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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.
6,340 approved · 1,485 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Virginia Park Golf Club Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 7 Jan 2020Land At Grid Ref 314128 194285 Brynmynach Avenue East Ul Tredomen
Received 6 Jan 202032 Clos Cwm Garw Caerphilly CF83 2BG
Received 7 Jan 2020Glan Yr Afon House Station Terrace Brithdir New Tredegar NP24 6JS
Received 7 Jan 2020Ysgubornewydd Farm Pen-Yr-Heol-Las Farm Lane Manmoel Blackwood NP12 0RQ
Received 8 Jan 2020Ysgubor Derwen Heol Tynewydd Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0AH
Received 9 Jan 2020Cedar House 15 Plynlimon Avenue Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GR
Received 9 Jan 2020Land At Grid Ref 315698 186337 Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 9 Jan 202040 James Street Markham Blackwood NP12 0QN
Received 9 Jan 202013 Highfield Crescent Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DW
Received 9 Jan 2020Ravenswood Medart Place Crosskeys Newport NP11 7DJ
Received 9 Jan 20206 The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GD
Received 9 Jan 2020Shop Unit 81 Grays Gardens Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8TQ
Received 14 Jan 2020Budget Vets Ltd Unit B Highfields Way Blackwood NP12 1SL
Received 10 Jan 202029 Mill View Caerphilly CF83 3SJ
Received 13 Jan 202059 Herbert Avenue Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6JT
Received 13 Jan 20206 Shannon Close Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2FW
Received 13 Jan 2020Old Barn Penrhiw Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8RQ
Received 13 Jan 202037 Ffordd Erw Caerphilly CF83 1RY
Received 14 Jan 2020Van Mansion Gwern-y-domen Farm Lane Caerphilly CF83 3RN
Received 14 Jan 202021 Torlais Street Newbridge Newport NP11 4GE
Received 13 Jan 2020Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Y Castell Crescent Road Caerphilly CF83 1WH
Received 13 Jan 20203 Great Western Cottages Hollybush Blackwood NP12 0SB
Received 13 Jan 202020 Pentwyn Isaf Caerphilly CF83 2NR
Received 14 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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