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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.
7,442 approved · 1,619 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bona Vista Twyn-gwyn Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7AW
Received 1 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 316841 201365 Abernant Road Markham
Received 8 Nov 202277 Fflorens Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DW
Received 8 Nov 202272 Fairview Avenue Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6HW
Received 8 Nov 2022St Davids Church High Street Rhymney
Received 31 Oct 2022Garage To The Rear Of 88 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EE
Received 10 Nov 202228 John Street Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7EH
Received 10 Nov 202221 Alexandra Place Newbridge Newport NP11 4ES
Received 10 Nov 202216 Sycamore Court Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0DA
Received 1 Nov 2022Land At South Wales Motors St Cenydd Road East Trecenydd Caerphilly
Received 11 Nov 2022Land At Former The Rhos Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 11 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 317533 193532 29 The Glade Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HB
Received 8 Nov 2022Lordan (UK) Ltd Unit 1 North Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta Hengoed CF82 7SS
Received 14 Nov 202212 Lon Pennant Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1EL
Received 14 Nov 2022St Davids Lodge Halls Crossing Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PF
Received 15 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 315138 190633 Garden Street Llanbradach
Received 15 Nov 202221 Arthur Street Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7GX
Received 15 Nov 2022Norgine Ltd 7 Tir-y-berth Industrial Estate New Road Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8SJ
Received 23 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 317660 200000 George Street Argoed
Received 15 Nov 20222 Penywaun Lodge Heol Fawr Nelson Treharris CF46 6PL
Received 15 Nov 2022Land At Colliers Cottage Caerphilly Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PR
Received 15 Nov 202211 Heol Isaf Nelson Treharris CF46 6NS
Received 16 Nov 2022Plot 4 Land Adj To Ty Nyddfa Lodge Millbrook Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AL
Received 14 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 316666 189339 Mountain Road Bedwas
Received 16 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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