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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.
6,803 approved · 1,536 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Old Quarry Cemetery Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5AQ
Received 1 Mar 2021Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 5 Mar 2021161 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HQ
Received 5 Mar 2021Gwesty House Lon Maes Yr Haf Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LH
Received 5 Mar 2021The Hay Barn Cwarrau Mawr Farm Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2LN
Received 5 Mar 20213 Thomas Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JH
Received 5 Mar 2021Westwinds 12 Lon-Y-Llyn Caerphilly CF83 1BY
Received 5 Mar 2021The Garage Woodfield Street Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood
Received 5 Mar 20214 Bryn Glas Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AQ
Received 5 Mar 2021Land At Grid Ref 321946 195859 Hafod Fach Lane Abercarn
Received 2 Mar 2021Montrose Old Church Lane Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7SE
Received 8 Mar 202147 Beaumaris Way Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1DF
Received 8 Mar 2021Green Steel Works Ltd Unit 5 Capital Valley Eco Park Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5PT
Received 8 Mar 202123 Y Dolydd Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NT
Received 8 Mar 20213 Ware Road Caerphilly CF83 1SX
Received 8 Mar 202117 St Maelog Close Blackwood NP12 2FD
Received 8 Mar 202120 Brynhyfryd Terrace Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PZ
Received 8 Mar 20211 Greenwood Road Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1EZ
Received 8 Mar 20215 Pontbren Cottages Pontbren Road Hafodyrynys Newport NP11 5BH
Received 8 Mar 20217 Hillside Fochriw Bargoed CF81 9LQ
Received 9 Mar 2021Land At Grid Ref 311486 207255 The Lawns Industrial Estate Rhymney
Received 1 Mar 2021Centreprise 9 Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TW
Received 9 Mar 2021Centreprise 9 Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TW
Received 9 Mar 202125 Heol Isaf Nelson Treharris CF46 6NS
Received 9 Mar 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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