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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.
7,144 approved · 1,587 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Waun Y Coed Twyn College Lane Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 3NR
Received 1 Feb 202211 Upper Brynhyfryd Terrace Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4GL
Received 4 Feb 2022Land At Grid Ref 315519 194639 Tabor Road Maesycwmmer
Received 4 Feb 202222 Ridgeway Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RB
Received 4 Feb 202229 Trosnant Crescent Penybryn Hengoed CF82 7FU
Received 2 Feb 2022Penylan Twyn-gwyn Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7AX
Received 4 Feb 2022Land At Colliers Farm Park Caerphilly Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PR
Received 4 Feb 2022Maes-Yr-Haf Maes-Yr-Haf Lane Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BS
Received 4 Feb 202259 Heol Ty-Gwyn Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PA
Received 7 Feb 20221 Mayhill Bungalows Blackwood NP12 1EB
Received 7 Feb 2022New Inn Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BD
Received 3 Feb 20227 Salway Avenue Britannia Blackwood NP12 3TH
Received 4 Feb 2022Tredegar Junction Hotel Commercial Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JY
Received 3 Feb 202255 Heol Ty-Gwyn Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PA
Received 7 Feb 2022202 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AU
Received 8 Feb 20222 Acacia Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JG
Received 24 Feb 20221 Twynyffald Cottages Bryn Road Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3JW
Received 18 Feb 2022Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 8 Feb 2022Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 8 Feb 202253A The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly
Received 9 Mar 2022Plot 1 Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 4 Feb 2022Plot 2 Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 4 Feb 2022Plot 3 Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 4 Feb 202243 Lewis Lewis Avenue Blackwood NP12 1JQ
Received 8 Feb 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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