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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.
5,701 approved · 1,401 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
59 Greenfield Newbridge Newport NP11 4QY
Received 18 May 2017Trees Adjacent To 45 Cefn Mably Park Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6AA
Received 18 May 2017Land Adjacent To Woodview Cwmgelli Blackwood
Received 18 May 2017Ty Cwtch 19 Victoria Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UG
Received 12 May 2017Oakdale Hotel Central Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LW
Received 18 May 2017Land At Grid Ref 323117 193862 Rhyswg Fach Farm Lane Cwmcarn
Received 19 May 20177 Skomer Island Way Caerphilly CF83 2AR
Received 19 May 2017Principality Building Society 129 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AB
Received 22 May 201723 St David's Drive Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RG
Received 22 May 2017Willowdell Cottage Caerphilly Road Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3HZ
Received 22 May 20171 - 32 Starling Walk Penallta Hengoed CF82 6BH
Received 22 May 2017Gleneagles Eglwysilan Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4JG
Received 22 May 201710 The Meadows Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PN
Received 23 May 201762 Sycamore Court Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0DA
Received 23 May 2017Land Within Curtilage Of The Hawthorns New Row Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NS
Received 22 May 201711 School Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9GY
Received 23 May 2017Land Rear Of Ty Nant Bungalow East View Caerphilly CF83 1LJ
Received 24 May 2017Tesco Stores Ltd Unit C Pontymister Industrial Estate Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NP
Received 25 May 2017Tesco Stores Ltd Unit C Pontymister Industrial Estate Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NP
Received 25 May 20172 Plynlimon Close Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GJ
Received 26 May 2017Royal Oak Inn Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EA
Received 26 May 2017JB Stables Pontgam Lane Ynysddu Newport NP11 7DP
Received 27 May 20176 Trap Well Porset Caerphilly CF83 3DU
Received 29 May 20172 Railway View Penmaen Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DW
Received 29 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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