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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.
6,639 approved · 1,517 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Ashgrove Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6LS
Received 15 Jun 202087 - 89 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 16 Jun 2020Land At Grid Ref 311791 207042 Hill Street Rhymney
Received 16 Jun 2020Cilmeri Rectory Close Caerphilly CF83 1EQ
Received 16 Jun 2020Craig Bach Penrhiw Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PX
Received 16 Jun 202045 Gelynos Avenue Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AT
Received 16 Jun 2020Rose Cottage 8 Upper Ochrwyth Ochrwyth Newport NP11 6EQ
Received 17 Jun 2020Land At Former St Marys Church St Mary's Road Pontllanfraith
Received 17 Jun 2020Land At Cefn Mably Park Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6AA
Received 17 Jun 2020Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 17 Jun 20201 Hill Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6QH
Received 17 Jun 202044 Glanhowy Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HW
Received 17 Jun 2020Land At Grid Ref 320304 186681 R/o Haven Hill Maenllwyd To Yew Tree Cottage Rudry
Received 17 Jun 2020Land At Grid Ref 321404 195909 Tyle Coch House Access Road Abercarn
Received 17 Jun 202016 Trosnant Crescent Penybryn Hengoed CF82 7FU
Received 18 Jun 2020Caerphilly County Borough Council Fleet Management Tir-y-berth Depot New Road Tir-y-berth
Received 17 Jun 2020Land Within Curtilage Of Gwerthonor House Gwerthonor Place Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8LL
Received 18 Jun 20204 Elm Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9FD
Received 22 Jun 2020Unit 2 Withey Dyffryn Court Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TT
Received 18 Jun 202044 Ffordd Erw Caerphilly CF83 1RY
Received 19 Jun 20202 Chapel View Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7GT
Received 19 Jun 2020Craig Y Chain Woodland Hafod Fach Lane Abercarn
Received 19 Jun 2020Longbridge Fields Sports Ground Tredegar Street Risca Newport NP11 6DJ
Received 19 Jun 202020 Clos Gwynle Caerphilly CF83 1TU
Received 20 Jun 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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