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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.
6,976 approved · 1,564 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
36 Overdene Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JS
Received 15 Jun 20212 Bartlett Street Caerphilly CF83 1JS
Received 22 Jun 202164 Heol Barri Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2LY
Received 22 Jun 2021Glan-y-nant Learning Centre Hanbury Street Glan-y-nant Blackwood NP12 3XP
Received 23 Jun 2021Land At Grid Ref 316873 201344 Abernant Road Markham
Received 24 Jun 202128 Clos Coed Bach Blackwood NP12 1GT
Received 24 Jun 2021Tredileon 6 King Charles Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HF
Received 21 Jun 2021Pantycelyn House Vicarage Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DP
Received 21 Jun 202120 Ridgeway Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RB
Received 21 Jun 202131 Bryn Siriol Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 7TA
Received 21 Jun 2021Pant-Ysgawen Farm Pant-Ysgawen Farm Lane Newbridge Newport NP11 4RJ
Received 28 Jun 202133 Lon Uchaf Caerphilly CF83 1BR
Received 28 Jun 202111 Glanhowy Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HN
Received 28 Jun 202129 Penrhiw Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JU
Received 28 Jun 2021Nisalocal 61 High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LP
Received 21 Jun 2021Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 28 Jun 2021Wind Turbine Pen-yr-heol Farm Commin Road Hollybush
Received 28 Jun 20218 Tribute Avenue Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7EQ
Received 28 Jun 202123 Farm Close Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8BF
Received 29 Jun 202113 Nursery Rise Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HD
Received 29 Jun 202137 High Close Nelson Treharris CF46 6HJ
Received 29 Jun 2021Land At Grid Ref 319662 198758 Ton-Y-Felin Farm Lane Croespenmaen
Received 29 Jun 2021Pontllanfraith Youth Centre And Cyber Cafe Sir Ivor Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JH
Received 30 Jun 202116 Raglan Street Risca Newport NP11 7AA
Received 30 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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