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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.
6,596 approved · 1,512 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 2014 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 At Grid Ref 320841 197681 Elidyr Road Treowen
Received 20 Apr 2020The Cottage Tonypistyll Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HL
Received 20 Apr 2020Land At Cefn Mably Park Michaelston -Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6AA
Received 16 Apr 2020Land At 7 Pantglas Industrial Estate Bedwas
Received 21 Apr 202075 Waun Draw Caerphilly CF83 3SL
Received 21 Apr 202050 Pantyfid Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DU
Received 22 Apr 2020Afon Court Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas
Received 22 Apr 2020Braithwaite Engineers Ltd Rowecord Building Commercial Street Newport Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EY
Received 24 Apr 2020CMG Glen Court 54 Hillside Park Bargoed CF81 8NL
Received 24 Apr 202025 Malvern Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QY
Received 24 Apr 2020Austin Grange Maes Glas South UL Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 27 Apr 2020McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Unit C Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 27 Apr 202011 Waunfawr Park Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PH
Received 24 Apr 2020Land At Grid Ref 311245 205964 Fochriw Road Pontlottyn Bargoed
Received 27 Apr 2020The Byre Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 27 Apr 2020Land At Grid Ref 320115 198442 Ty-Mawr Farm Lane Croespenmaen
Received 27 Apr 2020Land At Grid Ref 317269 196829 Coronation Road East Lane Blackwood
Received 28 Apr 202014 Bryn-y-fran Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BN
Received 28 Apr 2020Land At Grid Ref 317269 196829 Coronation Road East Lane Blackwood
Received 28 Apr 2020Gwern Y Goytre Gwern-Y-Goytre To Michaelston Bridge Michaelston-y-fedw Cardiff CF3 6XT
Received 27 Apr 2020Poundstretcher Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 28 Apr 20204 Summerfield Lane Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RE
Received 28 Apr 2020Hengoed Hall Yard Hengoed Hall Drive Cefn Hengoed
Received 28 Apr 2020Our Lady Of Peace Church Ashfield Road Newbridge
Received 29 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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