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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.
6,103 approved · 1,451 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lili Wen Farm Cilfynydd Road To Pant-Du Road Llanfabon Pontypridd CF37 4HN
Received 12 Jun 2018Hafan Y Teulu Beili Glas Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UU
Received 14 Jun 201830 Britannia Terrace Britannia Blackwood NP12 3TE
Received 12 Jun 2018Land Within The Curtilage Of 2 Duffryn Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GJ
Received 22 Jun 2018Greggs Plc 128 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AF
Received 22 Jun 2018Cefn Carnau Hospital Cefn Carnau Lane Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LX
Received 25 Jun 2018Chequered Flag Petrol Station Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8GB
Received 27 Jun 2018Ty Gras Abernant Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0PR
Received 27 Jun 2018Garage At Grid Ref 311621 190674 Rear Of 4 Windsor Place Senghenydd Caerphilly
Received 28 Jun 2018Land At Grid Ref 314499 200312 Adjacent To 128 - 134 Llancayo Street Bargoed
Received 15 Jun 2018Lower Ton-y-felin Farm Ton-Y-Felin Farm Lane Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BE
Received 27 Jun 201874 Heol Ysgubor Caerphilly CF83 1SR
Received 29 Jun 2018St Michaels Church School Street Tirphil
Received 2 Jul 2018Bridge House The Square Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DY
Received 2 Jul 20185 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EH
Received 2 Jul 201811 Railway Terrace Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JJ
Received 2 Jul 2018Land At Grid Ref 315476 196261 (Rear Of 40 ) Victoria Road Fleur-de-lis
Received 28 Jun 2018Tredegar Junction Hotel Commercial Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JY
Received 2 Jul 2018Newbridge Clinic Ashfield Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4QW
Received 3 Jul 2018China Diner 58 Main Road Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7PP
Received 30 Jun 2018China Diner 58 Main Road Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7PP
Received 30 Jun 201815 Heolddu Crescent Bargoed CF81 8UQ
Received 4 Jul 2018Caerphilly Magistrates Court Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HG
Received 4 Jul 2018Caerphilly Magistrates Court Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HG
Received 4 Jul 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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