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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.
7,040 approved · 1,575 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Manor Park Newbridge Newport NP11 4RS
Received 3 Sept 2021C Block Coleg Y Cymoedd - Ystrad Mynach Campus Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach CF82 7XR
Received 6 Sept 20215 Darren Close Porset Caerphilly CF83 3BZ
Received 6 Sept 2021Land At Grid Ref 313169 206548 Wauntysswg Farm Abertysswg Rhymney Tredegar
Received 6 Sept 20211 Llwyd-Y-Berth Caerphilly CF83 2QF
Received 6 Sept 2021Ty Cenydd 45 Castle Street Caerphilly
Received 6 Sept 2021Park Place Warehouse Park Place Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AS
Received 6 Sept 20213 Britannia Villas Britannia Terrace Britannia Blackwood NP12 3TF
Received 6 Sept 202116 New Row Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NS
Received 6 Sept 202188 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AT
Received 8 Sept 20211 High Street Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DD
Received 8 Sept 2021Leamount Graig-y-fedw Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4AS
Received 9 Sept 2021Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 9 Sept 2021Unit 1 37 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3TH
Received 9 Sept 2021Westwinds 12 Lon-Y-Llyn Caerphilly CF83 1BY
Received 9 Sept 2021Land At Grid Ref 313169 206548 Wauntysswg Farm Abertysswg Rhymney Tredegar
Received 9 Sept 2021Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta Stryd Ganolog Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XQ
Received 10 Sept 20212 Cilgerran Way Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1GF
Received 11 Sept 20215 Dan-Y-Deri Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HR
Received 13 Sept 2021Horeb Baptist Chapel Castle Hill Gelligaer
Received 8 Sept 2021Land At Gelli Farm Gelli Farm Lane Trinant Newport NP11 3AZ
Received 14 Sept 2021Land At Gelli Farm Gelli Farm Lane Trinant Newport NP11 3AZ
Received 14 Sept 2021Land At Gelli Farm Gelli Farm Lane Trinant Newport NP11 3AZ
Received 14 Sept 2021Land At Gelli Farm Gelli Farm Lane Trinant Newport NP11 3AZ
Received 14 Sept 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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