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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.
6,951 approved · 1,558 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 St John's Lane Nelson Treharris CF46 6JD
Received 28 May 2021Land At Grid Ref 317750 317750 High Street Argoed
Received 28 May 2021Tegwyn House Glyn Terrace Fochriw Bargoed CF81 9JP
Received 25 May 202135 Shannon Close Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2FW
Received 28 May 20211 Rose Cottages High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 28 May 2021122 Van Road Caerphilly CF83 1LD
Received 28 May 202142 High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6EU
Received 1 Jun 2021Land At Grid Ref 311086 209021 Heol Uchaf Rhymney
Received 25 May 2021Argoed Fawr Farm Argoed Fawr Farm Lane Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AG
Received 2 Jun 20213 Valley Meadow Close Pantside Newport NP11 5BU
Received 2 Jun 202111 Heol Ganol Caerphilly CF83 1AS
Received 2 Jun 20213 Shannon Close Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2FW
Received 2 Jun 2021Glan-Yr-Afon Tirphil New Tredegar NP24 6AR
Received 3 Jun 2021Public Open Space Penallta Way Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith
Received 3 Jun 2021Public Open Space Penallta Way Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith
Received 3 Jun 2021Land At Pen-yr-heol Farm Commin Road Hollybush
Received 4 Jun 2021Brynheulog 11 Old Parish Road Hengoed CF82 7HU
Received 4 Jun 202142-43 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RD
Received 4 Jun 202111 Bryn-y-fran Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BN
Received 4 Jun 2021Land At Former Red Lion Inn High Street Blackwood
Received 4 Jun 202141 Sword Hill Caerphilly CF83 2AG
Received 7 Jun 2021Land At Heol Aneurin Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2PD
Received 7 Jun 2021Laagan 46 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HL
Received 7 Jun 2021Ashley 23 Graig Road Newbridge Newport NP11 5FS
Received 7 Jun 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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