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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.
6,694 approved · 1,524 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Pen-Rhiw Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NH
Received 7 Aug 2020Land At 7 Pantglas Industrial Estate Bedwas
Received 7 Aug 202017 Dan Yr Ardd Caerphilly CF83 1TS
Received 7 Aug 2020New Mode 195 - 197 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 7 Aug 202027 Oaks End Close Glyn-gaer Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8HZ
Received 10 Aug 202027 Oaks End Close Glyn-gaer Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8HZ
Received 10 Aug 2020Land North West Of Atcombe Cottage Waterloo Lane Machen Caerphilly
Received 10 Aug 202011 Gilboa Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4NJ
Received 11 Aug 2020Lisvane Riding Centre Forest View Rudry Road Lisvane Cardiff CF14 0SN
Received 11 Aug 20206 Chestnut Grove Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PU
Received 11 Aug 2020Land At Former All Saints Church Braithwaite Court Pencerrig Street Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 12 Aug 2020Dan-y-llan Farm Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BD
Received 12 Aug 2020The Rectory And School Site High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 12 Aug 2020Land At Grid Ref 320115 198442 Ty-Mawr Farm Lane Croespenmaen
Received 12 Aug 2020Land At Grid Ref 312302 188899 Bronmynydd Abertridwr
Received 13 Aug 202013 Denbigh Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1JH
Received 13 Aug 2020Pen-y-fan Country Park Pen-y-fan Pond Road Pen-y-fan
Received 12 Aug 20206 Gwerthonor Place Gilfach Bargoed
Received 13 Aug 2020Dan-y-graig Ogilvie Terrace Deri Bargoed CF81 9JB
Received 13 Aug 202035 Brambling Crescent Penallta Hengoed CF82 6BF
Received 14 Aug 20203 Clos Maes Mawr Caerphilly CF83 2UY
Received 12 Aug 2020Blackwood Cricket Club Gordon Road Blackwood NP12 1DS
Received 14 Aug 2020Hengoed Hall Yard Hengoed Hall Drive Cefn Hengoed
Received 14 Aug 20202 Derwyn Las Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HS
Received 14 Aug 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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