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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.
6,805 approved · 1,536 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Beech Cottage Yew Tree Cottage To The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GB
Received 9 Mar 2021122 Newport Road Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7LZ
Received 3 Mar 2021Cwmwbwb Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HL
Received 9 Mar 202139 Lilian Road Blackwood NP12 1DN
Received 10 Mar 2021CCBC - Parks Operations Units 3-9 (odds) South Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta Hengoed CF82 7ST
Received 10 Mar 202110 Cae Marchog Caerphilly CF83 2TZ
Received 10 Mar 2021Yn Yr Ardd 1A Clos Cae Pwll Nelson Treharris CF46 6LA
Received 11 Mar 2021195 - 197 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 11 Mar 202130 Waun Draw Caerphilly CF83 3SL
Received 11 Mar 202112 Clos Cae'r Wern Caerphilly CF83 1SQ
Received 12 Mar 2021Land At Grid Ref 317269 196829 Coronation Road East Lane Blackwood
Received 12 Mar 2021Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn Commercial Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3ST
Received 15 Mar 202121 Kidwelly Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TY
Received 15 Mar 2021Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 15 Mar 20218 Long Heath Close Caerphilly CF83 3SD
Received 15 Mar 2021Scotland House 8 Hillside Road Crumlin Newport NP11 4QB
Received 15 Mar 2021Land At Grid Ref 316050 189420 Pandy-Mawr Road Bedwas
Received 8 Mar 2021Wern Villa 2 Brynteg Crescent Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5PE
Received 15 Mar 2021Brewers Lodge Gordon Road Blackwood NP12 1DS
Received 9 Mar 202165 Greenacre Drive Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HG
Received 8 Mar 2021Unit E 87 - 89 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 15 Mar 202147 Grove Road Risca Newport NP11 6GN
Received 15 Mar 20218 Lon Robin Goch Caerphilly CF83 2QN
Received 15 Mar 2021Cefn Coch Ganol Cefn-Coch Farm Lane Trinant Newport NP11 3AX
Received 15 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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