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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.
6,116 approved · 1,453 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Caerphilly Magistrates Court Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HG
Received 4 Jul 201883 Ridgeway Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RD
Received 4 Jul 2018Land At Oakdale Golf Course Oakdale Golf Course Lane Oakdale
Received 5 Jul 2018The Bank House 5 James Street New Tredegar NP24 6EW
Received 5 Jul 2018Brynheulog Bungalow 9 Old Parish Road Hengoed CF82 7HU
Received 5 Jul 2018The Haven 21 Heol Pwllypant Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2ND
Received 5 Jul 201821 Tai'r Heol Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DL
Received 6 Jul 201863 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HD
Received 6 Jul 2018Land At Tyle Crwth South West Of Ynysddu Newport
Received 6 Jul 201837 Priorsgate Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EL
Received 9 Jul 201813 Collins' Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QL
Received 9 Jul 201813 Collins' Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QL
Received 9 Jul 201893 Bloomfield Road Blackwood NP12 1LY
Received 6 Jul 201837 High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LP
Received 9 Jul 2018The Rolling Mill Inn 88 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EE
Received 9 Jul 20184 Druids Close Caerphilly CF83 2XR
Received 10 Jul 2018Van Mansion Gwern-y-domen Farm Lane Caerphilly CF83 3RN
Received 6 Jul 2018Land To The Rear Of 50 Victoria Road Fleur De Lis Blackwood NP12 3UQ
Received 11 Jul 2018Land At Grid Ref 313169 206548 Wauntysswg Farm Abertysswg Rhymney Tredegar
Received 9 Jul 201870 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly
Received 11 Jul 2018Unit 2A Parkway Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3EF
Received 11 Jul 201841 Maesycoed Terrace Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7BU
Received 12 Jul 20186 Pembroke Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TN
Received 12 Jul 20189 The Drive Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JX
Received 12 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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