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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.
6,709 approved · 1,525 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Brooklands Terrace Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7EA
Received 25 Aug 2020Gwern-y-domen Gwern-Y-Domen Farm Lane Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG
Received 25 Aug 2020Gwern-y-domen Gwern-Y-Domen Farm Lane Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG
Received 25 Aug 2020Craig Bach Penrhiw Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PX
Received 25 Aug 2020Garnllwyd Watford Road Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LY
Received 26 Aug 20209 Gwerthonor Lane Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JT
Received 26 Aug 2020The Coal Yard Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EH
Received 26 Aug 2020Rogers Estate Coffee Unit P - Q Trecenydd Business Park Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RZ
Received 26 Aug 202010 Heol Ganol Caerphilly CF83 1AS
Received 27 Aug 2020Brookside Cottage Trinant Road Trinant Newport NP11 3BB
Received 28 Aug 2020Ty Eglwys Rose Cottages 3 Church Street Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PJ
Received 28 Aug 20201 Bedwlwyn Close Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7BA
Received 28 Aug 2020Castlegate Indian Restaurant And Takeaway Unit 5 Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 28 Aug 202018 Arran Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RA
Received 1 Sept 202010 Priorsgate Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EL
Received 1 Sept 2020Land At Grid Ref 319235 191320 Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate Cwmfelinfach
Received 2 Sept 2020Land At Grid Ref 319235 191320 Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate Cwmfelinfach
Received 2 Sept 20201 Station Buildings Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith
Received 2 Sept 2020Land At Grid Ref 313044 197039 Penywrlod Gelligaer
Received 2 Sept 202020 Brierley Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RE
Received 3 Sept 202030 Pentwyn Isaf Caerphilly CF83 2NR
Received 3 Sept 2020Gwerthonor House Gwerthonor Place Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8LL
Received 3 Sept 202028 - 29 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RB
Received 3 Sept 2020White Hart Halt White Hart Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QQ
Received 3 Sept 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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