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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.
5,652 approved · 1,394 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Oakdale Manor Residential Home Rhiw Syr Dafydd Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JJ
Received 28 Mar 201725 The Spinney Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PJ
Received 28 Mar 20179 Brynglas Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2PH
Received 28 Mar 2017Stonerite Ltd Unit 6A Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DW
Received 28 Mar 2017Land At Grid Ref 314117 193622 Troedyrhiw Ystrad Mynach
Received 28 Mar 2017TWT Logistics 10 Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach
Received 24 Mar 2017St Michaels Church School Street Tirphil NP24 6ET
Received 29 Mar 2017Former Pontymister Service Station Newport Road Pontymister Risca NP11 6JP
Received 29 Mar 2017Clovely Railway Terrace Caerphilly CF83 1HX
Received 29 Mar 2017C Block Coleg Y Cymoedd - Ystrad Mynach Campus Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach
Received 28 Mar 2017Llanfabon Inn Cilfynydd Road To Pant-Du Road Llanfabon Treharris CF46 6PG
Received 29 Mar 20177 Glan-Yr-Afon Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NW
Received 29 Mar 201745 The Crescent Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AG
Received 30 Mar 20179 Stonerwood View Pantside Newport NP11 5DF
Received 29 Mar 2017Land At Grid Ref 315079 192127 (South Of Birchwood) Caerphilly Road Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3HZ
Received 4 Apr 2017Glyncliffe Bungalow St David's Avenue Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PJ
Received 30 Mar 201746 Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 7AB
Received 28 Mar 2017Cruglwyn Manmoel Road Manmoel NP12 0GD
Received 31 Mar 2017Land Adjacent To Ty Mynydd Monmouth View Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LX
Received 31 Mar 2017Turret Corner 12 Knights Walk Caerphilly CF83 2XN
Received 31 Mar 201739 Dol-Y-Pandy Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HL
Received 30 Mar 201778 Brynmynach Avenue Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7BY
Received 31 Mar 201727 Bryn-Gwyn Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8BA
Received 3 Apr 2017105 St Martin's Road Caerphilly CF83 1EH
Received 3 Apr 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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