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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.
5,745 approved · 1,403 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Heol Fawr Nelson Treharris CF46 6NP
Received 22 Jun 2017Rhymney Comprehensive School Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5XF
Received 22 Jun 2017Annexe The Gables 17 Pentwyn Road Trinant
Received 22 Jun 2017Univar Block K - Leslie Court Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 1BQ
Received 23 Jun 201723 Ebbw View Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 4FB
Received 26 Jun 201738 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HL
Received 26 Jun 201714 Conway Road Trinant Newport NP11 3JN
Received 27 Jun 201711 Pantglas View Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BL
Received 27 Jun 20173 Chester Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UP
Received 27 Jun 201736 St Anne's Gardens Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QR
Received 27 Jun 2017Chris Howell Timber And Landscaping Supplies Land At Grid Ref 314776 187184 Nantgarw Road Factory Access Caerphilly
Received 27 Jun 201722 Mill Road Caerphilly CF83 3FG
Received 27 Jun 2017Land At (Grid Ref 323900 190615) Station Approach Risca
Received 28 Jun 20177 Heol Gwaun Rhos Caerphilly CF83 3ER
Received 29 Jun 2017Dyfri 6 Pentwyn Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6HE
Received 29 Jun 2017Beulah Baptist Church North Road Newbridge NP11 4EP
Received 29 Jun 2017Brynderwen 30 Cefn Road Blackwood NP12 1QA
Received 29 Jun 201717 High Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LP
Received 29 Jun 20173 The Bryn Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8GL
Received 29 Jun 20171-4 The Windings Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QU
Received 28 Jun 201736 Gelligroes Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JT
Received 29 Jun 201727 Lon Yr Ysgol Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8PE
Received 30 Jun 201739 Graig-Yr-Wylan Caerphilly CF83 2QE
Received 30 Jun 2017Brynmelyn Park Road West Newbridge Newport NP11 4RU
Received 30 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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