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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.
5,987 approved · 1,435 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32 Cae Nant Gledyr Caerphilly CF83 2BB
Received 3 Jan 2018141 Llancayo Street Bargoed CF81 8TF
Received 4 Jan 2018Former Gardd Y Craig 106 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca
Received 5 Jan 2018Waun Beaver Edward Thomas Close Rudry
Received 8 Jan 2018Bargoed Local Store 16 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RA
Received 8 Jan 2018Bargoed Local Store 16 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RA
Received 8 Jan 2018Derwen Farm Twyn Sych Farm Lane Rudry
Received 8 Jan 2018Land At Grid Ref 316903 188995 Adjacent To St Mary's Street Bedwas
Received 8 Jan 2018257 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AW
Received 8 Jan 2018Chartwell 11 Underwood Caerphilly CF83 1HW
Received 9 Jan 20185 Ty-Isaf Park Avenue Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NB
Received 11 Jan 2018Units 4A And 5 (Unit 1-5) Trecenydd Business Park Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RZ
Received 11 Jan 201813 West View Crescent Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JG
Received 11 Jan 2018Vodafone Communication Mast (4013) 28 Pantglas Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly
Received 12 Jan 2018Unit 4A And 5 (Unit 1-5) Trecenydd Business Park Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RZ
Received 11 Jan 2018Land At Woodfield Park Lane Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood
Received 9 Jan 20182 Clive Street Caerphilly CF83 1GE
Received 11 Jan 2018Gwaun-y-bara House Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG
Received 12 Jan 2018Gwaun-y-bara House Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG
Received 12 Jan 201860 Denbigh Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UN
Received 12 Jan 20188 New Street Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 2NN
Received 15 Jan 201872 Church Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9FF
Received 15 Jan 20189 Heol Penallta Gelligaer
Received 15 Jan 20189 Brynheulog Street Penybryn Hengoed CF82 7GB
Received 15 Jan 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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