Planning application
Land At Grid Ref 314990 195942 Forest Avenue Cefn Hengoed
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect 60 residential dwellings, landscaping, sustainable drainage, access, car and cycle parking and associated works
As published by the council, reference 26/0282/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0282/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hengoed
- Decision by
- Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Caerphilly
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27 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Caerphilly took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
LRM Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cardiff
Active · incorporated 2013 · Cardiff
245 applications on PlanIndex · across 27 councils · 96% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
81 documents on file for this application
- STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS COMMENTS
- PRINCIPAL ECOLOGIST COMMENTS
- RIGHTS OF WAY OFFICER COMMENTS
- ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER COMMENTS
- TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING MANAGER COMMENTS
- OPEN SPACE SOCIETY COMMENTS
- SITE NOTICE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGER COMMENTS
- OBSERVER 14.05.2026
- LANDSCAPE COMMENTS
- REVIEW OF CEFN HENGOED LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL
- NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMMENTS
- DCWW COMMENTS
- DCWW COMMENTS - WATER EASEMENT
- DCWW COMMENTS - WATER PLAN
- SENIOR ENGINEER (DRAINAGE) COMMENTS
- REPTILE SURVEY REPORT
- MINING REMEDIATION COMMENTS
- PRESS ADVERT NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 10 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
- CHIEF FIRE OFFICER COMMENTS
- 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS MANAGER COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- DAS PART 1 OF 7
- DAS PART 2 OF 7
- DAS PART 3 OF 7
- DAS PART 4 OF 7
- DAS PART 5 OF 7
- DAS PART 6 OF 7
- DAS PART 7 OF 7
- DRAFT MINE GAS RISK ASSESSMENT PART 1 OF 2
- DRAFT MINE GAS RISK ASSESSMENT PART 2 OF 2
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY AND DESIGN STATEMENT
- GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENT
- ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL PART 1 OF 3
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL PART 2 OF 3
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL PART 3 OF 3
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUT
- SITE VISIBILITY
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 1 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 2 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 3 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 4 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 5 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 6 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 7 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 8 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 9 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 10 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 11 OF 12
- SUPPLEMENTARY COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT LETTER REPORT PART 12 OF 12
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS - REFUSE COLLLECTION
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- TRAVEL PLAN
- TREE SURVEY
- PAC REPORT
- BIN AND CYCLE STORAGE
- VIEW 1 LOOKING BACK FROM ATTENUTAION AND POS IN BOTTOM SOUTH-EAST CORNER
- VIEW 2 LOOKING SOUTH TO SPLIT LEVEL HOUSES ALONG FOREST AVENUE
- VIEW 3 LOOKING SOUTH FROM NORTH-EAST CORNER OF SITE
- VIEW 4 STREET VIEW
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED BOUNDARY PLAN
- PROPOSED MATERIALS PLAN
- PROPOSED BUILDING HEIGHTS PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS
- PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS
- PROPOSED STREET ELEVATIONS
- HOUSE TYPE A1 AND A2
- HOUSE TYPE B1 AND B2
- HOUSE TYPE B3
- HOUSE TYPE C1 AND C2
- HOUSE TYPE D
- HOUSE TYPE E
- HOUSE TYPE F
- HOUSE TYPE F1
- HOUSE TYPE G
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Caerphilly for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Caerphilly decided full applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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