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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.
6,788 approved · 1,534 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat A 206 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AJ
Received 15 Feb 202111 Vere Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8LB
Received 15 Feb 202126 Chapel Street Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9PU
Received 15 Feb 2021Hill Close New Road Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QE
Received 16 Feb 202165 Ty-Isaf Park Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NH
Received 16 Feb 2021Gwent Constabulary Ystrad Mynach Police Station Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7EP
Received 16 Feb 202160 Heol Ysgubor Caerphilly CF83 1SR
Received 16 Feb 2021Penrhiwbengi Farm Syr Dafydd Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LA
Received 11 Feb 202113 Lewis Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AQ
Received 17 Feb 20214 Princes Court Ynysddu Newport NP11 7LJ
Received 9 Feb 20213 Henfron Caerphilly CF83 2NU
Received 17 Feb 20219 Penrhiw Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JT
Received 18 Feb 202130 Kidwelly Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TY
Received 18 Feb 2021St Catwg's Church Church Road Gelligaer
Received 18 Feb 202114 Pembroke Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1JL
Received 19 Feb 2021Court Road Food And Wine 1 Court Road South Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2QW
Received 19 Feb 2021Big Green Self Storage Block E Newbridge Road Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AN
Received 19 Feb 202111 Dulas Island Close Caerphilly CF83 2AQ
Received 19 Feb 20218 Penmaen Close Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7JD
Received 19 Feb 202124 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HJ
Received 19 Feb 202180 Hillside Park Bargoed CF81 8NL
Received 22 Feb 2021Premier Store 18 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AD
Received 22 Feb 2021Primacare Unit 26 Heads Of The Valleys Industrial Estate Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5RL
Received 22 Feb 202119 Cae Celyn Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3AT
Received 22 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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