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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.
6,828 approved · 1,540 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
80 Cotswold Way Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RG
Received 29 Mar 20219 Ynys Bery Close Caerphilly CF83 2AZ
Received 26 Mar 202120 Coed Mawr Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DH
Received 29 Mar 2021123 - 127 High Street Blackwood
Received 30 Mar 202116 Twyn Place Abercarn Newport NP11 5JX
Received 18 Mar 20218 Cefn Y Fferm Oakdale Coed Duon NP12 0EZ
Received 30 Mar 202144 Ridgeway Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RD
Received 30 Mar 2021Llanfabon Inn Cilfynydd Road To Pant-Du Road Llanfabon Treharris CF46 6PG
Received 30 Mar 2021Glenbrook The Graig Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7FA
Received 29 Mar 202133 Birch Crescent Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7LJ
Received 31 Mar 20212 Ffordd Erw Caerphilly CF83 1RY
Received 31 Mar 2021Dorothea House 14 Jenkin Street Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QH
Received 31 Mar 2021Land At Parc Penallta Penallta Road Penallta Hengoed
Received 31 Mar 2021Land At Grid Ref 316141 187583 Bedwas Road North Ul Caerphilly
Received 1 Apr 2021Millbrook Residential Home Gelligroes Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JU
Received 31 Mar 2021Millbrook Residential Home Gelligroes Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JU
Received 31 Mar 202129 Cwrt Y Coed Blackwood NP12 1GL
Received 6 Apr 2021Sonseeabray 11 Pant Glas Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PD
Received 6 Apr 2021Land Adj To Coed Y Brain Cottage Commin Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9EB
Received 6 Apr 2021Plas Tegid Manor Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6JZ
Received 6 Apr 2021Redlands The Avenue Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LL
Received 3 Apr 20214 Gellideg Heights Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7RL
Received 6 Apr 20219 Birchwood Close Blackwood NP12 1WX
Received 6 Apr 2021Land At Grid Ref 318132 189100 Navigation Street Trethomas
Received 6 Apr 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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