Current Consultations
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Completed consultations
The council most recently consulted on Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG), LDP12: Shop Fronts and Advertisements to support the policies contained within the Adopted Local Development Plan. The purpose of LDP12 is to provide guidance on the design of shop fronts and advertisements in Caerphilly county borough. It is aimed at assisting all owners, designers and shop fitters in preparing proposals for creating, retaining or altering a shop front or a display sign on commercial premises. The council resolved to adopt LDP12 as SPG on Tuesday 13 March 2012.
 LDP12 - Shop Fronts and Advertisements (PDF 1.6mb) |
Adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance
LDP1 - Affordable Housing Obligations (PDF 243kb)
This document gives greater guidance on how policies and proposals within the LDP aimed at increasing the supply of affordable housing will be implemented.
LDP1 - Affordable Housing Obligations - Report of Consultation (PDF 159kb)
This document summarises the representations made during the public consultation on LDP1: Affordable Housing Obligations, as well as the Council's response to these representations.
LDP2 - Education Obligations (PDF 125kb)
This guidance identifies the circumstances in which the council will seek contributions from developers towards the provision of additional education requirements and how contributions will be calculated and used.
LDP3 - Caerphilly Basin Highway Obligation (PDF 3.56mb)
This guidance identifies the circumstances in which the Council will seek contributions from developers towards the provision of improvements to the strategic highway network in the Caerphilly Basin and how contributions will be calculated and used.
LDP4: Trees and development (PDF 573kb)
Provides guidance on the protection and integration of trees within the design of new developments within the county borough.
LDP5 - Car Parking Standards (PDF 708kb)
LDP5 - Car Parking Standards: Parking Zones (PDF 34mb)
This guidance provides detailed parking guidance to developers by land use.
LDP6 - Building Better Places to Live(PDF 1.92mb)
This is aimed at all those involved in the design and development of new housing, from the person building a new home, to the major house builders. The guide is concerned with creating a first class living environment for residents in the county borough.
LDP7 - Householder Developments (PDF 898kb)
This guide provides homeowners, who are looking to adapt their homes, with a series of useful guidelines. If you're looking to extend, add a conservatory, a roof extension or new garage this guide is for you.
LDP8 - Protection of Open Space (PDF 243kb)
This document gives greater guidance on carrying out an Open Space Assessment for the purposes of implementing policy CW7 of the LDP.
LDP8 - Protection of Open Space - Report of Consultation (PDF 137kb)
This document summarises the representations made during the public consultation on LDP8: Protection of Open Space, as well as a Council response to these representations.
LDP10: Buildings in the countryside (PDF 298kb)
provides guidance on the conversion, extension and replacement of buildings in the countryside. The document also provides advice on rural development and diversification, and new buildings associated with agriculture or forestry.
LDP12 - Shop Fronts and Advertisements (PDF 1.6mb)
The purpose of LDP12 is to provide guidance on the design of shop fronts and advertisements in Caerphilly county borough. It is aimed at assisting all owners, designers and shop fitters in preparing proposals for creating, retaining or altering a shop front or a display sign on commercial premises.
DDG 16 The Replacement of Allotments – Interim guidance (PDF 387kb)
This provides guidance for developers whose proposal involves the replacement of an allotment.
Adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance – Site Development Briefs
Handball Court, Nelson – Interim guidance (PDF 239kb)
Concrete Yard, Deri – Interim guidance (PDF 11.6mb)
Land to the south of Merthyr Road, Princetown (PDF 450kb)
Adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance – Town Centre Action Plans
Bargoed Town Centre Action Plan (PDF 5.35mb)
Blackwood Town Centre Action Plan (PDF 2.2mb)
Caerphilly Town Centre Action Plan (PDF 1.8mb)
Newbridge Town Centre Action Plan (PDF 881kb)
Risca and Pontymister Town Centre Action Plan (PDF 5.2mb)
Newbridge Riverside Action Plan (PDF 881kb)
Adopted supplementary planning guidance – conservation area design guides and enhancement plans
Butetown Conservation Area Design Guide – Interim Guidance (PDF 2.62mb)
Butetown Conservation Area Enhancement Plan - Interim Guidance (PDF 1.86mb)
Draethen Conservation Area Design Guide - Interim Guidance (PDF 14.48mb)
Draethen Conservation Area Enhancement Plan - Interim Guidance (PDF 6.13mb)
Nelson Conservation Area Design Guide - Interim Guidance (PDF 20.21mb)
Nelson Conservation Area Enhancement Plan - Interim Guidance (PDF 6.2mb)
Adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance – Biodiversity Action Plan
Biodiversity Action Plan for Caerphilly County Borough Volume 1 - Interim Guidance (PDF 1.88mb)
Biodiversity Action Plan for Caerphilly County Borough Volume 2 - Interim Guidance (PDF 4.27mb)
Please note: Interim supplementary planning guidance refers to all planning guidance produced under the auspices of previous development plans. This guidance is in the process of being updated but has been adopted as interim guidance in the meantime for development control purposes.