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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.
7,095 approved · 1,584 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Castle Close Pontywaun Newport NP11 7FU
Received 26 Nov 2021Tredegar Junction Hotel Commercial Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JY
Received 26 Nov 2021The Sheiling Pennar Lane Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4GY
Received 28 Nov 202119 Greenwood Road Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1EZ
Received 29 Nov 2021Danycoed 5 Underwood Avenue Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7PT
Received 29 Nov 2021Land At Pit Stop Cafe Maes Y Fedw Newport Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8BJ
Received 29 Nov 2021Land At Grid Ref 317533 193532 The Glade Wyllie
Received 29 Nov 202121 Ambleside Court Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DJ
Received 29 Nov 20219 Cwrt Y Coed Blackwood NP12 1GL
Received 29 Nov 2021Land At Maison Rouge Gilboa Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4NH
Received 29 Nov 202116 Hall's Road Terrace Crosskeys Newport NP11 7FQ
Received 29 Nov 2021The Rectory Rectory Gardens Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SU
Received 29 Nov 20211 Mersey Close Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2FZ
Received 30 Nov 202175 Tredegar Street Risca
Received 30 Nov 202137 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly
Received 1 Dec 202147 Pantyfid Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DT
Received 2 Dec 202115 Lower Ochrwyth Ochrwyth Newport NP11 6EN
Received 2 Dec 2021De Clare Gardens Mountain Road Abertridwr To Hendredenny Park Hendredenny Caerphilly
Received 2 Dec 202134 Fernlea Risca Newport NP11 6FW
Received 3 Dec 2021Land At Ryland 12 Underwood Caerphilly CF83 1HW
Received 3 Dec 2021Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 6 Dec 202126 Coed Duon View Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4EN
Received 6 Dec 2021Land At Grid Ref 313945 195746 Winding Wheel Lane Penallta
Received 7 Dec 202163 Homeleigh Newbridge Newport NP11 4RR
Received 7 Dec 2021Records 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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