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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.
7,266 approved · 1,599 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Brynheulog Cottages Pentwyn-mawr Roundabout To Tonypistyll Road New Bethel Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2AZ
Received 30 May 2022End-Y-Deri Bungalow Bargoed Terrace Deri Bargoed CF81 9JA
Received 27 May 2022Land At Grid Ref 316564 201006 Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham
Received 30 May 202215 Pembroke Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1JL
Received 30 May 2022Land At Grid Ref 317750 317750 High Street Argoed
Received 30 May 20221 Beechgrove Caerphilly CF83 3BQ
Received 31 May 2022Caerphilly Funeral Services 11 Parc Avenue Caerphilly CF83 3AZ
Received 31 May 2022Land At Twyn Primary School Playing Field Southern Street Caerphilly
Received 31 May 2022Cwrt Rawlin Primary School Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 31 May 2022Caerphilly County Borough Council Pengam Library Ivor Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3AB
Received 31 May 202233-35 Station Road Pontymister Risca
Received 31 May 2022Land At Islwyn Workshops Pontymister Industrial Estate Pontymister Risca
Received 31 May 20226 Rhyd-Y-Gwern Isaf Machen Caerphilly CF83 8LG
Received 1 Jun 20222 Ceiriog Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FW
Received 15 Jun 202215 Fflorens Road Treowen Newport NP11 3ED
Received 1 Jun 2022Ty Coppi Farm Twyn-gwyn Road Mynyddislwyn Newport NP11 7AY
Received 1 Jun 2022Gelli Pistyll Farm 9 Isobel Court Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6JH
Received 31 May 2022Golwg Y Traphont Summerfield Hall Lane Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QF
Received 31 May 20223 Middle Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QJ
Received 1 Jun 20223 Middle Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QJ
Received 1 Jun 202221 Lon Yr Ysgol Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8PE
Received 2 Jun 2022Bridgehill Gwern-Y-Goytre To Michaelston Bridge Michaelston-y-fedw Cardiff CF3 6XT
Received 6 Jun 20229 Ash Court Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0BZ
Received 6 Jun 2022Avalon Nantgarw Road Caerphilly CF83 1BW
Received 7 Jun 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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