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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.
6,094 approved · 1,450 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Woodland Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LS
Received 12 Apr 2018Cherry Lyn New Bryngwyn Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4NF
Received 12 Apr 2018The Firs Royal Oak Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SN
Received 12 Apr 2018Gernant Cottage Brookside Bungalows Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BQ
Received 12 Apr 2018Shappelles New Cottage Dance Centre The Bridge Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7ED
Received 12 Apr 2018Red Lion Inn High Street Blackwood NP12 1BB
Received 12 Apr 20185 Llanarth Villas Llanarth Street Brynawel Wattsville Newport NP11 7QX
Received 13 Apr 20187 St Margarets Road Caerphilly CF83 1DB
Received 12 Apr 2018Land At Tyle Crwth Mountain Road Maesycwmmer To Machen Ynysddu
Received 13 Apr 2018Laxmi Court Carn Gethin Hengoed Road Cefn Hengoed CF82 7HP
Received 13 Apr 201813 Clos Cwm Garw Caerphilly CF83 2BG
Received 16 Apr 2018Land At Grid Ref 314374 194851 Adj To 79 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach
Received 16 Apr 201863 Oakdale Terrace Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0DF
Received 17 Apr 201819 Kidwelly Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TY
Received 17 Apr 201876 Heol Ysgubor Caerphilly CF83 1SR
Received 18 Apr 201824 Griffin Drive Penallta Hengoed CF82 6AH
Received 18 Apr 20183 The Meadows Blackwood NP12 1FL
Received 18 Apr 201820 Gelli-deg Street Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QJ
Received 20 Apr 2018Land At Grid Ref 313945 195746 Winding Wheel Lane Penallta Hengoed
Received 20 Apr 201813 Pentland Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QU
Received 20 Apr 2018Fairwinds 5 St David's Drive Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RG
Received 23 Apr 2018Jasmine View Sunnybank Road Blackwood NP12 1HT
Received 23 Apr 20182 Fothergills Road Phillipstown New Tredegar NP24 6AP
Received 24 Apr 2018Laurist-Y-Coed (Former Comrie Bank Bungalow) Load Of Hay Road Crumlin Newport NP11 3AY
Received 25 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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