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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.
6,351 approved · 1,486 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Oakley Farm Abercarn Mountain Road Hafodyrynys Newport NP11 5AY
Received 23 Jan 2020Land At Former Bedwellty Comprehensive School Pengam Road Aberbargoed Bargoed
Received 23 Jan 2020Brookside Cottage Trinant Road Trinant Newport NP11 3BB
Received 23 Jan 20204 Brynhyfryd Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BP
Received 24 Jan 20206 Garth Close Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3EN
Received 27 Jan 202049 Heol Ty-Gwyn Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PA
Received 27 Jan 2020Land At Grid Ref 312535 186672 Groeswen Road Groeswen
Received 27 Jan 20205 Pen-Y-Cae Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FA
Received 27 Jan 202013 Bryn Road Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3NA
Received 27 Jan 2020Ruperra House Gwern-Y-Goytre To Michaelston Bridge Michaelston-y-fedw Cardiff CF3 6XT
Received 27 Jan 202013 Emanuel Close Caerphilly CF83 1SG
Received 31 Jan 2020The Rolling Mill Inn 88 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EE
Received 27 Jan 202053 High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6EU
Received 27 Jan 20201 Trap Well Porset Caerphilly CF83 3DU
Received 28 Jan 202025 Tirfilkins Close Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LY
Received 28 Jan 20205 Cefn Fforest Avenue Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3NW
Received 27 Jan 202016 Castle Street Caerphilly CF83 1NY
Received 27 Jan 2020Land At Grid Ref 311594 189518 The Garth Abertridwr
Received 29 Jan 202032 Clos Cwm Garw Caerphilly CF83 2BG
Received 29 Jan 2020Unit 3A Victoria House Victoria Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NU
Received 27 Jan 202012 Parc Plas Blackwood NP12 1SJ
Received 30 Jan 20202 Warn's Terrace Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5AG
Received 30 Jan 202027 Clos Coed Duon Blackwood NP12 1FP
Received 30 Jan 2020Glenview Pant-yr-resk Road Abercarn Newport NP11 4TB
Received 31 Jan 2020Records 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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