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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.
6,882 approved · 1,548 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 James Street Markham Blackwood NP12 0QN
Received 19 Apr 202143 Abernant Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0PR
Received 19 Apr 2021116 Heol-Y-Ddol Caerphilly CF83 3JN
Received 21 Apr 202133 Pendinas Avenue Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GP
Received 21 Apr 2021Many Trees Pennar Lane Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4GY
Received 21 Apr 202145 Sannan Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BH
Received 21 Apr 202159 Garden City Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5JZ
Received 19 Apr 2021Greenwood Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8UH
Received 22 Apr 2021Land At Grid Ref 316564 201006 Bedwellty Road To Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Aberbargoed
Received 22 Apr 202128 Gellideg Heights Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7RL
Received 22 Apr 20215 - 6 High Street Bargoed CF81 8QZ
Received 23 Apr 2021Ty Melyn Farm Snowdon Close Risca Newport NP11 6JE
Received 23 Apr 20218 King Edward Avenue Caerphilly CF83 1HE
Received 23 Apr 202118 St Julian's Court Caerphilly CF83 1DN
Received 23 Apr 2021Patels 32 Merchant Street Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9PD
Received 22 Apr 202184 Penylan Road Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AZ
Received 23 Apr 2021Park Bungalow Brooklands Nelson Treharris CF46 6DR
Received 26 Apr 20216 Cader Idris Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RP
Received 26 Apr 202147 Rhys Road Blackwood NP12 3QR
Received 26 Apr 2021Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 26 Apr 2021Land At Grid Ref 317506 200295 Gelynos Avenue West Ul Argoed
Received 26 Apr 202127 Heol-Y-Parc Caerphilly CF83 1AY
Received 27 Apr 202127 Springfield Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6LZ
Received 27 Apr 2021Little Einsteins Academy Ltd Block B Britannia Centre For Enterprise Britannia Blackwood NP12 3SP
Received 27 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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