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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.
7,158 approved · 1,588 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
171 Beaumaris Way Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1DF
Received 15 Feb 2022Land At 2 Duffryn Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GJ
Received 15 Feb 2022202 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AU
Received 16 Feb 2022Land At Grid Ref 313824 195880 Penallta Road Penallta
Received 16 Feb 202219 Rudry Close Porset Caerphilly CF83 3EU
Received 17 Feb 2022Former Atas Palo Ltd 93 Commercial Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9EU
Received 17 Feb 20229 Gwerthonor Lane Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JT
Received 17 Feb 202247 Chatham Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SB
Received 17 Feb 2022Winding House Museum Cross Street Elliot's Town New Tredegar NP24 6EG
Received 17 Feb 2022Tesco Express Unit C Highfields Way Blackwood NP12 1SL
Received 18 Feb 202215 Bryn-y-fran Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BN
Received 18 Feb 2022Dyffryn Isaf Farm Pandy Lane Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3DY
Received 18 Feb 202246 Park Place Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AS
Received 19 Feb 202247 Heol Ynys Ddu Caerphilly CF83 1SD
Received 19 Feb 20224 Nantyfelin Draethen Newport NP10 8GE
Received 21 Feb 2022Virginia Park Garage Melville Terrace Caerphilly CF83 3HE
Received 21 Feb 202226 Coed Duon View Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4EN
Received 21 Feb 2022Wellspring Medical Centre Park Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BJ
Received 21 Feb 202211 Crescent Road Risca Newport NP11 6GJ
Received 22 Feb 2022Cilmeri Rectory Close Caerphilly CF83 1EQ
Received 22 Feb 2022Starbucks Asda Stores Ltd Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HH
Received 22 Feb 20226 Caldey Island Way Caerphilly CF83 2AY
Received 22 Feb 2022Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 22 Feb 2022Chartist Garden Village Blackwood Road Pontllan-fraith
Received 23 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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