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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.
6,154 approved · 1,458 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Newbridge Clinic Ashfield Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4QW
Received 14 Feb 2019North Court Capital Valley Eco Park Rhymney
Received 14 Feb 2019Seion Baptist Church Glenview Terrace Llanbradach
Received 19 Feb 2019Land At Grid Ref 317269 196829 Coronation Road East Lane Blackwood
Received 22 Feb 2019Gaffaccino's Coffee Shop Unit B 24 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AN
Received 8 Mar 2019Land Adjoining GLJ Recycling Ltd Chapel Bridge Yard Chapel Farm Industrial Estate Cwmcarn Newport
Received 7 Mar 2019Garth View Lower Glyn-Gwyn Street Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8GA
Received 11 Mar 2019Land At Former Bedwellty Comprehensive School Pengam Road Aberbargoed
Received 22 Mar 2019113 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AD
Received 29 Mar 2019161 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 29 Mar 2019Ty Tallis 13 Penrhiw Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JH
Received 9 Apr 2019Shop Alexandra Road Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JY
Received 10 Apr 2019The New Forge Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale
Received 1 May 2019Unit B Technical Centre William Street Gilfach
Received 3 May 2019The Old Smithy Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG
Received 8 May 2019The Barn Gelli Gynnes Farm Oakdale Golf Course Lane Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NF
Received 16 May 2019Fwrrwm Ishta House 68 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PG
Received 17 May 2019Railway Goods Yard Station Houses Tirphil
Received 17 May 2019St Martin's Stores 115 St Martin's Road Caerphilly CF83 1EH
Received 17 May 2019Land At Former All Saints Church Pencerrig Street Llanbradach
Received 22 May 2019Asda Cliff Road Blackwood NP12 0NT
Received 22 May 2019Land Rear Of 39 Highfield Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EB
Received 22 May 201917 Heol Isaf Nelson Treharris CF46 6NS
Received 29 May 2019Land Adjacent To Mount Pleasant Inn Mount Pleasant Row Pentwyn Bargoed CF81 9NJ
Received 4 Jun 2019Records 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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