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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.
5,697 approved · 1,399 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adj To Delamere Garth Place To Rhydri Primary School Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF
Received 9 May 20173 Clos Trefeddyg Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PL
Received 9 May 201725 Lilian Road Blackwood NP12 1DN
Received 9 May 201774 Christchurch Road Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0UX
Received 9 May 201724 Clos Coed Duon Blackwood NP12 1FP
Received 9 May 2017Garage Site At Grid Ref 320710 191371 Duffryn Terrace Wattsville Newport
Received 10 May 2017One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-Y-Groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BT
Received 10 May 201710 Albertina Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DX
Received 10 May 201743 Dan-Y-Graig Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4BJ
Received 10 May 2017Land At Gwern Y Domen (Grid Ref 317068 187536) Gwern-y-domen Farm Lane Caerphilly
Received 11 May 201713 Raglan Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1GA
Received 11 May 20171 Westgil Pen Ffordd Blackwood NP12 3QS
Received 11 May 201746 Graig View Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SE
Received 11 May 201711 St John's Lane Nelson Treharris CF46 6JD
Received 10 May 201730 Pentwyn Isaf Caerphilly CF83 2NR
Received 10 May 2017Hillcrest 17 Navigation Road Risca Newport NP11 6FF
Received 15 May 20175 Taf Olwg Nelson Treharris CF46 6JL
Received 15 May 20173 Kidwelly Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TY
Received 16 May 20178 Celyn Grove Caerphilly CF83 3FN
Received 16 May 201784 Fflorens Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DU
Received 16 May 2017Land At Grid Ref 316409 201491 Commin Road Markham
Received 17 May 2017Regi's 9-10 Hanbury Road Bargoed CF81 8QS
Received 15 May 2017Principality Shop Unit B1 63-65 Hanbury Road Bargoed CF81 8QX
Received 18 May 2017Sunny Cottage Mountain Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8ES
Received 18 May 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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