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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.
7,005 approved · 1,572 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Oct 2013 to 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Darren Farm Darren Farm Lane Argoed Blackwood NP12 0HX
Received 23 Jul 2021Land At Colliers Cottage Caerphilly Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PR
Received 23 Jul 202114 Cae Llwyd Caerphilly CF83 3HB
Received 26 Jul 20213 The Boundary Blackwood NP12 1FE
Received 26 Jul 2021Oakdale Athletics Club Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale
Received 16 Jul 2021Former The Carphone Warehouse Unit 31 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 26 Jul 2021Ty Nant House Ty Nant Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2RA
Received 27 Jul 2021Hafod Fach Yard Hafod Fach Lane Abercarn
Received 21 Jul 20212 Rhymney Walk Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5BL
Received 27 Jul 2021The Stables Twyn Garwa Watford Road Watford Caerphilly
Received 27 Jul 202127 Kingswood Close Hengoed CF82 7LU
Received 26 Jul 202156 The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SW
Received 27 Jul 20213 Byron Place Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BP
Received 27 Jul 2021Land At Grid Ref 319235 191320 Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate Cwmfelinfach
Received 28 Jul 2021Land At Gelynos Avenue Argoed Blackwood
Received 28 Jul 202124 Cwm Braenar Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DS
Received 28 Jul 2021Old Brenin Distillery Ltd Unit Q Caerphilly Business Park Caerphilly CF83 3ED
Received 28 Jul 202121 Lon Isaf Caerphilly CF83 1BT
Received 29 Jul 2021Longbridge Fields Sports Ground Tredegar Street Risca Newport NP11 6DJ
Received 28 Jul 2021Blackwood Comprehensive School Ty Isha Terrace Blackwood NP12 1ER
Received 29 Jul 20213 Duffryn Close Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DN
Received 29 Jul 202159 Heol Ty-Gwyn Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PA
Received 29 Jul 202157 Coed Celynen Drive Abercarn Newport NP11 5AU
Received 29 Jul 2021Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Y Castell Crescent Road Caerphilly CF83 1WH
Received 29 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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