- Type
- Development without complying with conds
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Nelson
- Decision by
- Committee
Site history
Applications at this address on the Caerphilly register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0422/COND Awaiting decision
Land At Grid Ref 310441 193869 Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
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)
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25/0561/COND Granted
Land At Grid Ref 310441 193869 Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Discharge condition 06 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning consent 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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Caerphilly
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/0422/COND Awaiting decision
Land At Grid Ref 310441 193869 Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
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)
- Application: 23/0470/FULL (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Welsh Power Group Limited Applicant, registered in Cardiff
Active · incorporated 2006 · Cardiff
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
- DECISION
- COMMITTEE REPORT
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTS
- HENEB GLAMORGAN-GWENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST COMMENTS
- LANDSCAPE COMMENTS
- ECOLOGIST COMMENTS
- OBSERVER
- CHIEF FIRE OFFICER COMMENTS
- DCWW COMMENTS
- NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMMENTS
- NATURAL RESOURCES WALES COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN - FIGURE 1
- DETAILED PROPOSED SITE PLAN FIGURE 2
- PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS FIGURE 3
- PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS FIGURE 4
- PROPOSED BUILDING FLOOR PLAN FIGURE 5
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN FIGURE 8
- SITE LEVELS FIGURE 9
- PROPOSED BOUNDARY TREATMENT FIGURE 7
- ACOUSTIC TECHNICAL REPORT
- SOFT LANDSCAPING PLAN - SHEET 1 OF 2
- SOFT LANDSCAPING PLAN - SHEET 2 OF 2 PLANTING SCHEDULE
- COMBINED SERVICES PLAN WITH LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- MATERIALS SCHEDULE
- FENCING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENTS SCHEDULE
- COVER LETTER
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Caerphilly granted permission on 12 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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