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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.
6,769 approved · 1,532 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bwthyn Carreg The Bryn Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2HD
Received 14 Dec 2020Land At (Former Garages) Grid Ref 317584 188996 Llanfabon Drive South Lane Trethomas
Received 11 Dec 20201 Branch Cottages Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DJ
Received 14 Dec 2020Cefn Hengoed Post Office Gelligaer Road Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7HN
Received 14 Dec 20208 Rifleman Street Risca Newport NP11 6FD
Received 15 Dec 2020Bryngalo Gwyn 15A Heol-y-pia Caerphilly CF83 2RW
Received 15 Dec 202033 The Walk Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AH
Received 15 Dec 202055 Coed Celynen Drive Abercarn Newport NP11 5AU
Received 15 Dec 2020Little Einsteins Academy Ltd Block B Britannia Centre For Enterprise Britannia Blackwood NP12 3SP
Received 15 Dec 202013 Bryn Siriol Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2AH
Received 16 Dec 2020Land At Grid Ref 314350 187632 Former 49 Club & Institute The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly
Received 10 Dec 2020Mixit Concrete Services Ltd Unit 8 South Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta Hengoed CF82 7ST
Received 16 Dec 2020Mixit Concrete Services Ltd Uned 8 South Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta Hengoed CF82 7ST
Received 16 Dec 2020Spare Moments 21 Old Parish Road Hengoed CF82 7HU
Received 16 Dec 2020Land At Grid Ref 322467 191730 Risca Road North Ul Crosskeys
Received 16 Dec 2020Land At Grid Ref 315319 197123 River Terrace To Glan-Yr-Afon Pengam
Received 16 Dec 202035 St Deinols Close Pengam Blackwood NP12 3TZ
Received 16 Dec 202037 Arthur Street Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5AN
Received 16 Dec 202020 Lower Francis Street Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DX
Received 17 Dec 202014 Ty-Isaf Park Avenue Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NB
Received 17 Dec 202031 St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SY
Received 17 Dec 2020Cwm Ifor Primary School Heol Aneurin Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2PG
Received 18 Dec 2020Unit 21-23 Afon Court Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8JG
Received 18 Dec 2020Ty Cenydd 45 Castle Street Caerphilly
Received 18 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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