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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.
6,609 approved · 1,513 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 2014 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Trethomas Hand Carwash Ltd Unit A South Court Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BY
Received 11 May 2020Bridge Farm Gwern-Y-Goytre To Michaelston Bridge Michaelston-y-fedw Cardiff CF3 6XT
Received 11 May 2020Land At Grid Ref 319698 198509 Entrance To Pen-Y-Bryn Court Croespenmaen
Received 12 May 202022 Y Felin Ffrwd Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2RB
Received 13 May 202026 High Close Nelson Treharris CF46 6HJ
Received 13 May 20201 Bryngwyn Watford Caerphilly CF83 1ES
Received 13 May 2020Land At The Rear Of 15 Heol Fawr Nelson
Received 13 May 202016 New Row Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NS
Received 13 May 2020Ty Tallis 13 Penrhiw Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JH
Received 14 May 202026 Rowland Drive Caerphilly CF83 1TX
Received 14 May 202065 Caerbryn Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4EL
Received 13 May 202024 New Road Deri Bargoed CF81 9GJ
Received 13 May 2020Gilwern House Residential Home Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AX
Received 14 May 202037 Castle Street Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UH
Received 14 May 202056 Edgehill Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NY
Received 15 May 202013 Chestnut Grove Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PU
Received 15 May 202013 Highfield Crescent Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DW
Received 15 Jun 2020Waun Y Gof House Thorne Avenue Newbridge Newport NP11 4EP
Received 18 May 20207 Summerfield Lane Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RP
Received 19 May 2020Land Within Curtilage Of 31 Thomasville Penyrheol Caerphilly
Received 19 May 202072 Heol Ysgubor Caerphilly CF83 1SR
Received 19 May 20203 Sword Hill Caerphilly CF83 2AG
Received 19 May 20202 The Meadows Machen CF83 8PN
Received 20 May 2020The Dairy 3 Brynteg Crescent Rhymney
Received 20 May 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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