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Post Office Counters Ltd Penmaen Post Office 1 Penmaen Villas Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0DL

26/0088/RETFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 5 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Retain metal container sited in the rear yard

Received
6 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Penmaen
Agent
SK DESIGNS
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target5 Jun
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Post Office Counters Ltd Penmaen Post Office 1 Penmaen Villas Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0DL. Caerphilly has handled 4,476 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 9 weeks longer than Caerphilly's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Penmaen. We hold 1,977 applications in total for the NP12 postcode area.

74% of full applications at Caerphilly County Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal serves to introduce an overly utilitarian form of development within a residential setting and appears discordant with the character and appearance of the immediate street scene. It is not considered that the temporary consent of 2 years sought by the applicant would overcome the concerns of the local planning authority, nor would it render development of this nature any more appropriate in this location. On that basis, therefore, the development cannot be seen to have regard for the context of the local built environment and does not reinforce the attractive qualities of local distinctiveness, contrary to Policy SP6 of the adopted Caerphilly County Borough Local Development Plan up to 2021.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NP12 0DL
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
21 May 2026
Consultation start
30 April 2026
Consultation end
21 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
25 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 March 2026
Last date for comments
21 May 2026
Target decision date
5 June 2026
Permission expires
5 June 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
SK DESIGNS
Agent address
Mrs K Gandhi 58B Clearwater Way Lakeside Cardiff CF23 6DJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
105 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14683860
Documents
14
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Caerphilly

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