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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.
5,528 approved · 1,381 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14A Brynheulog Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4RG
Received 15 Nov 201647 Cwrt Nant-Y-Felin Caerphilly CF83 1TP
Received 17 Nov 2016Land Adjoining GLJ Recycling Ltd Chapel Bridge Yard Chapel Farm Industrial Estate Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NL
Received 9 Nov 2016Land Adj To 7 Mount Pleasant Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JQ
Received 17 Nov 2016Gwaun-y-bara House Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG
Received 3 Oct 2016New House Clyde Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BG
Received 16 Nov 2016Twyn Gwyn Cottage Ty Capel Twyn-gwyn Road Mynyddislwyn Newport NP11 7AU
Received 18 Nov 2016Papa Johns Unit B 201 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 18 Nov 2016The Dower House Gwern-y-domen Farm Lane Caerphilly CF83 3RN
Received 17 Nov 2016HSBC 91-93 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 21 Nov 2016Oxford House Clos-Y-Cedr Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3RL
Received 18 Nov 201638 Linden Grove Caerphilly CF83 3BH
Received 21 Nov 201624 Woodside Walk Wattsville Newport NP11 7NZ
Received 21 Nov 201680 Sir Stafford Close Caerphilly CF83 3BB
Received 21 Nov 20167 Skomer Island Way Caerphilly CF83 2AR
Received 22 Nov 2016Former Somerfield Stores Unit A 12 The Market Place Blackwood
Received 18 Nov 201616 Dan-Y-Deri Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HR
Received 22 Nov 20163 Harlech Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TR
Received 22 Nov 2016Land At Corbetts Lane Pwllypant Caerphilly
Received 22 Nov 2016T-Mobile Communication Mast (92870) Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed
Received 23 Nov 201627 Pwll Yr Allt Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8FR
Received 23 Nov 201643 St Annes Gardens Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4BS
Received 23 Nov 201674 Christchurch Road Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0UX
Received 23 Nov 2016Sunningdale Woodland Drive Newbridge Newport NP11 5FQ
Received 23 Nov 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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