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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.
7,344 approved · 1,608 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
67 Ridgeway Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RD
Received 3 Aug 2022Land At Grid Ref 311086 209021 Heol Uchaf Rhymney
Received 28 Jul 2022Rhymney Railway Station The Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LW
Received 1 Aug 2022Ty Eglwys 3 Rose Cottages Church Street Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PJ
Received 3 Aug 2022Rhymney Garage Victoria Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NU
Received 3 Aug 2022Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Derwen Beech Grove Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JL
Received 4 Aug 20228 Llwyn-On Road Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LX
Received 4 Aug 2022Land At 30 Wellspring Terrace Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BE
Received 4 Aug 2022Land At Grid Ref 314350 187632 Former 49 Club & Institute The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly
Received 4 Aug 2022Cefn Carnau Hospital Cefn Carnau Lane Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LX
Received 5 Aug 2022The Real Ale Farm Gilfach Fargoed Fawr Farm Cardiff Road Bargoed CF81 8NY
Received 5 Aug 2022244 Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6PB
Received 5 Aug 2022Seda UK Ltd Salvatore D'Amato Court 10 Hawtin Park Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EU
Received 6 Aug 2022Land At Grid Ref 320862 198125 Fflorens Road Treowen
Received 8 Aug 2022RFCA For Wales Cadet Hut Gelligaer Recreation Ground Gwaun-Fro Penpedairheol
Received 9 Aug 2022Hill View Poultry - Caerllwyn Farm Bryncoed Terrace To Cefn-Llwyd Farm Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4FG
Received 9 Aug 2022Land At Former Pontllanfraith House Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith
Received 10 Aug 2022Land At Former Pontllanfraith House Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith
Received 10 Aug 2022St Pauls Church High Street Newbridge NP11 4FW
Received 10 Aug 202226 Cwrt Ty Mawr Caerphilly CF83 3EQ
Received 10 Aug 202211 Gwyddon Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5GX
Received 10 Aug 202220 Brierley Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RE
Received 2 Aug 202242 Waunfawr Gardens Crosskeys Newport NP11 7AJ
Received 10 Aug 20226 Woodville Terrace Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AP
Received 10 Aug 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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