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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.
6,272 approved · 1,480 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ynyswen Flats 1-19 Sirhowy View Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GW
Received 2 Dec 2019Land Rear Of Royal Oak Inn Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EA
Received 26 Nov 2019Annexe The Gables 17 Pentwyn Road Trinant
Received 29 Nov 201966 Ty'n Y Parc Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4ED
Received 2 Dec 2019Land At Oakdale Golf Course Oakdale Golf Course Lane Oakdale Blackwood
Received 2 Dec 201911 Tollgate Close Porset Caerphilly CF83 3AY
Received 3 Dec 2019Land At Grid Ref 321173 189114 Commercial Road Machen
Received 29 Apr 2020Gallagher Retail Park (Land To Rear Of 10 Castell Morgraig) Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly
Received 28 Nov 2019Land At Grid Ref 314347 195516 Griffin Drive Penallta
Received 3 Dec 2019Plot 4 - Land At Grid Ref 317533 193532 / Ty Carreg Las 38 The Glade Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HB
Received 3 Dec 2019Brynllethrydd Bungalow Commercial Street To Allotment Gardens Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4HJ
Received 2 Dec 2019Christ Church Pantddu Road Aberbeeg
Received 2 Dec 201917 Legion's Way Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8DX
Received 4 Dec 2019Land At 94-96 High Street Blackwood
Received 4 Dec 2019113 Greenfield Street New Tredegar NP24 6LH
Received 4 Dec 2019Land At Grid Ref 314711 186250 Watford Road Watford Caerphilly
Received 5 Dec 201954 Cotswold Way Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QT
Received 5 Dec 2019Hall And Pickles Ltd Unit 2 North Blackvein Industrial Estate Wattsville Newport NP11 7PX
Received 4 Dec 2019Gellihaf House New Road Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QE
Received 6 Dec 2019Land At Virginia Park Golf Club And Driving Range Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 6 Dec 2019Land At Virginia Park Golf Course And Driving Range Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 6 Dec 2019St Marys Church St Mary's Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NS
Received 6 Dec 201925 Heol-Y-Ddol Caerphilly CF83 3JF
Received 6 Dec 2019HSBC 37 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1WE
Received 9 Dec 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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