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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.
7,149 approved · 1,587 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Aneurin Bevan Avenue Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8ER
Received 8 Feb 2022Land At Former Pen-y-waun Inn Upper High Street Rhymney
Received 9 Feb 20224 Cherry Grove Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3DF
Received 9 Feb 2022Plot 4 -Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 4 Feb 2022Plot 5 - Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 4 Feb 2022Unit 23 Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HZ
Received 9 Feb 2022Cefn Carnau Hospital Cefn Carnau Lane Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LX
Received 9 Feb 202263 Homeleigh Newbridge Newport NP11 4RR
Received 9 Feb 20222 Caldicot Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TJ
Received 7 Feb 2022Cwmwbwb Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HL
Received 9 Feb 2022201A Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 10 Feb 20227 Llanfach Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5LE
Received 8 Feb 202247 South Street Bargoed CF81 8SU
Received 8 Feb 20224 Clos Enfys Caerphilly CF83 1SB
Received 10 Feb 2022Ffynnon Cottage The Row To Pont Y Draethen Draethen Newport NP10 8GA
Received 11 Feb 2022Crestway Penrhiw Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PX
Received 11 Feb 2022Main Court Unit A6 Chapel Farm Industrial Estate Cwmcarn
Received 14 Feb 20229 Ffos Close Nelson Treharris CF46 6EL
Received 14 Feb 2022Herons Hill Bwl Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6HD
Received 10 Feb 2022Brynteg Pandy Lane Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3DZ
Received 9 Feb 2022Currys-PC World & The Carphone Warehouse Unit 9 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 14 Feb 202220 Brynhyfryd Terrace Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PZ
Received 14 Feb 2022GLJ Recycling Ltd Chapel Bridge Yard Chapel Farm Industrial Estate Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NL
Received 14 Feb 2022Gwaun Gledyr Isaf Farm Old Nantgarw Road Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UN
Received 14 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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