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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.
7,363 approved · 1,612 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 19 Aug 2022Eastbrook House Eastview Terrace Bargoed CF81 8LT
Received 22 Aug 2022Austin Grange Maes Glas South UL Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 22 Aug 2022Maesycoed 78 Hillside Park Bargoed CF81 8NL
Received 22 Aug 2022MCI Logistics Unit B MCI Business Centre 4-5 Newtown Industrial Estate Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PZ
Received 22 Aug 2022Trearth Bungalow Heol Y Cefn Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BE
Received 23 Aug 2022Ystrad Mynach Sports & Social Club 38 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AN
Received 23 Aug 202236 Hazel Grove Caerphilly CF83 3BP
Received 31 Aug 2022Land Adjacent To Sycamores Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5AE
Received 30 Aug 2022Cae'r Bedw William Street Gilfach
Received 23 Aug 2022Clubhouse And Grandstand Tredomen Athletic Football Club Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7UG
Received 17 Aug 2022Felinfach Garden City Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5JY
Received 24 Aug 202220 Tredegar Lane Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2RD
Received 24 Aug 2022Land At Bryncynon Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BW
Received 24 Aug 2022Land At Clearway Service Station Church Road Penpedairheol
Received 25 Aug 202248 Lewis Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FX
Received 25 Aug 2022Land At Grid Ref 322642 193834 The Graig Cwmcarn
Received 15 Aug 2022Land At Virginia Park Golf Course Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 25 Aug 2022Former Pontymister Service Station Newport Road Pontymister Risca
Received 25 Aug 2022Treetops Llanfabon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PJ
Received 26 Aug 20229 Skomer Island Way Caerphilly CF83 2AR
Received 26 Aug 2022Former Wern Stores Caerphilly Road Nelson
Received 26 Aug 2022Long Play Coffee Unit 3 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 29 Aug 20227 Central Street Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 2NJ
Received 31 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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