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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.
6,221 approved · 1,468 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 7 Oct 201915 Beechwood Close Newbridge Newport NP11 4NX
Received 7 Oct 201931 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EH
Received 7 Oct 201927 Bedwlwyn Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AL
Received 7 Oct 2019231A Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AR
Received 7 Oct 2019Curves Unit 17 Abercarn Industrial Estate Bridge Street Abercarn Newport NP11 5EY
Received 8 Oct 201957 Griffin Drive Penallta Hengoed CF82 6AB
Received 8 Oct 201942 Van Road Caerphilly CF83 1LB
Received 8 Oct 201954 James Street Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8FY
Received 8 Oct 2019Land At Grid Ref 315722 187910 Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 8 Oct 20199 High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6EU
Received 1 Oct 2019David Morgan Ironmongers 8 Central Buildings Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BU
Received 8 Oct 201946 Waungoch Road Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LL
Received 9 Oct 201922 Skomer Island Way Caerphilly CF83 2AR
Received 9 Oct 2019Dignity Funerals - D J Thomas And Son 4 - 5 Hanbury Square Bargoed CF81 8QQ
Received 10 Oct 2019Dignity Funerals The Private Chapel Wood Street Bargoed CF81 8PG
Received 10 Oct 2019Gwaun Gledyr Uchaf Nursery Gypsy Lane Groeswen
Received 10 Oct 2019Land At Grid Ref 308965 210354 Rhymney Common Road Pant-y-waun
Received 10 Oct 2019Viaduct View Court Victoria Road Maesycwmmer
Received 11 Oct 2019St Marys Church St Mary's Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NS
Received 11 Oct 201912 Gwendoline Road Risca Newport NP11 6DD
Received 11 Oct 20191 Maple Gardens Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AR
Received 11 Oct 201923 Heol Maerdy Caerphilly CF83 3PZ
Received 14 Oct 2019Ty Tallis 13 Penrhiw Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JH
Received 17 Oct 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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