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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.
7,465 approved · 1,620 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sunville Bungalow High Street Blackwood NP12 1AN
Received 28 Nov 202235 Crown Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GD
Received 29 Nov 2022Domov 1 White Hart Drive Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NH
Received 29 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 316564 201006 (Plots 11 & 12) Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham
Received 30 Nov 202222 Darran Road Risca Newport NP11 6GY
Received 30 Nov 202215 Goodrich Street Caerphilly CF83 1JY
Received 30 Nov 2022Land At Grid Ref 311787 206629 Wellington Way Rhymney
Received 28 Nov 2022C Block Coleg Y Cymoedd - Ystrad Mynach Campus Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach
Received 30 Nov 2022McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Unit C Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 1 Dec 2022Tygwyn 9 Cwm-nant-yr-odyn Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DU
Received 2 Dec 2022Virginia Park Golf Course Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 2 Dec 2022Unit 8 Valley Enterprise Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8GF
Received 1 Dec 2022The Real Ale Farm Gilfach Fargoed Fawr Farm Cardiff Road Bargoed CF81 8NY
Received 6 Dec 20224 - 5 Hanbury Road Bargoed CF81 8QR
Received 6 Dec 2022Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital Ffordd Ystrad Fawr Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GP
Received 6 Dec 202227- 46 George Street Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7ET
Received 5 Dec 2022Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 7 Dec 2022Drill Hall High Street Blackwood NP12 1BE
Received 7 Dec 2022Former Central Hall Site Wood Street Bargoed
Received 8 Dec 20223 Montclaire Avenue Blackwood NP12 1EE
Received 8 Dec 20229 The Green Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NX
Received 8 Dec 2022Clwyd Y Gurnos Waunwaelod Way Caerphilly CF83 1BD
Received 8 Dec 202246 Dragon Way Penallta Hengoed CF82 6GT
Received 9 Dec 2022Land Adj To 1 Penyffordd Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SS
Received 9 Dec 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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