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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.
6,080 approved · 1,447 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 2014 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Green Meadow Cottage Darran Road Risca Newport NP11 6GY
Received 3 Apr 201826A The Avenue Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 8BA
Received 3 Apr 2018Ebenezer Baptist Church De Winton Terrace Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3JY
Received 4 Apr 2018Land At Grid Ref 318118 196697 Church View Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith
Received 4 Apr 2018Ty Treharne Groeswen Road Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UT
Received 9 Apr 2018Beverley Bungalow 61 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HD
Received 5 Apr 201862 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PG
Received 5 Apr 201829 Hospital Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DG
Received 6 Apr 2018Bridge House The Square Church Street Bedwas CF83 8DY
Received 6 Apr 2018Bridge House The Square Church Street Bedwas
Received 6 Apr 20188 Lyne Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AT
Received 6 Apr 2018The Paddock Caerphilly
Received 6 Apr 2018Chez Nous 26 Sunny Bank Terrace Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PY
Received 6 Apr 20187 Haines Close Caerphilly CF83 1SY
Received 6 Apr 2018Ty Tallis 13 Penrhiw Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JH
Received 6 Apr 20181 Bryn-Gwyn Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8BA
Received 6 Apr 2018Terrace House 9 The Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5XJ
Received 10 Apr 2018Ty Webb Pen-Rhiw Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EW
Received 10 Apr 2018Ty Webb Pen-Rhiw Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EW
Received 10 Apr 2018Public Conveniences High Street Newbridge
Received 11 Apr 2018Land At Grid Ref 314836 198731 Western Drive Bargoed
Received 9 Apr 20181 Pen-Y-Lan Terrace Treowen Newport NP11 3DH
Received 11 Apr 2018Ynsyddu Yard - Vine Tree Ynysddu Hotel Approach Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JW
Received 11 Apr 2018Jenmo House Pennar Lane Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4GY
Received 12 Apr 2018Records 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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