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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.
7,430 approved · 1,619 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rose Lodge Pennar Close Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HD
Received 1 Nov 2022Tarawa Chapel Street Abercarn Newport NP11 5JN
Received 1 Nov 2022Ty Gwyn 60 Abernant Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0PR
Received 1 Nov 20229 Clos Cyncoed Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2BX
Received 2 Nov 2022Land At Rudry Park House Penywaun Farm Holding Rhydri Primary School To Maenllwyd Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF
Received 2 Nov 202261 Van Road Caerphilly CF83 1LA
Received 2 Nov 20227 Trelys Close Victoria Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UT
Received 2 Nov 20222 Oak Grove Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7BN
Received 3 Nov 2022Texaco/Costcutter Service Station St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RP
Received 3 Nov 2022The Jays 13 Ladysmith Road Blackwood NP12 1DJ
Received 3 Nov 202284 Shingrig Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6EA
Received 4 Nov 20221 Cae Uwchllyn Caerphilly CF83 1TY
Received 7 Nov 202221 Cherry Tree Close Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HB
Received 7 Nov 2022Biffa Waste Services Ltd Trecatti Landfill Site Fochriw Road Pant-y-waun Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4AB
Received 7 Nov 202217 Cefn Mably Park Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6AA
Received 7 Nov 202219 Coed Duon View Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4EN
Received 7 Nov 2022Chambers House 49 Blackwood Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BW
Received 7 Nov 2022Brynavon 3 Tir-Y-Cwm Road Risca Newport NP11 6DL
Received 7 Nov 20223 Cwrt Redwood The Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5DZ
Received 7 Nov 202215 Acacia Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JG
Received 7 Nov 202241 Hospital Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DG
Received 7 Nov 2022Land Rear Of 35 Millers Wood Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0FE
Received 8 Nov 2022Heddfan Tyn-Y-Graig Road Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LH
Received 8 Nov 20226 Llanfach Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5LE
Received 8 Nov 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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