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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.
7,119 approved · 1,584 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Grid Ref 315344 201879 Station Terrace Brithdir
Received 24 Dec 202114 King Charles Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HF
Received 24 Dec 202114 Ty-Nant Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8HB
Received 24 Dec 20213 Lawrence Villas Treowen Newport NP11 3AS
Received 4 Jan 202212 St John's Lane Nelson Treharris CF46 6JD
Received 4 Jan 202243 Castle Street Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UH
Received 4 Jan 202244 Gellideg Isaf Rise Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7RB
Received 4 Jan 2022Rosalyn 31 King Charles Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HF
Received 4 Jan 202278 Woodside Drive Newbridge Newport NP11 4NQ
Received 4 Jan 202282 Fair View Pengam Blackwood NP12 3NR
Received 6 Jan 2022Sonseeabray 11 Pant Glas Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PD
Received 6 Jan 202234 Coronation Road Blackwood NP12 1EA
Received 7 Jan 2022Ascona Retail Ltd - Shell Service Station Newbridge By-Pass Crumlin Newport NP11 4QJ
Received 7 Jan 20225 Heol Morien Nelson Treharris CF46 6JA
Received 8 Jan 2022Chemical Corporation (UK) Ltd 12 Bedwas Business Centre Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas
Received 10 Jan 2022Cartref Yr Hen Gapel New Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7GU
Received 10 Jan 20223 The Windings Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QU
Received 10 Jan 202211 Glanhowy Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HN
Received 11 Jan 2022229 Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6PP
Received 11 Jan 2022Land To The Rear Of 1 Commercial Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3ST
Received 11 Jan 202283 Ridgeway Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RD
Received 11 Jan 2022Chambers House 49 Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BW
Received 11 Jan 2022Rose And Crown Inn Eglwysilan Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4JG
Received 11 Jan 202217 Dynevor Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6PD
Received 12 Jan 2022Records 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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