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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.
6,202 approved · 1,466 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 St Ilan's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EW
Received 16 Sept 2019Llwyncelyn Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2TU
Received 20 Sept 2019Nine Mile Point Recreation Ground Graig View Ynysddu
Received 17 Sept 2019St Marys Church St Mary's Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NS
Received 18 Sept 2019Trethomas Hand Carwash Ltd Unit A South Court Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BY
Received 16 Sept 201940 James Street Markham Blackwood NP12 0QN
Received 18 Sept 201911 Bronrhiw Avenue Caerphilly CF83 1HF
Received 18 Sept 2019The Byre Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 18 Sept 20198 Coedymoeth Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DS
Received 18 Sept 20196 Coedymoeth Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DS
Received 18 Sept 2019Ruperra Castle Estate Rudry Road To Craig Llan Rudry
Received 19 Sept 2019Ruperra Castle Estate Rudry Road To Craig Llan Rudry
Received 19 Sept 2019Ruperra Castle Estate Rudry Road To Craig Llan Rudry
Received 20 Sept 2019Ruperra Castle Estate Rudry Road To Craig Llan Rudry
Received 20 Sept 201917 Corbett Grove Caerphilly CF83 1SZ
Received 21 Sept 2019Huntersmoon Dynevor Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6PD
Received 25 Sept 2019Land At Grid Ref 314054 197200 Rolls Avenue Penpedairheol
Received 23 Sept 2019Trevera Gilboa Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4NN
Received 23 Sept 2019White Hart Halt White Hart Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QQ
Received 23 Sept 201958 Treowen Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DN
Received 24 Sept 2019Land Adjacent To Unit 3 (Area E) Newbridge Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood
Received 24 Sept 2019Cwm Y Nant Farmhouse Fernlea Risca Newport NP11 6FX
Received 24 Sept 201957 Channel View Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6JU
Received 24 Sept 2019Land At Grid Ref 311086 209021 (Former British Legion Club) Heol Uchaf Rhymney
Received 25 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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