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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.
6,746 approved · 1,531 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Pen-Y-Groes Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0ER
Received 21 Oct 2020Gwerthonor Social Club Commercial Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JF
Received 22 Oct 20204 Brierly Place Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NB
Received 21 Oct 2020Plot 1 Land At Grid Ref 314128 194285 Brynmynach Avenue East Ul Tredomen
Received 22 Oct 2020Plot 2 Land At Grid Ref 314128 194285 Brynmynach Avenue East Ul Tredomen
Received 22 Oct 2020Plot 3 Land At Grid Ref 314128 194285 Brynmynach Avenue East Ul Tredomen
Received 22 Oct 2020Cartref Load Of Hay Road Crumlin Newport NP11 3AY
Received 23 Oct 2020Land Adjacent To Capel Hotel Park Place Gilfach Bargoed
Received 23 Oct 202048 Ruth Street Bargoed CF81 8PE
Received 23 Oct 202015 Brynglas Avenue Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DB
Received 27 Oct 2020Land Off Oakdale Terrace Oakdale
Received 27 Oct 202057 Lon-Y-Celyn Nelson Treharris CF46 6HT
Received 27 Oct 202022 Shingrig Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6EA
Received 27 Oct 2020Caerphilly Indoor Market 5 Pentrebane Street Caerphilly CF83 1FR
Received 27 Oct 2020Glanmors Unit 30 Cwrt-Y-Castell Caerffili CF83 1NU
Received 27 Oct 202046 Half Acre Court Caerphilly CF83 3SU
Received 28 Oct 202021 Clos Cwm Garw Caerphilly CF83 2BG
Received 28 Oct 202037 Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LB
Received 30 Oct 2020Starbucks Asda Stores Ltd Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HH
Received 30 Oct 2020Land Within Curtilage Of Greystone House Alexandra Place Newbridge Newport NP11 4ES
Received 30 Oct 202024 Emanuel Close Caerphilly CF83 1SG
Received 28 Oct 2020Heatherdene 62 Mill Road Caerphilly CF83 3FH
Received 30 Oct 2020Llamau Ltd 23 Wernddu Court Caerphilly CF83 3SG
Received 2 Nov 2020Land Within Curtilage Of Spare Moments 21 Old Parish Road Hengoed CF82 7HU
Received 2 Nov 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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