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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.
5,957 approved · 1,434 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plum Tree Cottage Yew Tree Cottage To The Row Draethen Caerphilly NP10 8GB
Received 1 Dec 2017Hollybush Woodland Pont Gwaith Yr Haearn Farm Lane Hollybush
Received 5 Dec 20179 Prince Street Wattsville Newport NP11 7QR
Received 6 Dec 2017Pennar-Villa Tonypistyll Road New Bethel Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2AY
Received 5 Dec 2017Sweet Blu's 32 Commercial Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6NF
Received 6 Dec 20175 Taf Olwg Nelson Treharris CF46 6JL
Received 30 Nov 2017Land At Grid Ref 317543 196321 Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood
Received 7 Dec 2017Barn At Argoed Fawr Farm Maesruddud Lane Blackwood NP12 0AG
Received 7 Dec 201770 - 72 Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PL
Received 8 Dec 2017Plas Y Dderwen Derwyn Las Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HS
Received 8 Dec 20171 Oak Lane Royal Oak Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SQ
Received 7 Dec 201717 Vanfield Close Caerphilly CF83 1PS
Received 9 Dec 20177 Clos Mynach Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 7TD
Received 10 Dec 201720 McLaren Cottages Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5BH
Received 8 Dec 2017Pantyrhyn Farm Cwm-dows Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP12 2AU
Received 12 Dec 2017Caerphilly County Borough Centre For Sporting Excellence Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7EP
Received 13 Dec 201717 Heol Graig Wen Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2JP
Received 13 Dec 201735 Station Street Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HQ
Received 18 Dec 2017St Michaels Church School Street Tirphil
Received 13 Dec 2017The Old Coach House 19 Morlais Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UG
Received 14 Dec 201713 Lon Isaf Caerphilly CF83 1BT
Received 14 Dec 201714 Pantycelyn Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7BL
Received 14 Dec 2017119 Greenfield Street New Tredegar NP24 6LH
Received 14 Dec 2017Former Markham Rugby Club Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham Blackwood
Received 14 Dec 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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