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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.
7,026 approved · 1,573 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Porset Drive Caerphilly CF83 1PP
Received 16 Aug 202144 Manor Park Newbridge Newport NP11 4RT
Received 16 Aug 202124 Bryn Yr Ysgol Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2BY
Received 16 Aug 2021Llanbradach Fawr Farm Llanbradach Farm Lane Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3QR
Received 16 Aug 202154 Plynlimon Avenue Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GR
Received 16 Aug 202133-35 Station Road Pontymister Risca
Received 16 Aug 202120 Coed-Y-Graig Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FJ
Received 16 Aug 20212 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Draethen Newport NP10 8GH
Received 18 Aug 202147 Heol Ynys Ddu Caerphilly CF83 1SD
Received 18 Aug 2021The Willows 18 Greenfield Terrace Argoed Blackwood NP12 0HL
Received 18 Aug 2021Car Park At Grid Ref 316489 186529 Caerphilly Business Park Caerphilly
Received 18 Aug 2021Abbeyfield Society Winston Osborne House St Christopher's Drive Caerphilly CF83 1DD
Received 19 Aug 2021Wingfield Stores 41 Wingfield Crescent Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3NU
Received 19 Aug 20213 Glenview Rise Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HZ
Received 19 Aug 202151 Park Place Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BN
Received 19 Aug 202112 Rising Sun Close Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JB
Received 20 Aug 2021The Exchange And Post Office 1 Exchange Road Risca Newport NP11 6GP
Received 20 Aug 202144 Fflorens Road Treowen Casnewydd NP11 3DW
Received 20 Aug 20219 Glanhowy Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HN
Received 23 Aug 202148 Hazel Grove Caerphilly CF83 3BP
Received 18 Aug 2021Caravan Land At Former Station House Merthyr Road Rhymney Bridge Llechryd Tredegar NP22 5QG
Received 20 Aug 202113 Pond Row Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7LX
Received 24 Aug 202112 Heolddu Grove Bargoed CF81 8UW
Received 24 Aug 20214 Green Row Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NU
Received 24 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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