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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.
5,803 approved · 1,411 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
British Airways Interior Engineering Ltd 4 Hawtin Park Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EU
Received 5 Sept 201722 Ogilvie Terrace Deri Bargoed CF81 9JB
Received 5 Sept 2017Distinct Worktops Ltd Unit 17 Islwyn Workshops Pontymister Industrial Estate Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NP
Received 31 Aug 2017Cwrt Goodrich Goodrich Avenue Caerphilly
Received 5 Sept 2017The Lodge Stables Compound West Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta
Received 6 Sept 2017Ty Hiraeth 52 Hanbury Road Bargoed CF81 8QW
Received 6 Sept 2017Land At Former White Hart Inn Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith
Received 6 Sept 2017JB Stables Pontgam Lane Ynysddu Newport NP11 7DP
Received 6 Sept 201713 Ty-Isaf Crescent Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6LX
Received 6 Sept 20176 Halls Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4FY
Received 7 Sept 2017Former Summerhayes Garage Riverside Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 5FG
Received 7 Sept 201710 Coed Y Bryn Blackwood NP12 1HA
Received 7 Sept 2017Univar Block K - Leslie Court Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 1BQ
Received 7 Sept 2017Land North East Of Heol Trecastell (G7 - Garage) Caerphilly
Received 7 Sept 20173 Pen-Y-Bont Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8HD
Received 8 Sept 2017Shadow Scaffolding Unit B Angel Lane Industrial Estate Angel Lane Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9FW
Received 8 Sept 201747 Woodside Walk Wattsville Newport NP11 7NZ
Received 8 Sept 2017Fwrrwm Ishta House 68 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PG
Received 8 Sept 2017Long Barn The Fairways Blackwood NP12 1HX
Received 8 Sept 2017Principality Building Society The Twyn Caerphilly CF83 1JL
Received 8 Sept 201717 The Crescent Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QF
Received 11 Sept 2017Land Between 75-77 Upper Road (Grid Ref 315409 202062) Elliots Town New Tredegar
Received 11 Sept 201710 Collins' Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QL
Received 7 Sept 201712 Bryn Derw Blackwood NP12 1SN
Received 11 Sept 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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