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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.
6,329 approved · 1,485 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HSBC 91-93 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 9 Dec 201910 Bryn Owain Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2NY
Received 9 Dec 2019Trem-y-mynydd (Site Of Former McLaren Arms) Walter Street Abertysswg
Received 9 Dec 201933 Cae'r Fferm Caerphilly CF83 2QB
Received 10 Dec 2019Land At Rear Of 15 Heol Fawr Nelson Treharris CF46 6NW
Received 10 Dec 201931 Parc Plas Blackwood NP12 1SJ
Received 10 Dec 201942 Greensway Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5AR
Received 10 Dec 201927 Clos Coed Duon Blackwood NP12 1FP
Received 11 Dec 2019Valley News 45 Park Place Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8LX
Received 11 Dec 2019Church Bungalow Thistle Way Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6PL
Received 11 Dec 2019Land At Grid Ref 319174 198033 Oakdale Golf Course Lane Oakdale
Received 12 Dec 201965 Shingrig Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6DY
Received 12 Dec 2019Bridge Croft Kennels Tir Adam Uchaf Farm Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 13 Dec 20197 Penrhiw Road Penrhiw Risca Newport NP11 6GA
Received 13 Dec 2019River View (Land At Grid Ref 315569 188254) Heol-Y-Ddol Caerphilly
Received 13 Dec 201910 James Street Markham Blackwood NP12 0QN
Received 16 Dec 2019Land Within The Curtilage Of Frontier Multigate Ltd Block A Newbridge Road Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood
Received 16 Dec 201927 Caerbragdy Caerphilly CF83 3AN
Received 11 Dec 20196 Bramblewood Court Pengam Blackwood NP12 3QW
Received 11 Dec 2019Hengoed Hall Yard Hengoed Hall Drive Cefn Hengoed Hengoed
Received 17 Dec 2019Land At Grid Ref 324675 194304 Cwmcarn Forest Drive Cwmcarn
Received 17 Dec 2019Coed-y-cefn House Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NX
Received 17 Dec 2019Chapel Cottages Mill Road Deri Bargoed CF81 9HG
Received 16 Dec 20198 Hillside Terrace Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7BT
Received 18 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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