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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.
6,485 approved · 1,496 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 2 Withey Dyffryn Court Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TT
Received 18 Mar 2020Cerrig Llwyd Collins' Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QL
Received 18 Mar 20205 - 6 High Street Bargoed CF81 8QZ
Received 18 Mar 202010 High Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LQ
Received 18 Mar 2020IMP Pharmaceutical Services Ltd Unit 29 Woodfieldside Business Park Pontllanfraith
Received 18 Mar 2020Land At Grid Ref 320304 186681 R/o Haven Hill Maenllwyd To Yew Tree Cottage Rudry
Received 19 Mar 2020Land At Grid Ref 314836 198731 Western Drive Bargoed
Received 18 Mar 2020Cedar House 15 Plynlimon Avenue Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GR
Received 19 Mar 2020Trigfan 11 The Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LY
Received 19 Mar 2020Land Within Curtilage Of Gwerthonor House Gwerthonor Place Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8LL
Received 19 Mar 202015 Ashgrove Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6LS
Received 20 Mar 20201 Heol Lewis Caerphilly CF83 3QA
Received 19 Mar 2020Old Barn Penrhiw Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8RQ
Received 20 Mar 2020Land At Grid Ref 311665 207321 Brynteg Crescent Rhymney
Received 20 Mar 202047 Van Road Caerphilly CF83 1JZ
Received 20 Mar 2020Land Within Curtilage Of 1 Ynysdawel Cottages Waterloo To Rhydri Primary School Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF
Received 23 Mar 2020Starbucks Asda Stores Ltd Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HH
Received 23 Mar 2020Ty-Ni 76B Heol-Y-Ddol Caerphilly CF83 3JN
Received 23 Mar 2020Sports Ground Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale
Received 24 Mar 2020Wedding Wow Atlas House - Unit C South Blackvein Industrial Estate Wattsville Newport NP11 7RE
Received 24 Mar 2020Land North Of Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly
Received 24 Mar 2020Land At Grid Ref 318861 196336 Tir-Philkins Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith
Received 24 Mar 2020Church Bungalow Thistle Way Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6PL
Received 25 Mar 2020Land At Grid Ref 312302 188899 Bronmynydd Abertridwr
Received 25 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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