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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.
7,353 approved · 1,609 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
34 Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8DA
Received 15 Aug 202290 Pen-Y-Bryn Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2LA
Received 15 Aug 2022The Meadows Farm Village Retreat The Meadows Gypsy Lane Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UN
Received 15 Aug 2022Travellers Rest Inn Mountain Road Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LY
Received 15 Aug 2022Unit A2 (1A) Pinewood Court (Block A) St Davids Industrial Estate Pengam Blackwood NP12 3SW
Received 12 Aug 2022Hengoed Gospel Hall Davies Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 8AD
Received 15 Aug 2022Trinant Sports And Social Club (CIO) Conway Road Trinant Newport NP11 3JP
Received 15 Aug 2022Virginia Park Garage Melville Terrace Caerphilly CF83 3HE
Received 2 Aug 20222 Ger Y Felin Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GP
Received 16 Aug 2022Lidl Pengam Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 8AA
Received 16 Aug 20225 Lon-Y-Garwa Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NL
Received 16 Aug 202225 Lon-Y-Garwa Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NL
Received 5 Aug 2022Triple Crown Bingo Ltd Windsor Colliery Workmans Hall The Square Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DL
Received 4 Aug 2022Land At Former Unit C Technical Centre William Street Gilfach
Received 17 Aug 2022Land Opposite Highcrest Garage (Phase 01) James Street Markham Blackwood
Received 17 Aug 202225 Cefn Mably Park Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6AA
Received 18 Aug 202217 Caerleon Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UF
Received 17 Aug 2022Former Clinic Ashfield Road Newbridge
Received 10 Aug 2022Land Adjacent To 80 Garden Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LZ
Received 18 Aug 2022Land At Grid Ref 313114 188963 Abertridwr Road Penyrheol Caerphilly
Received 10 Aug 2022115 Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9AY
Received 17 Aug 2022Plot 4 Land Adj To Ty Nyddfa Lodge Millbrook Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AL
Received 17 Aug 2022Bedwas Workmans Hall Newport Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8BJ
Received 19 Aug 2022Bedwas Workmans Hall Newport Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8BJ
Received 19 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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