Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,333 approved · 1,485 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 The Meadows Machen
Received 16 Dec 20198 Hillside Road Crumlin Newport NP11 4QB
Received 16 Dec 2019The Old Surgery, Technical Centre Unit B William Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8XQ
Received 18 Dec 2019Land At Grid Ref 317561 196510 Libanus Road Blackwood
Received 19 Dec 20196 Upper North Road Bargoed CF81 8TJ
Received 19 Dec 2019Cwmgelli Lodge Lon Pennant Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BR
Received 19 Dec 2019Millars Wood Oakdale Terrace North Ul Penmaen Oakdale
Received 19 Dec 2019Pendarren Court Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 19 Dec 2019Land At Grid Ref 310845 196295 Brooklands Nelson
Received 20 Dec 201920 Highfield Crescent Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2ED
Received 18 Dec 2019179 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EL
Received 16 Dec 2019Land At Grid Ref 313483 205405 McLaren Cottages Abertysswg
Received 18 Dec 201950 Heol Ysgubor Caerphilly CF83 1SR
Received 23 Dec 2019Elim Tabernacle Warn's Terrace Abertysswg Rhymney
Received 18 Dec 2019Land At Cwmgelli Blackwood
Received 23 Dec 2019Virginia Park Garage Melville Terrace Caerphilly CF83 3HE
Received 24 Dec 2019LL Tyres Unit 1 Nant Court Glenview Terrace Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3RX
Received 24 Dec 2019White Hart Inn White Hart Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QQ
Received 24 Dec 201918 Gwyn Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FR
Received 2 Jan 2020Cwrt-Y-Betty Farm 31 Hospital Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DG
Received 2 Jan 202048 Ruth Street Bargoed CF81 8PE
Received 3 Jan 2020Virginia Park Garage Melville Terrace Caerphilly CF83 3HE
Received 2 Jan 202035 Penrhiw Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JU
Received 6 Jan 20207 Clos Dwyerw Caerphilly CF83 1TE
Received 6 Jan 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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