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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.
7,418 approved · 1,619 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Footbridge At Pengam Station Station Road Glan-y-nant
Received 18 Oct 2022Bryngalo Gwyn 15A Heol-y-pia Caerphilly CF83 2RW
Received 24 Oct 2022Land Off Woodfield Park Lane Penmaen Oakdale NP12 0EU
Received 25 Oct 202226 St Teilo's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1FA
Received 25 Oct 2022Railway Asset At Grid Ref 314038 193988 Pen-y-cae Ystrad Mynach
Received 18 Oct 2022Bridge Between The Square And Gwerthonor Road Glan-y-nant
Received 18 Oct 2022Austin Grange Maes Glas South UL Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 26 Oct 20226 Caerleon Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UF
Received 27 Oct 20223 Penrhiw Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JT
Received 27 Oct 2022Emporium Building 41 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RD
Received 28 Oct 2022Unit 17 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 28 Oct 2022Land Within The Curtilage Of Westwinds New Road Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QE
Received 28 Oct 202211 Birchgrove Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BQ
Received 28 Oct 20225 Lon-Y-Garwa Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NL
Received 30 Oct 2022Land Adjacent To 18 Portland Place Blackwood NP12 3PJ
Received 31 Oct 2022Emporium Building 41 High Street Bargoed
Received 31 Oct 202254 Glyn Eiddew Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PJ
Received 31 Oct 2022131 Greenfield Street New Tredegar NP24 6LJ
Received 20 Oct 2022Rosalyn 31 King Charles Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HF
Received 20 Oct 202216 Raglan Street Risca Newport NP11 7AA
Received 31 Oct 2022Fferm-Y-Bryn Day Centre 9 Fferm-Y-Bryn Tredomen
Received 31 Oct 202275 Bluebell View Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3GU
Received 31 Oct 20229 Halls Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4FY
Received 31 Oct 2022Former Cwmcarn High School Chapel Farm Terrace To Cwmcarn School Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NG
Received 31 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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