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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.
5,904 approved · 1,426 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Byre Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 13 Nov 2017Gelliargwelt Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer CF82 8FY
Received 13 Nov 2017Cwrt Evan House Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 13 Nov 2017Gelliargwelt Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer CF82 8FY
Received 13 Nov 2017Post House Commercial Buildings Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LB
Received 13 Nov 2017The Dog Spa 11 Cwm-nant-yr-odyn Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DU
Received 10 Nov 201726 Garden City Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5JY
Received 14 Nov 2017Land South Of Glendale (Plot 3A The Paddock) Van Road Caerphilly CF83 3RR
Received 14 Nov 2017Land South Of Glendale (Plot 3B The Paddock) Van Road Caerphilly CF83 3RR
Received 14 Nov 2017Pen-y-waun Farm Mountain Road Bedwas
Received 14 Nov 201728 Rhodfa Glascoed Blackwood NP12 1GW
Received 14 Nov 2017Boot Road Allotment Main Road Maesycwmmer Hengoed
Received 13 Nov 20177 Hengoed Road Hengoed CF82 7NW
Received 15 Nov 20176 Bramblewood Court Pengam Blackwood NP12 3QW
Received 15 Nov 201724 Griffin Drive Penallta Hengoed CF82 6AH
Received 15 Nov 2017Bryn Meadows Golf Club And Country Hotel Mountain Road Maesycwmmer To Machen Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7SN
Received 15 Nov 2017Newbridge Comprehensive School And Leisure Centre Bridge Street Newbridge
Received 16 Nov 2017Graig View Cottage The Row To Gwern-Y-Goytre Draethen Newport NP10 8GF
Received 16 Nov 2017Ty Canol Farm Mountain Road Abertridwr To Hendredenny Park Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2RL
Received 16 Nov 201748 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GD
Received 16 Nov 2017Car Park And Garage Site Aster Close Ty Sign Risca
Received 16 Nov 2017Unit C4 - C5 Britannia Centre For Enterprise Britannia Blackwood NP12 3SP
Received 16 Nov 201748 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GD
Received 16 Nov 201711 Lon-Y-Dderwen Nelson Treharris CF46 6HS
Received 17 Nov 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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