Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,390 approved · 1,488 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
89 Toronto Close Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0UY
Received 10 Mar 2020Braeburn Cottage Old Pant Road Pantside Newport NP11 5DN
Received 11 Mar 20205 Albertina Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DY
Received 10 Mar 202033 Heol Isaf Nelson Treharris CF46 6NS
Received 11 Mar 2020Ty'r Sais Stables Ty'r Sais Farm Lane Argoed Blackwood NP12 0JA
Received 6 Mar 202021 Denbigh Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UN
Received 12 Mar 202023 Brynmynach Avenue Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7BY
Received 12 Mar 202064 Heol Barri Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2LY
Received 12 Mar 2020Domino's Unit 8 Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 13 Mar 2020Land At (former) 3 Isycoed Cottages Cwmgelli Blackwood
Received 13 Mar 2020Highfield Penrhiw Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PX
Received 16 Mar 2020The Byre Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 16 Mar 2020School Bungalow St Mary's Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EE
Received 16 Mar 2020Penygraig House Pen-Y-Graig Row Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9PY
Received 16 Mar 2020Land At Grid Ref 311051 194899 Mafon Road Nelson
Received 16 Mar 2020Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly
Received 16 Mar 2020110 Commercial Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9EX
Received 17 Mar 2020Patels Shop Unit 32 Merchant Street Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9PD
Received 17 Mar 2020White Hart Inn White Hart Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QQ
Received 17 Mar 202020 Islwyn Road Wattsville Newport NP11 7QH
Received 17 Mar 2020Cwrt Rawlin Primary School Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 17 Mar 2020Office A + B Council Offices Newport Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8YB
Received 17 Mar 202012 Aneurin Bevan Avenue Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8ER
Received 17 Mar 20205 Heol-Y-Beddau Caerphilly CF83 1AH
Received 18 Mar 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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