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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.
6,745 approved · 1,530 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Oct 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 Mill Street Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HH
Received 14 Oct 2020The Old Barn Graig-yr-hufen Road Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4BW
Received 15 Oct 2020Grey Stones 11 Rectory Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AX
Received 15 Oct 202018 Overdene Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JS
Received 14 Oct 2020Land At Grid Ref 317750 317750 High Street Argoed
Received 15 Oct 202010 Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DS
Received 15 Oct 2020Pen-Y-Cwarel House Pen-Y-Cwarel Farm Lane Wyllie Blackwood CF82 7SN
Received 15 Oct 202045 Ty'n Y Parc Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4ED
Received 15 Oct 20208 Hanbury Road Bargoed CF81 8QS
Received 16 Oct 2020Land At Grid Ref 313831 195876 Penallta Road Penallta
Received 16 Oct 2020William Parkman & Daughters Ltd 19 Bridge Street Abercarn Newport NP11 4SE
Received 16 Oct 20201 Cae Uwchllyn Caerphilly CF83 1TY
Received 16 Oct 202025 Heol-Y-Ddol Caerphilly CF83 3JF
Received 19 Oct 202081 Dol-Y-Pandy Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HL
Received 19 Oct 20207 Park Place Newbridge Newport NP11 4RN
Received 19 Oct 2020Premier Store 18 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AD
Received 19 Oct 20204 Chapel Gardens Abercarn Newport NP11 5GN
Received 19 Oct 2020Cwtch Comfort Furnishing 100 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HF
Received 19 Oct 2020Land At Grid Ref 320841 197681 Elidyr Road Treowen
Received 15 Oct 2020Land At Grid Ref 314050 188455 Heol Aneurin Penyrheol Caerphilly
Received 19 Oct 2020Aldi Stores Ltd Unit 12-13 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 20 Oct 2020Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2HE
Received 20 Oct 2020Melrose 1 Cwrt Llechryd Llechryd Tredegar NP22 5QF
Received 20 Oct 202016-18 High Street Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JJ
Received 21 Oct 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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