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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.
7,482 approved · 1,624 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Penrhiw Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JU
Received 22 Dec 202253 Dol-Y-Pandy Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HL
Received 20 Dec 2022Former Pontymister Service Station Newport Road Pontymister Risca
Received 23 Dec 2022Garages Lewis Yard William Street East UL Blackwood
Received 3 Jan 20231 Gerddi Ty Mawr Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GY
Received 3 Jan 202357A Ffwrwm Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NY
Received 3 Jan 20231 Mayhill Bungalows Blackwood NP12 1EB
Received 23 Dec 2022Cilmeri Rectory Close Caerphilly CF83 1EQ
Received 3 Jan 2023HSBC 37 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1WE
Received 4 Jan 2023HSBC 37 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1WE
Received 4 Jan 2023Garage Site Llanarth Road East Ul Springfield Pontllanfraith
Received 4 Jan 202354 Glyn Eiddew Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PJ
Received 3 Jan 2023Owen And O'Sullivan Solicitors 5 Commercial Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DU
Received 5 Jan 2023Primrose Cottage Yew Tree Cottage To The Row Draethen Newport NP10 8GB
Received 3 Jan 2023Hengoed Station King's Hill Hengoed
Received 5 Jan 202316 Pen-Deri Close Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NJ
Received 6 Jan 2023Land At Grid Ref 316591 201100 Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham
Received 6 Jan 202344 Heol Trecastell Caerphilly CF83 1AE
Received 9 Jan 2023Plot 2 Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 6 Jan 2023Plot 3 Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 6 Jan 2023Plot 4 Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 6 Jan 20237 Troed-Y-Rhiw Abercarn Newport NP11 4SS
Received 9 Jan 2023British Telecom Telephone Exchange Central Street Ystrad Mynach
Received 10 Jan 202336 Second Avenue Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SN
Received 11 Jan 2023Records 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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