Planning application
148 High Street Blackwood NP12 1YZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change the use of commercial property into 1 No. apartment and 2 No. studios with ground-floor cafe/ takeaway (Proposed A3)
As published by the council, reference 26/0111/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0111/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Blackwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NP12 1YZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Caerphilly register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0396/COND Granted
148 High Street Blackwood NP12 1YZ
Discharge condition 04 (Waste Storage), 05 (Stacks/Vents) and 07 (Sound Insulation) of planning consent 26/0111/COU (Change the use of commercial property into 1 No. apartment and 2 No. studios with ground-floor cafe/ takeaway (Proposed A3))
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Caerphilly
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25 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/0396/COND Granted
148 High Street Blackwood NP12 1YZ
Discharge condition 04 (Waste Storage), 05 (Stacks/Vents) and 07 (Sound Insulation) of planning consent 26/0111/COU (Change the use of commercial property into 1 No. apartment and 2 No. studios with ground-floor cafe/ takeaway (Proposed A3))
Who's behind it
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DPS Architecture Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice registered in Cardiff
Active · incorporated 2013 · Cardiff
33 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION
- DECISION - VERSION 2
- PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- DRAINAGE COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGER COMMENTS
- PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING COMMENTS (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH)
- SITE NOTICE
- DWR CYMRU COMMENTS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- AMENDED APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
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Caerphilly granted permission on 18 May 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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