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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.
6,009 approved · 1,437 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
45 Summerfield Lane Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RP
Received 26 Jan 2018Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 26 Jan 2018Barn At Llancaiach Fawr Farm Gelligaer Road Nelson CF46 6ER
Received 26 Jan 2018The New Forge Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 26 Jan 20181 Yew Tree Cottages Commercial Road Cwmfelinfach
Received 28 Jan 2018Land To The Rear Of 45-49 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AP
Received 29 Jan 2018Chapel House High Street Argoed Blackwood NP12 0HQ
Received 29 Jan 2018Land Off Blackvein Road Risca NP11 7PS
Received 26 Jan 201813 Pembroke Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1JL
Received 30 Jan 20187 Goodrich Street Caerphilly CF83 1JY
Received 30 Jan 2018Newbridge Comprehensive School And Leisure Centre Bridge Street Newbridge
Received 26 Jan 201816 Clos Cwm Garw Caerphilly CF83 2BG
Received 29 Jan 2018Bridge Veterinary Group 20 Victoria Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 4ET
Received 30 Jan 2018Cwm Farm Cottage Cwm Farm Rudry Road To Craig Llan Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3EB
Received 29 Jan 201865 Bartlett Street Caerphilly CF83 1JT
Received 30 Jan 2018Land Adjacent To Y Bwthyn Gwerthonor Lane Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JT
Received 30 Jan 201826A The Avenue Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 8BA
Received 31 Jan 2018Land At Oakdale Golf Course Oakdale Golf Course Lane Oakdale Blackwood
Received 31 Jan 2018Land At Oakdale Golf Course Oakdale Golf Course Lane Oakdale Blackwood
Received 31 Jan 201834 Ynys Y Coed Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EG
Received 31 Jan 2018Brookfields Wesley Hill Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QL
Received 31 Jan 2018Willowside Cefn Road Upper Deri Bargoed CF81 9GW
Received 31 Jan 2018Craig-y-trwyn Nursing Home Llanarth Street Brynawel Wattsville Newport NP11 7QW
Received 31 Jan 201836 Castle Street Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UH
Received 1 Feb 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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