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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.
7,400 approved · 1,613 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Heatherdene 62 Mill Road Caerphilly CF83 3FH
Received 4 Oct 202218 Bryn Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5LB
Received 3 Oct 202256 Pengam Street Glan-y-nant Blackwood NP12 3XJ
Received 4 Oct 2022Blackwood Rugby Club Hall Street Blackwood NP12 1NY
Received 4 Oct 20227 Nantyfelin Draethen Newport NP10 8GE
Received 5 Oct 202222 Darran Road Risca Newport NP11 6GY
Received 5 Oct 2022Land North Of Hendredenny Drive Hendredenny Caerphilly
Received 5 Oct 20222 Willow Park Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3LS
Received 5 Oct 202230 Lon Yr Ysgol Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8PE
Received 8 Sept 2022Salvation Army Church Hall High Street Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4GG
Received 6 Oct 20224 Sunny Bank Graigwen Crescent Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4BP
Received 7 Oct 202237 Blaen Ifor Caerphilly CF83 2NW
Received 7 Oct 2022Bedlwyn Farm Cefn-Rhychdir Road Phillipstown New Tredegar NP24 6BT
Received 7 Oct 2022Ty Darren Home For The Elderly Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 6HF
Received 7 Oct 2022Tygwyn 9 Cwm-nant-yr-odyn Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DU
Received 10 Oct 2022Brew Monster Brewing Co 1 Lon-Y-Twyn Caerphilly CF83 1NW
Received 10 Oct 2022Brew Monster Brewing Co 1 Lon-Y-Twyn Caerphilly CF83 1NW
Received 11 Oct 2022Land At Grid Ref 317533 193532 Plots 1 To 5 The Glade Wyllie
Received 11 Oct 2022Land At Grid Ref 317870 194484 Pontgam Lane Ynysddu
Received 11 Oct 202253 Ludlow Street Caerphilly CF83 1GH
Received 11 Oct 20223 Melin Dwr Draethen Newport NP10 8GL
Received 11 Oct 20224 Melin Dwr Draethen Newport NP10 8GL
Received 11 Oct 2022Former Pontymister Service Station Newport Road Pontymister Risca
Received 12 Oct 202240 Old Brewery Lane Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5HT
Received 12 Oct 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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