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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.
6,786 approved · 1,534 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Rectory High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 9 Feb 2021Premier Store 18 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AD
Received 9 Feb 202121A Hengoed Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BQ
Received 10 Feb 2021Land At Grid Ref 315956 184975 Cefn Carnau Lane Thornhill Caerphilly
Received 9 Feb 202115 Sannan Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BH
Received 29 Mar 2021Ty Coch Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8GB
Received 5 Feb 2021Public Open Space Monmouth Way Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith
Received 10 Feb 2021Premier Pricedown 69 - 75 Meadow Crescent Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NN
Received 11 Feb 2021Pontllanfraith Youth Centre And Cyber Cafe Sir Ivor Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JH
Received 11 Feb 2021Villa Mulberry 18 Underwood Caerphilly CF83 1HW
Received 11 Feb 202167 Sunnybank Road Blackwood NP12 1HZ
Received 11 Feb 2021Land At Grid Ref 313846 187913 Hendredenny Drive Hendredenny Caerphilly
Received 9 Feb 2021Land Within The Curtilage Of Dan-y-coed Glanhowy Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HN
Received 11 Feb 2021Land At Grid Ref 311540 190782 Kingsley Place East Ul Senghenydd
Received 11 Feb 2021Land At Grid Ref 319353 188688 Newport Road Machen
Received 8 Feb 20218 Clos Tir Twyn Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FG
Received 11 Feb 202161 St Mary Street Risca Newport NP11 6GQ
Received 12 Feb 2021Tir-y-rhen Farm Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 12 Feb 202127 Springfield Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6LZ
Received 12 Feb 2021Newgale House 45 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HH
Received 15 Feb 20218 Wingfield Crescent Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3NU
Received 15 Feb 2021Dinas 3 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Draethen Newport NP10 8GH
Received 15 Feb 202128 Beech Tree Avenue Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EA
Received 15 Feb 202128 Lon Robin Goch Caerphilly CF83 2QN
Received 15 Feb 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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