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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.
5,769 approved · 1,408 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
94 Shingrig Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6EA
Received 14 Jul 2017Land At Grid Reference 317282 192368 Bryn Ysgawen Farm Mountain Road Maesycwmmer To Machen Maesycwmmer
Received 14 Jul 2017Graig View Cottage The Row To Gwern-Y-Goytre Draethen Newport NP10 8GF
Received 17 Jul 201714 Syndicate Terrace Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HD
Received 17 Jul 20176 William Street Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UJ
Received 16 Jul 20175 Beech Terrace Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NP
Received 14 Jul 2017Pulsars Niteclub 3A Pentrebane Street Caerphilly CF83 1FR
Received 14 Jul 20171 Pentrebane Street Caerphilly CF83 1FR
Received 14 Jul 2017Former Cefn Fforest Fire Station Pwllglas Road Cefn Fforest
Received 13 Jul 2017One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-Y-Groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BT
Received 12 Jul 20176 Bryngolau Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DN
Received 17 Jul 2017Ersanmyne 43 Hengoed Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BR
Received 17 Jul 20171 Gladstone Road Crumlin Newport NP11 5EN
Received 18 Jul 201748 Ruth Street Bargoed CF81 8PE
Received 18 Jul 201710 Hazel Grove Caerphilly CF83 3BN
Received 18 Jul 2017Peking City 2 Pentwyn Road Blackwood NP12 1HN
Received 18 Jul 2017125A Newport Road Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7LZ
Received 18 Jul 2017Ffynnon Wen Pengam Road To Heol Y Cefn Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BQ
Received 18 Jul 2017Wind Turbine At Grid Ref 313668 201131 Groesfaen Farm Groes-Faen Terrace Bargoed
Received 19 Jul 2017Bargoed Social Club Church Place Bargoed CF81 8RP
Received 20 Jul 20175 Gwerthonor Place Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JP
Received 21 Jul 2017Wind Turbine At Grid Ref 313668 201131 Groesfaen Farm Groes-Faen Terrace Bargoed
Received 20 Jul 2017Bryn Meadows Golf Club And Country Hotel Mountain Road Maesycwmmer To Machen Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7SN
Received 20 Jul 20175 St Ilan's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EW
Received 21 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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