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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.
6,748 approved · 1,531 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Glan Elyrch Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5ED
Received 2 Nov 2020Land Off Blackvein Road Risca NP11 7PS
Received 2 Nov 2020Garnllwyd Watford Road Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LY
Received 3 Nov 202052 Hanbury Road Bargoed CF81 8QW
Received 3 Nov 20205 Cefn Fforest Avenue Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3NW
Received 3 Nov 2020Fair Oak Farm Woodland Terrace Argoed Blackwood NP12 0HA
Received 4 Nov 202011 Rowan Close Nelson Treharris CF46 6EN
Received 5 Nov 2020Land At (Former Garages) Grid Ref 312533 202272 Bailey Street Deri
Received 5 Nov 202061A Brynfedw Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AP
Received 5 Nov 20208A High Street Bargoed CF81 8QZ
Received 5 Nov 202026 High Close Nelson Treharris CF46 6HJ
Received 5 Nov 2020Land At Grid Ref 323752 191216 Temperance Hill Risca
Received 4 Nov 2020Markham Reservoir Tank Commin Road Markham
Received 4 Nov 2020Land At Grid Ref 315767 196077 Beili Glas Road Fleur-de-lis
Received 4 Nov 202038 Cheriton Avenue Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7JA
Received 6 Nov 2020Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 6 Nov 2020National Plastics Unit 22 Abercarn Industrial Estate Bridge Street Abercarn Newport NP11 5EY
Received 9 Nov 2020Former Davies Bakery High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6EU
Received 9 Nov 202011 Melin Dwr Draethen Newport NP10 8GL
Received 9 Nov 2020Land At Grid Ref 322287 187406 Melin Dwr Draethen
Received 9 Nov 202077 St David's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EZ
Received 9 Nov 20207 Woodward Avenue Crosskeys Newport NP11 7BS
Received 9 Nov 2020Green Meadow Cottage Darran Road Risca Newport NP11 6GY
Received 9 Nov 202023 Cedar Way Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DR
Received 9 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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