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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.
5,773 approved · 1,409 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Upper Ochrwyth Ochrwyth Newport NP11 6EQ
Received 24 Jul 201761 Blaen Ifor Caerphilly CF83 2NW
Received 24 Jul 201724 Van Terrace Caerphilly CF83 3EE
Received 24 Jul 20171 Bryn View Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QR
Received 24 Jul 2017116 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AF
Received 24 Jul 2017Workshop Warmington Place Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5BS
Received 24 Jul 2017Seda UK Ltd Salvatore D'Amato Court 8 Hawtin Park Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith
Received 24 Jul 201719 Ffos Y Cerridden Nelson Treharris CF46 6HQ
Received 25 Jul 2017Stonerite Ltd Unit A 6 Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DW
Received 25 Jul 201716 Roman Gate Glyn-gaer Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FT
Received 25 Jul 2017St Martin's Stores 115 St Martin's Road Caerphilly CF83 1EH
Received 25 Jul 2017Former Newbridge Post Office 26 Ebbw View Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 4XA
Received 27 Jul 201725 Cae Celyn Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3AT
Received 27 Jul 20177 Haines Close Caerphilly CF83 1SY
Received 22 Jul 2017Reception St Martin's Comprehensive School Hillside Caerphilly
Received 27 Jul 2017Land At Grid Ref 315838 196621 Plas Terrace South Ul Fleur-de-lis Blackwood
Received 28 Jul 2017Land At Grid Ref 315897 189288 Pandy Road Bedwas
Received 28 Jul 201747 Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LD
Received 28 Jul 2017Land At Grid Ref 311051 194899 South Of Mafon Road Ty Du Nelson
Received 28 Jul 2017Glendale House Alexandra Road Ynysddu Newport NP11 7LA
Received 31 Jul 2017Land To Rear Of 1 Greenmeadow Bungalows Glan-Y-Nant Blackwood NP12 3XR
Received 31 Jul 2017The Paddock Troed-Rhiw-Las Lane Risca Newport NP11 6JD
Received 31 Jul 2017BBI Group Unit 2 Parkway Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3EF
Received 31 Jul 2017Land To The Rear Of 3 Victoria Road Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7RF
Received 31 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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