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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.
7,504 approved · 1,627 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 6A Pinewood Court (Block A) St Davids Industrial Estate Pengam Blackwood NP12 3SW
Received 12 Jan 20231 St Asaph's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EX
Received 19 Jan 2023Land Adjacent To Sycamores Abertysswg Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5AE
Received 19 Jan 2023Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 20 Jan 2023Club Lennox 1-3 West Street Bargoed CF81 8RZ
Received 20 Jan 2023Former Oakdale Comprehensive School Oakdale
Received 20 Jan 20239 Starling Walk Penallta Hengoed CF82 6BH
Received 21 Jan 202316 Field's Park Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 3NQ
Received 23 Jan 202333 Mount Road Gelli Park Risca Newport NP11 6HR
Received 24 Jan 2023Land At Former Aldi Stores Ltd Tre-Edwards Rhymney
Received 23 Jan 20234 Bedwellty Road Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3HE
Received 23 Jan 2023Virginia Park Garage Melville Terrace Caerphilly CF83 3HE
Received 23 Jan 2023195 - 197 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 24 Jan 2023Senghenydd House Rectory Road Caerphilly CF83 1EP
Received 24 Jan 202336 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 17 Jan 2023Hazeldene 3 Pentwyn Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6HE
Received 20 Jan 20233 Redwood Court The Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5DZ
Received 24 Jan 20237 Cae Bryn Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DA
Received 25 Jan 202348 Derlwyn Street Phillipstown New Tredegar NP24 6AZ
Received 26 Jan 2023Sonseeabray 11 Pant Glas Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PD
Received 26 Jan 2023Unit 10 Maritime Court Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HU
Received 26 Jan 2023Harp Inn St Cattwg's Avenue Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FE
Received 26 Jan 202319 Greenfield Street Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9RH
Received 26 Jan 2023Land At Grid Ref 313908 197110 Roman Gate Glyn-gaer Gelligaer
Received 26 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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