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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.
7,371 approved · 1,613 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
38 Westville Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5BB
Received 17 Aug 2022Communication Mast 4092 Mynydd Maen Abercarn Mountain Road Abercarn
Received 1 Sept 20224 Llys Y Coed Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FD
Received 1 Sept 20221 Mayhill Bungalows Blackwood NP12 1EB
Received 1 Sept 2022The Clarks Shop Unit 26 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 1 Sept 202261 Springfield Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6LZ
Received 1 Sept 202233 Twyn Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5JY
Received 18 Aug 2022Pengraig Pennar Farmhouse Cefn Pennar Lane Pant-yr-resk Mynyddislwyn Newport NP11 5AG
Received 2 Sept 202244 Garden Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LZ
Received 25 Aug 20222 The Meadows Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 7AR
Received 25 Aug 20221 Grove Walk Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3DA
Received 4 Sept 2022Land At The Rear Of Scout Service Station North Road Newbridge NP11 4AB
Received 5 Sept 202223 Cobden Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PF
Received 19 Oct 2022Heddfan 12 Aspen Avenue Blackwood NP12 1WW
Received 5 Sept 20224 Julian Heights Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3TT
Received 5 Sept 2022Land At Grid Ref 322431 193936 Upper Tribute Avenue Cwmcarn
Received 22 Aug 2022Camelot Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HY
Received 25 Aug 2022HSBC 91 - 93 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 5 Sept 2022HSBC 91 - 93 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 5 Sept 20228 Trem Y Castell Caerphilly CF83 1TH
Received 6 Oct 2022Ynys Hywel Countryside Centre Pont Lawrence Rees Lane Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7JD
Received 7 Sept 2022Former Unit A1 & A2 (A & B) 245 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AR
Received 8 Sept 20222 Brynheulog Cottages Pentwyn-mawr Roundabout To Tonypistyll Road New Bethel Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2AZ
Received 9 Sept 20228 Doctor's Garden Pontymister Risca NP11 6EW
Received 9 Sept 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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