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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.
7,113 approved · 1,584 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lafarge Redland Aggregates Ltd Hafod Quarry Hafod Fach Lane Abercarn Newport NP11 5LJ
Received 15 Dec 202163 Woodside Walk Wattsville Newport NP11 7NZ
Received 15 Dec 2021Land At Hawtin Park Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith
Received 10 Dec 2021Asda Stores Ltd Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3SX
Received 15 Dec 2021Ty Yn Y Pwll Hotel Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BR
Received 15 Dec 2021Ty Yn Y Pwll Hotel Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BR
Received 15 Dec 2021Pontywaun Spiritual Church Hall's Road Crosskeys
Received 15 Dec 2021Tipyn Bach Ty Isaf Farm Pandy-mawr Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EQ
Received 15 Dec 2021Ty Darren Home For The Elderly Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 6HF
Received 16 Dec 2021161 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HQ
Received 14 Dec 2021Caerphilly Castle Castle Street Caerphilly CF83 1JD
Received 17 Dec 202158-60 Queens Road Elliot's Town New Tredegar NP24 6DZ
Received 20 Dec 2021Land At Grid Ref 314050 188455 Heol Aneurin Penyrheol Caerphilly
Received 20 Dec 202113 Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LB
Received 21 Dec 202117 Lon-Y-Gors Caerphilly CF83 1DP
Received 15 Dec 20218A Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BY
Received 21 Dec 2021Highland Farm Mountain Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8ES
Received 22 Dec 2021Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Caerffili Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HG
Received 22 Dec 202129 William Street Blackwood NP12 1NX
Received 22 Dec 202122 Grove Street Newbridge Newport NP11 4FD
Received 23 Dec 20216 Llanfach Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5LE
Received 23 Dec 202137 Cwm Braenar Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DS
Received 20 Dec 202152 Denbigh Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UN
Received 20 Dec 202114 St Deinols Close Pengam Blackwood NP12 3TZ
Received 23 Dec 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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