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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.
7,382 approved · 1,613 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Darren Home For The Elderly Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 6HF
Received 9 Sept 2022Land Adj To Hillcrest Old Tram Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4FZ
Received 12 Sept 2022Evolution Fitness Unit 2 Withey Dyffryn Court Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TT
Received 12 Sept 2022Gelli Pistyll Farm 9 Isobel Court Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6JH
Received 8 Sept 202265 Half Acre Court Caerphilly CF83 3SU
Received 12 Sept 202213 Brynglas Avenue Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DB
Received 13 Sept 2022Land At 60A Fflorens Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DW
Received 13 Sept 202236 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 12 Sept 2022202 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AU
Received 13 Sept 20225 Glyn Eiddew Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PH
Received 14 Sept 202239 Heol-Y-Felin Caerphilly CF83 1AU
Received 21 Sept 20229 Brynhyfryd Terrace Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PZ
Received 15 Sept 2022Land At (Former Garages) Grid Ref 317584 188996 Llanfabon Drive South Lane Trethomas
Received 6 Sept 2022Troed Rhiw Las Farm Troed-Rhiw-Las Lane Risca Newport NP11 6JD
Received 15 Sept 2022Checkfire 13 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3HU
Received 16 Sept 202221 Alexandra Place Newbridge Newport NP11 4ES
Received 16 Sept 2022Riverstone Rhymney Walk Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5BL
Received 8 Sept 202241 Hospital Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DG
Received 20 Sept 202279 High Street Blackwood NP12 1BA
Received 20 Sept 202277 Fflorens Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DW
Received 20 Sept 20222 Hollybush Cottages Nantcarn Road Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7EY
Received 21 Sept 2022Welsh Oak 167 Risca Road Rogerstone Risca Newport NP10 9GE
Received 21 Sept 202220 Quantock Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QW
Received 21 Sept 202227 Beaumaris Way Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1DF
Received 21 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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