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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.
7,210 approved · 1,594 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 Wellspring Terrace Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BE
Received 8 Apr 202286 Heathlands Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7NZ
Received 8 Apr 20225 Tirfilkins Close Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LY
Received 8 Apr 202245 Warne Street Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3RT
Received 8 Apr 2022Trees Rear Of 12 The Paddock Caerphilly CF83 3RR
Received 8 Apr 202211 Llanfabon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PF
Received 11 Apr 2022Emporium Building 41 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RD
Received 11 Apr 20226 Tirfilkins Close Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LY
Received 8 Apr 20222 Willow Park Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3LS
Received 11 Apr 2022Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 11 Apr 20222 The Meadows Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 7AR
Received 8 Apr 2022Tassagh Heol-Y-Coed Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2NH
Received 11 Apr 2022Llwyn Cae Bungalow Gypsy Lane Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UP
Received 12 Apr 202247 South Street Bargoed CF81 8SU
Received 8 Apr 2022Greenyard Barn Maenllwyd To Rudry Common Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3EA
Received 12 Apr 202211 Crescent Road Risca Newport NP11 6GJ
Received 12 Apr 2022Land At Grid Ref 317533 193532 The Glade Wyllie
Received 11 Apr 2022Fairleigh Pennar Lane Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4GY
Received 12 Apr 2022Former Morris Racing Abercarn Betting Office 2A Market Place Abercarn Newport NP11 5GW
Received 12 Apr 2022Torbay House 278 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AW
Received 12 Apr 2022Caerau House Pengam Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BX
Received 13 Apr 202219 Griffiths Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AW
Received 13 Apr 2022Hill Farm Solar Park Penrhiwarwydd Farm Mynyddislwyn Mountain Road Mynyddislwyn
Received 14 Apr 2022The Rhos Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 14 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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