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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.
7,296 approved · 1,603 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bridge Cottage - Bridge House The Square Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DY
Received 24 Jun 2022Bridge Cottage - Bridge House The Square Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DY
Received 24 Jun 2022The Shambles 5 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HG
Received 24 Jun 2022Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 24 Jun 20228 Hill Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AU
Received 27 Jun 202214 Riverside Terrace Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NE
Received 28 Jun 202213 Llanddwyn Island Close Caerphilly CF83 2AS
Received 28 Jun 20221 Lower Francis Street Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DW
Received 28 Jun 202241 Islwyn Street Abercarn Newport NP11 4SR
Received 24 Jun 20227 Collins' Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QL
Received 29 Jun 202214 Trinity Close Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DT
Received 27 Jun 20222 Ridgedale Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GW
Received 29 Jun 2022Avicenna Medical Centre Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2YU
Received 29 Jun 2022Former Deb's Cafe 3 High Street Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4GF
Received 29 Jun 2022Unit B Garage Block High Street Abertridwr
Received 29 Jun 2022Clwyd Y Gurnos Waunwaelod Way Caerphilly CF83 1BD
Received 30 Jun 2022Unit 17 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 30 Jun 2022The Fish Factory 102 St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2TE
Received 30 Jun 2022Natwest 19 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1WF
Received 30 Jun 2022White Hart Halt White Hart Machen Caerffili CF83 8QQ
Received 1 Jul 20225 Ffordd Penrhos Caerphilly CF83 2BA
Received 1 Jul 2022Ty Gryffydd Abertridwr Road Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2AP
Received 4 Jul 2022Ebenezer Gospel Hall Park Road Bargoed
Received 4 Jul 2022Land At Grid Ref 317148 197924 The Fairways Blackwood
Received 4 Jul 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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