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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.
6,495 approved · 1,497 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adjacent The Oaklands Pontymason Lane Rogerstone Risca Newport
Received 25 Mar 2020Melrose 1 Cwrt Llechryd Llechryd Tredegar NP22 5QF
Received 26 Feb 2020Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 26 Mar 202081 - 82 Abernant Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0QJ
Received 26 Mar 20206 Dyffryn Cottages Gwaun-Fro Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BU
Received 27 Mar 20206 The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GD
Received 27 Mar 2020Noddfa 41 Hengoed Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BR
Received 30 Mar 20209 Newport Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EH
Received 30 Mar 202048 Ruth Street Bargoed CF81 8PE
Received 30 Mar 2020New House Goodrich Avenue Caerphilly CF83 1LG
Received 30 Mar 202012 Heolddu Grove Bargoed CF81 8UW
Received 1 Apr 2020Land At Grid Ref 315319 197123 Glan-Yr-Afon Lane Fleur-de-lis
Received 1 Apr 202012 Bramblewood Court Pengam Blackwood NP12 3QW
Received 2 Apr 20203 Swn-y-nant Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8HA
Received 2 Apr 2020Ty Cenydd 45 Castle Street Caerphilly
Received 2 Apr 202017 Sannan Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BH
Received 3 Apr 202033 Parc Plas Blackwood NP12 1SJ
Received 5 Apr 202020 Pine Tree Way Nelson Treharris CF46 6PA
Received 6 Apr 20205 Pen-Y-Cae Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FA
Received 7 Apr 2020Land At Grid Ref 321525 188373 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Draethen
Received 6 Apr 2020Bedwellty Comprehensive School (former) Land At Pengam Road Aberbargoed
Received 7 Apr 202093 Glyn Bedw Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PF
Received 8 Apr 20204 Lon Pennant Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1EL
Received 8 Apr 2020Caerllwyn Ganol Farm Twyn-gwyn Road Mynyddislwyn
Received 8 Apr 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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