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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.
7,452 approved · 1,619 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Coal Hole Inn New Road Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QE
Received 16 Nov 202211 Coed Y Bryn Blackwood NP12 1HA
Received 17 Nov 20225 Tenby Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UE
Received 16 Nov 2022Gelli Pistyll Farm 9 Isobel Court Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6JH
Received 15 Nov 20228 Melin Dwr Draethen Newport NP10 8GL
Received 15 Nov 2022Evolution Fitness Unit 2 Withey Dyffryn Court Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7TT
Received 18 Nov 2022Land At Manmoel Stud Cwm Cwrt Manmoel Road Manmoel Blackwood NP12 0GA
Received 18 Nov 2022Rose Lodge Pennar Close Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HD
Received 18 Nov 2022The Hay Barn Cwarrau Mawr Farm Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2LN
Received 18 Nov 2022Cwrt Andrew Buchan Goshen Street Rhymney
Received 18 Nov 2022The Old Watermill Rudry Mill Farm Lane Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3EB
Received 18 Nov 2022The Rhos Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 21 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 315820 186978 Southern Street Caerphilly
Received 21 Nov 2022Centre For Skills And Learning Penllwyn Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BZ
Received 21 Nov 2022Mylad House Southern Street Caerphilly CF83 1LH
Received 16 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 318157 196676 Tir-Philkins Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith
Received 22 Nov 2022Austin Grange Maes Glas South UL Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 17 Nov 2022Land Adj To 13 Wood View Crescent Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6QL
Received 23 Nov 2022Land Adj To 30 Wellspring Terrace Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BE
Received 23 Nov 2022Land At Maes Y Dderwen Heol Las Nelson CF46 6PX
Received 24 Nov 2022Spinfinity Sam Evans Personal Training Services Ltd Unit 4 Block G Penmaen Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DQ
Received 24 Nov 2022Ty Darren Home For The Elderly Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 6HF
Received 24 Nov 202227 Beaumaris Way Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1DF
Received 24 Nov 202251 Woodside Drive Newbridge Newport NP11 4NP
Received 25 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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