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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.
6,773 approved · 1,534 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 And 5 St Ilan's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EW
Received 8 Jan 202124 Emanuel Close Caerphilly CF83 1SG
Received 8 Jan 2021Nelson's Pharmacy The Nantgarw Road Medical Centre 4 Beddau Way Caerphilly CF83 2AX
Received 8 Jan 202112 West View Crescent Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JG
Received 11 Jan 20219 Llys Cyncoed Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NQ
Received 11 Jan 2021Ty Agored Park Drive Bargoed CF81 8PJ
Received 12 Jan 2021Public Open Space Penallta Way Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith
Received 12 Jan 2021Primrose Cottage Yew Tree Cottage To The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GB
Received 8 Jan 2021Fernleigh Villa Twyn-gwyn Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7AX
Received 13 Jan 202144 Sword Hill Caerphilly CF83 2AG
Received 13 Jan 202110 Heol Ganol Caerphilly CF83 1AS
Received 13 Jan 2021Land At Grid Ref 321955 187224 Yew Tree Cottage To The Row Draethen
Received 14 Jan 2021Tynewydd Bungalow High Street Newbridge Newport NP11 4FW
Received 14 Jan 2021Wattsville Recreation Ground Islwyn Road South Lane Wattsville
Received 15 Jan 202129 St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SY
Received 18 Jan 20217 Cae Bryn Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DA
Received 18 Jan 20216 Llwyn Eithin Caerphilly CF83 3BW
Received 18 Jan 2021Draig Personnel 1 Bartlett Street Caerphilly CF83 1JS
Received 18 Jan 2021Wingfield Stores 41 Wingfield Crescent Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3NU
Received 18 Jan 2021Ty Rhiw Farm (Former Land At Grid Ref 320573 198530 Crumlin Cricket Ground Access) William Street Treowen Newport NP11 3DT
Received 15 Jan 2021Land At Gelli Farm Gelli Farm Lane Trinant Newport NP11 3AZ
Received 18 Jan 2021Aber Medical Centre Morgan Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LW
Received 19 Jan 20214 Clos Gwernydd Caerphilly CF83 2UD
Received 19 Jan 2021Crosswinds 3 Maerdy Crossing Bungalows Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LB
Received 18 Jan 2021Records 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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