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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.
6,997 approved · 1,572 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Asda Stores Ltd Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3SX
Received 14 Jul 20213 Llwyd-Y-Berth Caerphilly CF83 2QF
Received 13 Jul 2021Shangri La Bryn Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EY
Received 14 Jul 2021Land Adjacent To 41 Waun Draw Caerphilly
Received 19 Jul 202152 Denbigh Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UN
Received 13 Jul 2021Gelli Pistyll Farm Isobel Court Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6JH
Received 15 Jul 20214 High Street Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HG
Received 15 Jul 2021Travis Perkins Unit 27 Abercarn Industrial Estate Bridge Street Abercarn Newport NP11 5EY
Received 15 Jul 202172 Heol Ysgubor Caerphilly CF83 1SR
Received 16 Jul 202147 Chatham Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SB
Received 16 Jul 202123 Rhyd-Y-Gwern Close Porset Caerphilly CF83 3NN
Received 16 Jul 2021161 Gelligaer Road Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7HH
Received 26 Jul 2021Trefaldwyn The Square Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DY
Received 16 Jul 202117 St Helen's Court Caerphilly CF83 1DL
Received 19 Jul 202117 Clos Waun Ceffyl Nelson Treharris CF46 6LB
Received 19 Jul 202118 Coed Celynen Drive Abercarn Newport NP11 5AU
Received 20 Jul 202118 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3HU
Received 16 Jul 20211 Yew Tree Cottages Commercial Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HW
Received 21 Jul 202141 St David's Drive Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RH
Received 21 Jul 202119 Mardy Crescent Caerphilly CF83 1PT
Received 21 Jul 2021Land Adjacent To Rowan Road Ty Sign Risca
Received 22 Jul 2021Witchwood The Run Machen Caerphilly CF83 8HY
Received 22 Jul 2021Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 22 Jul 2021Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 22 Jul 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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