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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.
5,931 approved · 1,430 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Grid Ref 320115 198442 Ty-Mawr Farm Lane Croespenmaen
Received 17 Nov 20173 Pengam Street Glan-y-nant Blackwood NP12 3XH
Received 20 Nov 20174 Penmaen Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DL
Received 20 Nov 2017Sunningdale 244 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HY
Received 20 Nov 20177 Clos Y Felin Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FP
Received 20 Nov 2017Castle Farm Cwm-Y-Nant Ochrwyth Newport NP11 6ES
Received 20 Nov 2017Land At Grid Ref 316824 201370 (Former Video Shop) Abernant Road Markham NP12 0PR
Received 17 Nov 2017Glentworth 11 Fochriw Road Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9QH
Received 20 Nov 20179 Glynmarch Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HZ
Received 20 Nov 201731 Thomasville Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2RE
Received 20 Nov 2017Cefn Rhos Y Bedd Farm Old Pant Road Pantside Newport NP11 5DN
Received 21 Nov 201733 Newport Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AA
Received 21 Nov 2017Manor House Llancaiach Fawr Manor Gelligaer Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6ER
Received 22 Nov 2017Family Shopper 35 High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LP
Received 22 Nov 2017Family Shopper 35 High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LP
Received 22 Nov 2017Garage Site Gwerna Crescent Maesycwmmer
Received 22 Nov 2017Land Adjacent To 60 Abernant Road Markham Blackwood
Received 17 Nov 201718 Bridge Street Risca Newport NP11 6DE
Received 4 Dec 2017Cascade Youth Club Gelligaer Recreation Ground Gwaun-Fro Penpedairheol Caerphilly County Borough
Received 24 Nov 2017Former Blackwood Junior School Pentwyn Road Blackwood
Received 24 Nov 20177 Darren Court Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JF
Received 24 Nov 2017Greenacres Rudry Road Porset Caerphilly CF83 3DT
Received 27 Nov 201741 Maesycoed Terrace Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7BU
Received 26 Nov 2017Former Maerdy Car Sales Maerdy House Wellington Way Rhymney
Received 24 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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