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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.
5,544 approved · 1,381 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Area Of Informal Open Space Adjacent To Penrhiwbengi Lane Oakdale Blackwood
Received 16 Nov 20162 Willow Rise Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DR
Received 24 Nov 2016Land At Watford Road Watford Caerphilly
Received 21 Nov 20165 Clos Waun Ceffyl Nelson Treharris CF46 6LB
Received 25 Nov 2016Trethomas 33KV Substation Addison Way Graig-y-Rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8WW
Received 25 Nov 2016Tyr Hendre Pant-Du Road To Tydu Road Llanfabon Treharris CF46 6PG
Received 25 Nov 2016Barn At Llancaiach Fawr Farm Gelligaer Road Nelson Treharris
Received 25 Nov 2016Barn At Llancaiach Fawr Farm Gelligaer Road Nelson Treharris
Received 25 Nov 2016Libanus Chapel Libanus Road Blackwood NP12 1EQ
Received 28 Nov 2016Land Opposite 12 Pentwyn Avenue Blackwood NP12 1HS
Received 28 Nov 2016Communication Site At Grid Ref 309415 205814 Cwmbargoed Disposal Point Fochriw Road Cwmbargoed
Received 28 Nov 2016Tirfilkins Farm Tir-Philkins Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BJ
Received 28 Nov 201630 Waun Draw Caerphilly CF83 3SL
Received 29 Nov 201611A Lon-Y-Dderwen Nelson Treharris CF46 6HS
Received 30 Nov 2016St Dingats Church James Street New Tredegar NP24 6HF
Received 30 Nov 201610 Stanley Street Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HF
Received 1 Dec 2016Land At Rhos Llantwit Caerphilly
Received 1 Dec 2016KFC (GB) Ltd Unit B Pontymister Industrial Estate Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NP
Received 1 Dec 2016Land At Watford Road Caerphilly
Received 1 Dec 2016Land At Former 49 Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PL
Received 1 Dec 2016Land Rear Of Wingfield Crescent Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 25 Nov 201648 Park Place Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AS
Received 2 Dec 2016Land At Former Knitwear Factory Adjacent To Block H Withey Court Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 1BE
Received 30 Nov 2016Land Adjacent To Old Station Yard Commercial Street Senghenydd Caerphilly
Received 1 Dec 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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