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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.
7,335 approved · 1,604 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
38 High Street Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4GG
Received 28 Jul 202232 Upper Wood Street Bargoed CF81 8PF
Received 28 Jul 2022Cae Bach Court Road South Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2QW
Received 26 Jul 20223 Pencerrig Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LR
Received 1 Nov 2022Maesycoed 81 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GN
Received 26 Jul 2022155 Nantgarw Road Caerphilly CF83 1AN
Received 28 Jul 2022Watford Bungalow Watford Road Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NE
Received 29 Jul 20228 School Close Nelson Treharris CF46 6HZ
Received 29 Jul 2022Land At Grid Ref 320738 198125 Albertina Road Treowen
Received 29 Jul 202229 Drum Tower View Caerphilly CF83 2XY
Received 29 Jul 20227 Troed-Y-Rhiw Abercarn Newport NP11 4SS
Received 27 Jul 202230 Clos Dwyerw Caerphilly CF83 1TE
Received 1 Aug 2022Virginia Park Golf Clubhouse And Driving Range Virginia Park Caerphilly CF83 3SN
Received 1 Aug 202263 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FP
Received 1 Aug 202229 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 1 Nov 202212 Bryn Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PG
Received 2 Aug 202211 Tynewydd Street Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9RJ
Received 27 Jul 2022Austin Grange Maes Glas South UL Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 2 Aug 2022McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Unit C Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 2 Aug 202210 Tredegar Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PP
Received 2 Aug 2022McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Unit C Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 2 Aug 2022Tarawa Chapel Street Abercarn Newport NP11 5JN
Received 2 Aug 2022Ty Damson Farm Ynysddu Hotel Approach Ynysddu
Received 3 Aug 20222 Wesley Terrace Llanerch Lane Trinant Newport NP11 3LG
Received 27 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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