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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.
6,765 approved · 1,531 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Grid Ref 316383 187734 Rhos Llantwit Caerphilly
Received 26 Nov 202030 Cherry Grove Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3DF
Received 26 Nov 2020Y Fron Mountain View Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3HW
Received 26 Nov 2020Asda Stores Ltd Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3SX
Received 26 Nov 2020Asda Stores Ltd Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3SX
Received 26 Nov 20209 Pen-Rhiw Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NH
Received 27 Nov 20208 Bryn Awelon Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 7TF
Received 27 Nov 2020Welsh Oak Inn 167 Risca Road Rogerstone Risca Newport NP10 9GE
Received 27 Nov 202056 The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SW
Received 29 Nov 202022 Islwyn Street Abercarn Newport NP11 4ST
Received 27 Nov 202012 Cleveland Drive Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RD
Received 30 Nov 202026 Heol Isaf Nelson Treharris CF46 6NS
Received 27 Nov 2020Land Within Curtilage Of 2 Brynmill House Millbrook Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AL
Received 30 Nov 20204 Clos Cae Rhos Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 7TJ
Received 30 Nov 202040 Heol Tasker Nelson Treharris CF46 6JB
Received 1 Dec 20203 Swn-y-nant Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8HA
Received 1 Dec 2020Centreprise 9 Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TW
Received 1 Dec 20208 Heol Erw-Y-Rhos Caerphilly CF83 3QX
Received 1 Dec 202015 Herons Way Caerphilly CF83 1SW
Received 1 Dec 202016 Cobden Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PF
Received 2 Dec 2020Pont Gwaith Yr Haearn Farm Lon Fferm Pont Gwaith Yr Haearn Llwyncelyn Blackwood NP12 0RP
Received 3 Dec 20206 Pendinas Avenue Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GP
Received 2 Dec 20206 Kidwelly Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1GJ
Received 4 Dec 20202 Green Row Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NU
Received 4 Dec 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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