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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.
7,191 approved · 1,591 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Huntersmoon Dynevor Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6PD
Received 16 Mar 202286A Toronto Close Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0UY
Received 16 Mar 2022Land At Cefn Mably Park Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6AA
Received 15 Mar 2022Mount Pleasant Church Main Road Maesycwmmer
Received 16 Mar 202219 Parc Bryn Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2RA
Received 17 Mar 2022St Davids House Halls Crossing Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PF
Received 17 Mar 202253 Dol-Y-Pandy Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HL
Received 14 Mar 2022Land At Grid Ref 319579 196123 Friar's Mead Pentwyn-mawr
Received 25 Mar 202223 Ebbw Street Risca Newport NP11 6DJ
Received 18 Mar 2022Land At 3 Upper Cross Street Tirphil New Tredegar NP24 6EX
Received 21 Mar 202218 Tyn-Y-Graig Road Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LH
Received 15 Mar 2022Land At Grid Ref 315198 191091 Wingfield Crescent East Lane Llanbradach
Received 21 Mar 202241 Y Ffordd Wen Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9EE
Received 21 Mar 20221 Station Buildings Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith
Received 22 Mar 20221 Lower Francis Street Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DW
Received 22 Mar 2022Land At Gellideg Industrial Estate Gellideg Lane Maesycwmmer Hengoed
Received 22 Mar 202220 Coed Mawr Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DH
Received 23 Mar 2022Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital Ffordd Ystrad Fawr Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GP
Received 23 Mar 2022Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital Ffordd Ystrad Fawr Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GP
Received 23 Mar 2022New Mode 195 - 197 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 22 Mar 202246 Tredegar Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PP
Received 24 Mar 20226 Highfield Crescent Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2ED
Received 24 Mar 202222A High Street Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4GG
Received 28 Mar 202212 Waunfach Street Caerphilly CF83 3HL
Received 28 Mar 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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