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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.
6,268 approved · 1,478 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tir Yng Nghyfeirnod Grid 322211 187400 The Row To Pont Y Draethen Draethen
Received 19 Nov 2019St Marys Church St Mary's Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NS
Received 20 Nov 201932 Lower Francis Street Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DX
Received 21 Nov 2019Land North Of Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly
Received 21 Nov 201914 Malvern Terrace Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AU
Received 21 Nov 2019St Helens Roman Catholic Church St Helen's Church Access Caerphilly
Received 22 Nov 2019Casino Slots 38 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1JP
Received 22 Nov 2019McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Unit 2 Newbridge Gateway Bridge Street Newbridge Newport NP11 5GH
Received 22 Nov 2019Paumanok Llanarth Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LG
Received 25 Nov 201910 Maes Y Pandy Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HQ
Received 25 Nov 201992 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HA
Received 25 Nov 2019Cerrig Llwyd Penywaun Farm Holding Rhydri Primary School To Maenllwyd Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF
Received 25 Nov 2019Patchell Davies Solicitors Shop Unit 183A 181-183 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 25 Nov 2019Penywaun Farm Rhydri Primary School To Maenllwyd Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF
Received 25 Nov 201939 Park Place Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BN
Received 26 Nov 2019117 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HH
Received 26 Nov 2019104 Ty-Isaf Park Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NH
Received 26 Nov 20196 St Helen's Court Caerphilly CF83 1DL
Received 27 Nov 2019Unit 9 Trecenydd Business Park Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RZ
Received 26 Nov 2019Public Open Space At Grid Ref 318661 198455 Aberconway Place Oakdale
Received 27 Nov 2019Caerphilly Castle Castle Street Caerphilly CF83 1JD
Received 27 Nov 2019Land At Grid Ref 316050 189420 Pandy-Mawr Road Bedwas
Received 28 Nov 201913 Chatham Street Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SH
Received 28 Nov 20192 Lon Y Rhedyn Caerphilly CF83 1DR
Received 29 Nov 2019Records 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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