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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.
7,021 approved · 1,572 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Oct 2013 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
31 Cae Rhos Caerphilly CF83 3JG
Received 4 Aug 202140 Downey Grove Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8LE
Received 4 Aug 20214 Griffiths Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AW
Received 2 Aug 2021Land At Grid Ref 323752 191216 Temperance Hill Risca
Received 4 Aug 2021Land At 225 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AR
Received 4 Aug 2021The Rolling Mill Inn 88 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca
Received 4 Aug 2021The Rolling Mill Inn 88 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EE
Received 5 Aug 202119 Rising Sun Close Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JB
Received 6 Aug 2021Land Adjacent To 1 Lon-Y-Dderwen Nelson Treharris CF46 6HS
Received 6 Aug 2021Land At Grid Ref 319579 196123 Friar's Mead Pentwyn-mawr
Received 6 Aug 2021Land At Allotment Gardens Twyncarn Road Pontywaun
Received 6 Aug 202139 Lilian Road Blackwood NP12 1DN
Received 9 Aug 2021Land At Colliers Cottage Caerphilly Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PR
Received 9 Aug 202177 St Mary Street Risca Newport NP11 6GR
Received 10 Aug 20216 Melin Dwr Draethen Newport NP10 8GL
Received 10 Aug 2021Land At 7 Meadow View Troedyrhiw Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7SF
Received 11 Aug 2021Land Adjoining Rock Cottage St David's Avenue Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PD
Received 11 Aug 2021107 Bloomfield Road Blackwood NP12 1LY
Received 11 Aug 2021Land At 6 Meadow View Troedyrhiw Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7SF
Received 11 Aug 20212 Drawbridge Close Caerphilly CF83 2XP
Received 12 Aug 20218 Dol-Y-Felin Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HT
Received 12 Aug 20215 The Alders Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LQ
Received 12 Aug 2021Land At Grid Ref 310333 195424 Llwyncelyn Terrace Nelson
Received 13 Aug 2021Caeglas Colliery Co Ltd Caeglas Colliery Fochriw Road Fochriw
Received 12 Aug 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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