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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.
6,650 approved · 1,518 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Grid Ref 315722 187910 Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 22 Jun 20205 Dan-Y-Deri Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HR
Received 19 Jun 2020Nyth Y Nant 1 Cwm-nant-yr-odyn Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DU
Received 22 Jun 2020Land At Cae Shingrig Eastview Terrace Bargoed
Received 22 Jun 20202 The Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LY
Received 22 Jun 20202 The Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LY
Received 22 Jun 2020Manchester House 1 Clifton Street Caerphilly CF83 1HA
Received 22 Jun 202019 Caernarvon Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UB
Received 22 Jun 202064 Heol Barri Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2LY
Received 23 Jun 202012 Valley Meadow Close Pantside Newport NP11 5BU
Received 23 Jun 2020Land At Grid Ref 317855 195659 Commercial Street Pontllanfraith
Received 24 Jun 2020Land At Grid Ref 319306 188130 (Former Tin Plate Works) The Meadows Machen
Received 24 Jun 2020Mount View Waunfawr Park Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PH
Received 25 Jun 2020Land At 1 And 2 The Paddock Caerphilly CF83 3RR
Received 25 Jun 2020Ty'r Sais Farm Ty'r Sais Farm Lane Argoed Blackwood NP12 0JA
Received 26 Jun 2020Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital Ffordd Ystrad Fawr Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GP
Received 26 Jun 2020Land At Grid Ref 312598 205744 Carn-Y-Tyla Terrace Abertysswg
Received 26 Jun 202015 Caerbryn Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4EL
Received 26 Jun 20201 Lon-Y-Twyn Caerphilly CF83 1NW
Received 26 Jun 20201 The Bowls Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PZ
Received 29 Jun 20202 The Bowls Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PZ
Received 29 Jun 20203 The Bowls Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PZ
Received 29 Jun 2020Hamilton Manor Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6JZ
Received 29 Jun 202026 Caerleon Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UF
Received 29 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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