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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.
7,407 approved · 1,615 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Collins' Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QL
Received 12 Oct 2022McDonalds Cliff Road Blackwood NP12 0NT
Received 12 Oct 2022McDonalds Cliff Road Blackwood NP12 0NT
Received 12 Oct 2022Edwards And Ross Pallets Old Highways Depot Pontlottyn Link Road Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9QZ
Received 13 Oct 202215 Heol Ty-Gwyn Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PA
Received 13 Oct 2022Park Road Garage Park Road Bargoed CF81 8SP
Received 14 Oct 2022Seda UK Ltd Salvatore D'Amato Court 10 Hawtin Park Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EU
Received 14 Oct 2022Ysgubor Maenderw Argoed Uchaf Farm Sunnyview Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AJ
Received 14 Oct 2022Land At Grid Ref 315481 186875 Park Lane Caerphilly
Received 15 Oct 202231 Cherry Tree Close Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HB
Received 15 Oct 2022Land At Ty Oakley Farm Abercarn Mountain Road Hafodyrynys Newport NP11 5AY
Received 17 Oct 202230 Cae Caradog Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2AA
Received 17 Oct 2022McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Unit C Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 17 Oct 2022McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Unit C Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 17 Oct 2022Units 17 - 19 Pontymister Industrial Estate Risca Newport NP11 6NP
Received 18 Oct 20228 Philip Street Trinant Newport NP11 3JF
Received 14 Oct 202233 Mount Road Gelli Park Risca Newport NP11 6HR
Received 14 Oct 2022Dunworley House White Hart Machen Caerphilly CF83 8QQ
Received 19 Oct 202224 Homeleigh Newbridge Newport NP11 4RQ
Received 14 Oct 20221 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Draethen Newport NP10 8GH
Received 21 Oct 2022Witchwood The Run Machen Caerphilly CF83 8HY
Received 21 Oct 20226 Ty'n Y Parc Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4ED
Received 24 Oct 2022Gwerthonor Bridge Gwerthonor Place Gilfach
Received 18 Oct 2022Llanerch Lawn Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LL
Received 24 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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