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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.
5,994 approved · 1,435 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Brewery House 34 Church Road Risca Newport NP11 6FH
Received 15 Jan 20184 Newport Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JN
Received 15 Jan 201815 Woodbine Road Blackwood NP12 1QF
Received 15 Jan 2018Land At Grid Ref 320115 198442 Ty-Mawr Farm Lane Croespenmaen
Received 15 Jan 20186 Heol-Yr-Onen Caerphilly CF83 1AR
Received 15 Jan 201813 Monmouth View Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LX
Received 15 Jan 201866 Skomer Island Way Caerphilly CF83 2AR
Received 16 Jan 2018The Lodge Stables Compound West Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta
Received 16 Jan 201819 Sorrel Drive Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8LA
Received 16 Jan 2018Y Gelli 8 Gellideg Lane (Former Plot 9) Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7SD
Received 16 Jan 2018Unit 1 Parkway Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3XG
Received 16 Jan 201816 Manor Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NW
Received 17 Jan 201877/79 Derlwyn Street Phillipstown New Tredegar NP24 6AZ
Received 16 Jan 2018Llanover Buildings Victoria Terrace Newbridge
Received 16 Jan 2018The Glen New Road Pengam Blackwood NP12 3QZ
Received 16 Jan 2018Sunningdale 244 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HY
Received 17 Jan 2018Land At Oakdale Golf Course Oakdale Golf Course Lane Oakdale Blackwood
Received 17 Jan 20187 Princes Avenue Caerphilly CF83 1HR
Received 17 Jan 2018Cruglwyn Wind Farm Cruglwyn Manmoel Road Manmoel
Received 17 Jan 2018Land South Of Glendale Van Road Caerphilly
Received 17 Jan 2018Land Between 6 & 7 Whitethorne Street Crumlin Newport NP11 4PY
Received 18 Jan 20188 Tyn-Y-Coed Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7DD
Received 18 Jan 201868 Heol Fawr Nelson Treharris CF46 6NP
Received 18 Jan 2018Land At Grid Ref 314611 200342 Upper North Road Bargoed
Received 18 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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