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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.
5,682 approved · 1,397 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Lon Isaf Caerphilly CF83 1BT
Received 18 Apr 2017Ty Mari 5 Cwrt Llechryd Llechryd Tredegar NP22 5QF
Received 18 Apr 20171 Islwyn Street Abercarn Newport NP11 4SR
Received 21 Apr 2017Graig-y-rhacca Community Allotments Addison Way Graig-y-rhacca Machen Caerphilly
Received 19 Apr 2017Lloyd's Pharmacy Ltd 2 Victoria Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 4ET
Received 19 Apr 20173 Castle Cottages Castle Hill Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8DZ
Received 20 Apr 2017Plot 4 Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed CF81 9DL
Received 13 Apr 2017Monmouthshire Building Society Central Buildings 33B Tredegar Street Risca Newport NP11 6BU
Received 20 Apr 2017The Byre Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 23 Apr 20171 Lon Fawr Caerphilly CF83 1DA
Received 21 Apr 201765 Bartlett Street Caerphilly CF83 1JT
Received 21 Apr 201731 Trosnant Crescent Penybryn Hengoed CF82 7FU
Received 24 Apr 201733 Sannan Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BH
Received 25 Apr 201734 Highfield Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EB
Received 26 Apr 2017Land At (former Storage Building/garage) Bedwlwyn Road South Lane Ystrad Mynach Hengoed
Received 26 Apr 201760 Bluebell View Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3GU
Received 26 Apr 2017Land Within Curtilage Of Homes Of Excellence Victoria House Residential Home Gordon Road Blackwood NP12 1DS
Received 27 Apr 2017Cwmcarn Forest Cwmcarn Forest Drive Cwmcarn
Received 27 Apr 2017Miltons Meadows Groeswen Road Hendredenny Caerphilly
Received 27 Apr 2017Units 20, 21 & 22 Islwyn Workshops Pontymister Industrial Estate Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NP
Received 27 Apr 201750 Brynau Road Caerphilly CF83 1PG
Received 28 Apr 2017Land At Cwmcarn Forest Cwmcarn Forest Drive Cwmcarn Newport
Received 28 Apr 201747 Pen-Y-Dre Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5DL
Received 28 Apr 201742 Heol-Y-Parc Caerphilly CF83 1AZ
Received 28 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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