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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Caerphilly County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,464 approved · 1,370 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 2015 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-Y-Groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BT
Received 25 Jun 2015Land At (Woodfield Park Funeral Home) Woodfield Park Lane Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood
Received 14 Dec 2015Land Rear Of 3 Victoria Road Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7RF
Received 29 Jun 2016Cefn Fawr Farm Ty Gawla Isaf To Rhymney River Cefn Mably Cardiff CF3 6LP
Received 1 Jul 20163 Alma Cottages Colliery Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8FG
Received 5 Jul 2016Ty Yn Y Pwll Hotel Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BR
Received 18 Jul 201635 Cobden Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PF
Received 19 Jul 2016Land Off Sir Ivor Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JH
Received 29 Jul 201624 Tor View Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HE
Received 3 Aug 20161 Ivy Row Brithdir New Tredegar NP24 6JU
Received 4 Aug 2016Land At Nant Celyn Farm Lane Rhymney Tredegar
Received 11 Aug 2016Land At Old Brewery Lane Rhymney Tredegar
Received 15 Aug 20167 Dan-Y-Deri Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HR
Received 19 Aug 2016155 Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DN
Received 22 Aug 2016Hafan Y Teulu Former Land Adjacent To Arthlena Bungalow Beili Glas Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UU Beili Glas Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UU
Received 22 Aug 2016The Old Library Nantgarw Road Caerphilly CF83 1AP
Received 24 Aug 2016The Old Library Nantgarw Road Caerphilly CF83 1AP
Received 24 Aug 2016Land To The Rear Of Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 7 Sept 2016Rhymney Comprehensive School Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5XF
Received 9 Sept 2016Former School Banalog Terrace Hollybush NP12 0SF
Received 11 Sept 2016Beechwood 35A Hengoed Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BR
Received 15 Sept 201644 Skomer Island Way Caerphilly CF83 2AR
Received 15 Sept 201622 Ffos Y Cerridden Nelson Treharris CF46 6HQ
Received 15 Sept 2016Land At Hawtin Park Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood
Received 15 Sept 2016Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Caerphilly County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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