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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.
5,635 approved · 1,394 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Garage At Grid Ref 320206 196633 Bryngwyn Road Ul Newbridge
Received 21 Mar 201716 The Meadows Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PN
Received 13 Mar 20171 Police Houses Nelson Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7EJ
Received 13 Mar 20176/6A Commercial Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DX
Received 13 Mar 2017Leamount Graig-Y-Fedw Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4AS
Received 14 Mar 20171-20 Gardens View Close Pontywaun Newport
Received 14 Mar 2017Red Lion Inn High Street Blackwood NP12 1BB
Received 14 Mar 2017Land Adjacent To 26 Gelynos Avenue Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AT
Received 15 Mar 201787 Llanfach Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5LA
Received 14 Mar 2017Prince Of Wales & 8 Dixon's Place Risca Newport NP11 6PY
Received 14 Mar 2017Land Adjacent To Rose Cottage 5 Old Brewery Lane Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5HT
Received 14 Mar 2017Chesterfield Woodland Drive Newbridge Newport NP11 5FQ
Received 14 Mar 2017Tir-y-berth Primary School New Road Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8AU
Received 14 Mar 2017Everything Everywhere Ltd 141 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AB
Received 14 Mar 201720 William Street Blackwood NP12 1NX
Received 15 Mar 201733 Waungoch Road Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LJ
Received 15 Mar 20171 - 32 Starling Walk Penallta Hengoed CF82 6BH
Received 15 Mar 2017Unit A Clive Chambers 2A Clive Street Caerphilly CF83 1GE
Received 15 Mar 201717 Westville Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5BB
Received 15 Mar 201769 Bedwellty Road Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3HB
Received 16 Mar 2017Land At Grid Ref 320594 200605 Adj To 5 Pentwyn Terrace Trinant Crumlin Newport NP11 3JD
Received 16 Mar 2017Glan-Yr-Afon Nursing Home Glan-Yr-Afon Lane Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3WA
Received 15 Mar 201735 Hawthorn Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PB
Received 15 Mar 2017Pont Gwaith Barn Pont Gwaith Yr Haearn Farm Lane Hollybush Blackwood NP12 0RP
Received 18 Mar 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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