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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.
5,572 approved · 1,387 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 20 Dec 2016Ysgubor Fach Farm Ty Canol Lane Machen CF83 8QE
Received 20 Dec 2016Gwaun-y-bara Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG
Received 21 Dec 2016Nantygleisiad Cottage 14 White Hart Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QQ
Received 22 Dec 201637 Priorsgate Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EL
Received 22 Dec 2016Delfryn (formerly Known As Plot 2 At No 17) 15 Homeleigh Newbridge Newport NP11 4RQ
Received 22 Dec 20164 Penmaen Close Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7JD
Received 3 Jan 2017The Byre Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 3 Jan 201745 Golwg Y Bont Blackwood NP12 3FT
Received 3 Jan 2017Kashmir 16 Moriah Hill Risca Newport NP11 6PZ
Received 3 Jan 201762 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1JQ
Received 3 Jan 2017Ty Onnen School Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9GY
Received 4 Jan 20173 Castle Fields Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NJ
Received 4 Jan 2017Pride In Care Ltd Newport House Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5AE
Received 5 Jan 2017Access Track On Land At Cwm Bargoed West Of Fochriw Merthyr Tydfil
Received 5 Jan 201713 Ty-Isaf Crescent Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6LX
Received 5 Jan 2017Plasyfelin Primary School Lewis Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FT
Received 5 Jan 2017Riverdale Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9AF
Received 6 Jan 201768 Heol Tasker Nelson Treharris CF46 6JB
Received 6 Jan 2017Lili Wen Farm Cilfynydd Road To Pant-Du Road Llanfabon Pontypridd CF37 4HN
Received 9 Jan 2017Brewers Lodge Gordon Road Blackwood NP12 1DS
Received 9 Jan 2017Land At Former White Hart Inn Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2FX
Received 9 Jan 201724 Greensway Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5AR
Received 10 Jan 2017Pengam Railway Station Station Road Pengam Blackwood NP12 3XL
Received 4 Jan 2017Records 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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