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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.
5,761 approved · 1,407 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29 Llyswen Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 7TP
Received 7 Jul 2017Garage At Grid Ref 314374 194480 R/o 19 Lewis Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AQ
Received 7 Jul 2017Land At St David's Avenue Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PD
Received 7 Jul 2017Land At Former White Hart Inn Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2FX
Received 10 Jul 2017Black Sheep House 58 Commercial Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5AJ
Received 10 Jul 2017Plot At 45 Gelynos Avenue Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AT
Received 10 Jul 2017Avanate 6 Gellideg Lane Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7SD
Received 10 Jul 20178 Llys Y Coed Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FD
Received 10 Jul 2017Land Adjacent To Tir Rhos Railway Terrace Hollybush Blackwood NP12 0SJ
Received 10 Jul 201716 Heol-Y-Beddau Caerphilly CF83 1AH
Received 10 Jul 201729 Penmaen Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DL
Received 11 Jul 2017Mining School Hill Main Street Crumlin Newport NP11 4AN
Received 11 Jul 2017Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 11 Jul 2017Sirhowy Country Park Ynysddu
Received 11 Jul 201713 Foundry Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AL
Received 11 Jul 2017J D Wetherspoons Inns Ltd The Sirhowy 59 & 61-63 High Street Blackwood NP12 1BA
Received 11 Jul 2017Rhymney Comprehensive School And Adjacent Land Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5XF
Received 11 Jul 2017Asda Cliff Road Blackwood NP12 0NT
Received 12 Jul 2017One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-Y-Groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BT
Received 12 Jul 2017One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-Y-Groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BT
Received 12 Jul 2017Ysgubor Fach Farmhouse Ysgubor Fach Ty Canol Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QE
Received 13 Jul 2017Land Opposite Highcrest Garage (Phase 01) James Street Markham Blackwood
Received 13 Jul 201721 Greenfield Street Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9RH
Received 13 Jul 201734 Cemaes Road Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GQ
Received 13 Jul 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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