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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.
7,257 approved · 1,598 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Rhos Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 12 May 202227 Springfield Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6LZ
Received 12 May 2022155 Nantgarw Road Caerphilly CF83 1AN
Received 10 May 202211 Clos Tir Twyn Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FG
Received 12 May 2022Beech Tree House 26 Sunnybank Road Blackwood NP12 1HT
Received 10 May 20229 Bridge Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 5FH
Received 10 May 2022Land At Grid Ref 317931 194044 Pontgam Lane Ynysddu
Received 10 May 2022Land At Former Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith
Received 12 May 202219 Clos Coed Duon Blackwood NP12 1FP
Received 13 May 202237 Mount Road Gelli Park Risca Newport NP11 6HR
Received 13 May 2022Ty Charlestown 44 - 46 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RD
Received 13 May 2022Camelot Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HY
Received 12 May 2022208 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AJ
Received 14 May 2022Land At Grid Ref 317870 194484 Pontgam Lane Ynysddu
Received 17 May 202270 Merebank Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8FR
Received 17 May 20221 Tyn-Y-Graig Terrace Church Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LT
Received 17 May 2022Land North Of Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly
Received 17 May 20227 Llanfach Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5LE
Received 12 May 2022Plot 1 Land Adjacent To Mount Pleasant Inn Mount Pleasant Row Pentwyn Bargoed CF81 9NJ
Received 12 May 202229 Tir-Berllan Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0GZ
Received 18 May 2022Plot 2 Land Adjacent To Mount Pleasant Inn Mount Pleasant Row Pentwyn Bargoed CF81 9NJ
Received 12 May 2022Land At Former Central Hall Site Wood Street Bargoed
Received 12 May 2022Ty'r Sais Stables Ty'r Sais Farm Lane Argoed Blackwood NP12 0JA
Received 19 May 20225 Pengam Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 8AA
Received 19 May 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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