Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,813 approved · 1,539 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 St John's Lane Nelson Treharris CF46 6JD
Received 9 Mar 2021Tyn-Y-Cae Waterloo Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NJ
Received 15 Mar 2021Cylch Meithrin Blodau Bach Pengam Library Ivor Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3AB
Received 16 Mar 2021Centreprise 9 Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TW
Received 17 Mar 2021Land At Grid Ref 317801 195546 Penllwyn Avenue Pontllanfraith
Received 10 Mar 20211 Clos-Yr-Arad Caerphilly CF83 1TN
Received 17 Mar 2021Land At Grid Ref 314866 193295 Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach
Received 11 Mar 2021Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 18 Mar 2021Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 18 Mar 2021Welsh Oak Inn 167 Risca Road Rogerstone Risca Newport NP10 9GE
Received 18 Mar 2021Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 18 Mar 2021Land At Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood
Received 18 Mar 2021Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 18 Mar 2021Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 18 Mar 2021Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 18 Mar 2021Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 18 Mar 20211 The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GD
Received 19 Mar 20211 The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GD
Received 19 Mar 202116 Lower Wyndham Terrace Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6QQ
Received 19 Mar 2021The Rectory High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 19 Mar 2021Land At Grid Ref 318833 187440 Edward Thomas Close Rudry
Received 22 Mar 2021Stables Watford Road Watford Caerphilly
Received 22 Mar 202145 Ffwrwm Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NY
Received 22 Mar 2021Land At Former Rosecarn Woodland Drive Newbridge
Received 22 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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