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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.
5,778 approved · 1,410 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Courthouse Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FN
Received 1 Aug 2017The Courthouse Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FN
Received 1 Aug 2017Essentia Tattoo Studio The Old Surgery Bryn Road Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3NA
Received 3 Aug 20171 -32 Starling Walk Penallta Hengoed CF82 6BH
Received 1 Aug 201711 Bryn Close Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8GN
Received 3 Aug 20176 Llanfedw Close Porset Caerphilly CF83 3NP
Received 3 Aug 201788 St David's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EZ
Received 3 Aug 2017Communication Site Ynysddu Rugby Club House Graig View Ynysddu
Received 3 Aug 201733 Y Ffordd Wen Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9EE
Received 3 Aug 20174 Kingswood Close Hengoed CF82 7LU
Received 2 Aug 2017Hyfrydol 23 Merthyr Road Princetown Tredegar NP22 3AE
Received 3 Aug 20171 Cotswold Way Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QT
Received 4 Aug 2017Llechwen Hall Hotel Craig-Evan-Leyshon Common Road Nelson Treharris CF37 4HP
Received 4 Aug 20171 Byron Place Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BP
Received 4 Aug 201719 Lower Stanley Terrace Elliot's Town New Tredegar NP24 6DS
Received 4 Aug 20173 Lon Isaf Caerphilly CF83 1BT
Received 4 Aug 2017Bargoed RFC Bargoed Park Park Drive Bargoed
Received 4 Aug 20173 Melville Terrace Caerphilly CF83 3HE
Received 4 Aug 2017Land At Grid Ref 316731 198680 Beaumaris Way Cefn Fforest
Received 7 Aug 201712 Raglan Road Hengoed CF82 7LX
Received 7 Aug 2017105 St Martin's Road Caerphilly CF83 1EH
Received 7 Aug 20174 Minorca Cottages Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cefn Mably Cardiff CF3 6XX
Received 7 Aug 201711 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AA
Received 7 Aug 2017The Courthouse Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FN
Received 8 Aug 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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