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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.
7,107 approved · 1,584 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Alexercise Unit 1A-C Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7EP
Received 7 Dec 202113 Davies Street Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3NB
Received 7 Dec 2021Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 7 Dec 2021Land At Grid Ref 324056 190546 Mount Pleasant Road Risca
Received 7 Dec 20214 Station Street Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HQ
Received 8 Dec 202133 Twyn Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5JY
Received 8 Dec 2021Land At Former Pontllanfraith House Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith NP12 2YW
Received 9 Dec 2021Bedwellty Comprehensive School (former) - Land At Pengam Road Aberbargoed
Received 9 Dec 20216 Pendinas Avenue Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GP
Received 9 Dec 2021Pontymister Recreation Ground Fields Road Pontymister Risca
Received 9 Dec 2021Land At Former Pontllanfraith House Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith
Received 9 Dec 2021Ty Wern Manmoel Crossing Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AX
Received 10 Dec 2021166 Caerphilly Road Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4FX
Received 10 Dec 2021Land At Ty Coppi Farm Twyn-gwyn Road Mynyddislwyn Newport NP11 7AY
Received 10 Dec 20211 Heol Fawr Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2JU
Received 10 Dec 2021Osborne Villa Southend Terrace Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9RL
Received 11 Dec 202110 The Hollies Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3LR
Received 13 Dec 202116 Lon Uchaf Caerphilly CF83 1BR
Received 10 Dec 20212 Thistle Court Victoria Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UP
Received 13 Dec 202155 Heol Ty-Gwyn Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PA
Received 14 Dec 2021Former St Catherine's Church Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA
Received 14 Dec 2021Clevedon 5 Underwood Caerphilly CF83 1HW
Received 15 Dec 2021Caerphilly Castle Castle Street Caerphilly CF83 1JD
Received 15 Dec 2021Land At 104 Bailey Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HW
Received 15 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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