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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.
5,707 approved · 1,401 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
31 Hillside Road Crumlin Newport NP11 4QB
Received 26 May 2017163 Beaumaris Way Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1DF
Received 26 May 2017Shappelles New Cottage Dance Centre The Bridge Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7ED
Received 30 May 2017Ffrwd Farm Pandy Lane Llanbradach Hengoed CF82 7SY
Received 30 May 2017Panteg Hotel The Square Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DH
Received 30 May 2017Land To The Rear Of 13 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AW
Received 30 May 2017Llwyncelyn Bungalow Rudry Road Rudry Caerphilly CF14 0SN
Received 30 May 2017Greggs Unit 29 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 31 May 201797 Mill-race Abercarn Newport NP11 4TP
Received 1 Jun 2017Land At Grid Ref 315079 192127 (South Of Birchwood) Caerphilly Road Llanbradach
Received 1 Jun 2017Penpedairheol Farm Cwmalsie Lane Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2QT
Received 1 Jun 2017Bedlwyn Farm Cefn-Rhychdir Road Phillipstown New Tredegar NP24 6BT
Received 1 Jun 2017Land At Heol Aneurin Near Y Cilgant Penyrheol Caerphilly
Received 2 Jun 2017Land At Colliery Road Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 2 Jun 2017Caerphilly County Borough Council Units 22 - 23 Bowen Industrial Estate Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9EP
Received 2 Jun 2017Land Within Curtilage Of 64 Crown Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GD
Received 2 Jun 201717 Vanfield Close Caerphilly CF83 1PS
Received 5 Jun 2017199 Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6PP
Received 5 Jun 201778 Bailey Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HW
Received 5 Jun 2017Angel Way Dental Care 58 Cardiff Road Bargoed CF81 8PA
Received 8 Jun 2017Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 5 Jun 2017Rhymney Comprehensive School Site And Adjacent Land Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5XF
Received 5 Jun 2017Land Off Blackvein Road Risca NP11 7PS
Received 5 Jun 2017Nga Wharua Crescent Road Caerphilly CF83 1AB
Received 6 Jun 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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