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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.
6,614 approved · 1,515 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Pen-Y-Cae Close Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3LA
Received 20 May 2020Ty Tallis 13 Penrhiw Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JH
Received 20 May 2020Land At Grid Ref 320814 198150 Fflorens Road Treowen
Received 19 May 2020The Old Mission Hall Clarence Place Risca Newport NP11 6DG
Received 21 May 2020Manora 99 St Martin's Road Caerphilly CF83 1EH
Received 21 May 202083 Mill Road Caerphilly CF83 3FE
Received 21 May 2020Tipyn Bach Ty Isaf Farm Pandy-mawr Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EQ
Received 22 May 2020Tipyn Bach Ty Isaf Farm Pandy-mawr Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EQ
Received 22 May 202045 Sannan Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BH
Received 22 May 202020 Brierley Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RE
Received 22 May 20203 Camnant Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FF
Received 26 May 2020Land At Grid Ref 310752 209566 Merthyr Road Rhymney Bridge Llechryd
Received 26 May 20205 Mountain Way Nelson Treharris CF46 6NY
Received 26 May 2020Hengoed Hall Yard Hengoed Hall Drive Cefn Hengoed
Received 26 May 202015 Ashgrove Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6LS
Received 26 May 202029 Mill View Caerphilly CF83 3SJ
Received 26 May 2020Land Adj To 2 Rose Cottages Church Street Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PJ
Received 26 May 2020Land Within Curtilage Of 64 Crown Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GD
Received 27 May 2020Ter Est 10 King Charles Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HF
Received 27 May 20204 The Bowls Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PZ
Received 27 May 2020Land Rear Of 2-18 Kingsley Place Senghenydd Caerphilly
Received 27 May 2020Hafod Fach Yard Hafod Fach Lane Abercarn
Received 27 May 20201 Piccadilly Square Caerphilly CF83 1PB
Received 27 May 2020Land At Grid Ref 313945 195746 Winding Wheel Lane Penallta
Received 27 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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