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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.
6,700 approved · 1,524 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Llanarth Villas Llanarth Street Brynawel Wattsville Newport NP11 7QX
Received 18 Aug 20209 Highfield Crescent Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2ED
Received 17 Aug 2020Land At Grid Ref 316548 200672 Adj To 1 Pen-Y-Waun Cottages Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Bedwellty
Received 17 Aug 202010 Glyn Eiddew Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PJ
Received 18 Aug 20207 Halls Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4FY
Received 18 Aug 2020Ty Yn Y Pwll Hotel Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BR
Received 18 Aug 202026 Acorn Lane Glyn-gaer Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FS
Received 19 Aug 202023 Cedar Way Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DR
Received 19 Aug 2020Ty Celyn Derw Pentwyn Isaf Caerphilly CF83 2NR
Received 19 Aug 202022 Bryn-y-fran Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BN
Received 19 Aug 202013 Pembroke Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1JL
Received 19 Aug 2020Land At Grid Ref 323752 191216 Temperance Hill Risca
Received 20 Aug 2020The Beverley Bureau Ltd 73 Newport Road Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7LZ
Received 20 Aug 2020Building 1 The Whitbread Enterprise Centre Rhymney Walk Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5DY
Received 20 Aug 2020Building 2 The Whitbread Enterprise Centre Rhymney Walk Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5DY
Received 20 Aug 20203 Llwybr Y Coetir Caerffili CF83 3SS
Received 21 Aug 202078 Heol Fawr Nelson CF46 6NP
Received 21 Aug 2020Specialist Precast Products Unit B 21 Pantglas Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DR
Received 21 Aug 2020Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 24 Aug 2020Llanbradach Tips Colliery Road Llanbradach
Received 24 Aug 2020Flat 14A Newport Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AA
Received 24 Aug 20202 Bryn-Derwen Commercial Street Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JP
Received 24 Aug 20201 Cornfield Rise Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HJ
Received 24 Aug 2020Garnllwyd Watford Road Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LY
Received 25 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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