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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.
7,203 approved · 1,594 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tyn-Y-Graig Footbridge Pencerrig Street Llanbradach
Received 1 Apr 2022Cae'r Bedw William Street Gilfach
Received 1 Apr 202216 Pen-Deri Close Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NJ
Received 4 Apr 2022Bargoed Golf Club Heolddu Uchaf Farm Access Bargoed CF81 9GF
Received 4 Apr 202250 Crown Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GD
Received 4 Apr 20221 Bryngoleu Terrace Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DE
Received 5 Apr 2022Cefn Glas Woodfield Blackwood NP12 1HD
Received 4 Apr 2022Land At Waun Y Gof House Thorne Avenue Newbridge Newport NP11 4EP
Received 6 Apr 20221 The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GD
Received 6 Apr 2022Troed Rhiw Las Farm Troed-Rhiw-Las Lane Risca Newport NP11 6JD
Received 6 Apr 2022Coed Y Brain Farm Commin Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9EB
Received 7 Apr 202228 Acorn Lane Glyn-gaer Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FS
Received 7 Apr 2022Tophill Cottage Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 1 Apr 2022Former Church Hall Church Street Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 7 Apr 202211 Heol-Y-Wern Caerphilly CF83 3EY
Received 7 Apr 202214 Dulas Island Close Caerphilly CF83 2AQ
Received 8 Apr 20221 Sansom Street Risca Newport NP11 6FT
Received 8 Apr 202217 St Peters Drive Blackwood NP12 2ER
Received 8 Apr 202232 Chapel Farm Terrace Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NJ
Received 4 Apr 2022Ty-coed Abercarn Junior School Access Abercarn Newport NP11 5LH
Received 8 Apr 2022M&C Garden Supplies 25 Windsor Street Caerphilly CF83 1FW
Received 8 Apr 2022Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertyleri NP13 2DA
Received 8 Apr 202216 Raglan Street Risca Newport NP11 7AA
Received 8 Apr 2022Rose Lodge Pennar Close Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HD
Received 8 Apr 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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