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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.
7,215 approved · 1,594 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital Ffordd Ystrad Fawr Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GP
Received 13 Apr 2022The Rhos Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 14 Apr 2022Unit 2 And Unit 3 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 14 Apr 20229 Burnet Drive Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8LD
Received 13 Apr 2022Land At Grid Ref 315198 191091 Wingfield Crescent East Lane Llanbradach
Received 14 Apr 202247 Heol Ynys Ddu Caerphilly CF83 1SD
Received 14 Apr 20229 Tai'r Heol Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DL
Received 14 Apr 2022Land At Grid Ref 314350 187632 Former 49 Club & Institute The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly
Received 14 Apr 2022Land At (Former Garages) Grid Ref 317584 188996 Llanfabon Drive South Lane Trethomas
Received 14 Apr 20223 Gwesty Close Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3AD
Received 15 Apr 2022267 Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6PP
Received 19 Apr 2022Newbold Solicitors 233 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AL
Received 19 Apr 20229 Coed Y Bryn Blackwood NP12 1HA
Received 13 Apr 2022Shop Unit 6 Gwerthonor Place Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JQ
Received 20 Apr 2022Gwaun Gledyr Isaf Farm Old Nantgarw Road Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UN
Received 21 Apr 202239 Gellideg Isaf Rise Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7RB
Received 20 Apr 202225 Howard Drive Caerphilly CF83 3GD
Received 21 Apr 2022Bryngalo Gwyn 15A Heol-y-pia Caerphilly CF83 2RW
Received 21 Apr 202213 Oxwich Close Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7JB
Received 21 Apr 202213 Navigation Road Risca Newport NP11 6FF
Received 22 Apr 202222 Wingfield Crescent Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3NU
Received 19 Apr 202217 Vancouver Drive Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0UQ
Received 25 Apr 20221 The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GD
Received 25 Apr 2022Alpine Cottage Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 25 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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