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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.
5,874 approved · 1,422 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hillcrest 114 Mill Road Caerphilly CF83 3FE
Received 23 Oct 2017Brewers Lodge Gordon Road Blackwood NP12 1DS
Received 24 Oct 201718 Royce Close Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8HN
Received 24 Oct 2017Units A - F Parc Bedwas 2 Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DW
Received 23 Oct 2017Jelly Totz Unit 15-19 Block C Newbridge Road Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2XF
Received 24 Oct 20175 Cardiff Road Glan-y-nant Blackwood NP12 3XE
Received 25 Oct 2017North Court Capital Valley Eco Park Rhymney
Received 25 Oct 2017Riverdale Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9AF
Received 25 Oct 2017Caerphilly Contact Centre Family Centre Caledfryn Way Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2BW
Received 26 Oct 2017Land At Grid Ref 311245 205964 Fochriw Road Pontlottyn Bargoed
Received 26 Oct 201772 Cae'r Fferm Caerphilly CF83 2QD
Received 27 Oct 2017Marlan Day Care Centre - CPI Care Ltd The Warehouse Crown Street Crumlin Newport NP11 4PR
Received 27 Oct 2017Ivy Cottage 24 Main Road Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7RN
Received 27 Oct 2017Land At Grid Ref 315722 187910 Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 30 Oct 2017Former Church Hall Church Street Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 30 Oct 2017Former Church Hall Church Street Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 30 Oct 2017Old Chapel Site New Road Cwmfelinfach NP11 7GU
Received 30 Oct 201710 Sword Hill Caerphilly CF83 2AG
Received 30 Oct 2017Llechwen Hall Hotel Craig-Evan-Leyshon Common Road Nelson CF37 4HP
Received 30 Oct 201759 Greenfield Newbridge Newport NP11 4QY
Received 30 Oct 2017Hen Faes 88 High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HB
Received 30 Oct 2017Choice 24/7 Ltd Unit 5 (Lawrence Court) Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DW
Received 27 Oct 201713 Lon-Y-Gors Caerphilly CF83 1DP
Received 31 Oct 201736 Arthur Street Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5AW
Received 31 Oct 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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