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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.
6,197 approved · 1,464 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 Cae Nant Goch Caerphilly CF83 1TR
Received 9 Sept 2019Relay Taxis Unit A 111 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AD
Received 18 Sept 201977 High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 19 Sept 201967 Twyn Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5JY
Received 10 Sept 201978 St David's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EZ
Received 9 Sept 2019Land At Cwmcaesingrug Farm Mynyddislwyn Mountain Road Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2BG
Received 10 Sept 2019Meadow Lodge Blackvein Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7NU
Received 10 Sept 201945 Moorland Road Bargoed CF81 8UL
Received 10 Sept 2019The Lodge Cefn Road Upper Deri Bargoed CF81 9GW
Received 9 Sept 201910 Neuaddwen Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BD
Received 10 Sept 2019Shangri-La 64 Elim Way Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AB
Received 10 Sept 2019Land At Grid Ref 316538 188922 Between 1 Clos Tyrywen And 133 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly
Received 11 Sept 20198 Hafod Goch Hengoed CF82 7RS
Received 11 Sept 2019Land At (Woodfield Park Funeral Home) Woodfield Park Lane Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EU
Received 12 Sept 201927 Glen View Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7PX
Received 12 Sept 20193 Ogmore Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TQ
Received 13 Sept 2019Land At Grid Ref 312302 188899 Bronmynydd Abertridwr
Received 13 Sept 2019Ty Charlotte (Formerly Land Adjacent To 4 Heolddu Road) 4B Heolddu Road Gelligroes Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GZ
Received 16 Sept 2019Land At Caerphilly Twyn Community Centre The Twyn Caerphilly CF83 1JL
Received 8 Oct 2019Belmont Penmaen Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DN
Received 16 Sept 2019Sports Ground Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood
Received 16 Sept 201953 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AB
Received 17 Sept 20191 Margaret Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JN
Received 16 Sept 20191 Sycamore Houses St Davids Lane Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PH
Received 17 Sept 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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