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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.
7,508 approved · 1,629 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Valley Meadow Close Pantside Newport NP11 5BU
Received 27 Jan 2023Dyffryn Isaf Farm Pandy Lane Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3DY
Received 27 Jan 202322 Darran Road Risca Newport NP11 6GY
Received 30 Jan 2023Sawmills Clifton Street Rogerstone Risca
Received 30 Jan 202316 The Meadows Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PN
Received 30 Jan 202339 Ffordd Eynon Evans Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2ET
Received 30 Jan 202381 St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2TA
Received 27 Jan 202318 Telor-Y-Coed Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PW
Received 31 Jan 2023Land At Station Terrace Caerphilly Park And Ride Access Caerphilly
Received 31 Jan 2023171 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EL
Received 31 Jan 2023Communication Site At Grid Ref 314341 186741 Nantgarw Road Caerphilly
Received 31 Jan 2023Caerphilly Castle Castle Street Caerphilly CF83 1JD
Received 31 Jan 2023Former Markham Rugby Club Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham Blackwood NP12 0RX
Received 30 Jan 2023Ty Yn Y Pwll Hotel Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BR
Received 31 Jan 20233 Gelli Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JR
Received 1 Feb 202322 The Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BW
Received 2 Feb 2023The Surgery South Street Bargoed CF81 8SU
Received 2 Feb 2023Presbyterian Church High Street Pentwyn-mawr NP11 4HN
Received 2 Feb 20233 Ambleside Court Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DJ
Received 3 Feb 20232 Brynheulog Cottages Pentwyn-mawr Roundabout To Tonypistyll Road New Bethel Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2AZ
Received 3 Feb 202318 Heol Derw Hengoed CF82 7NT
Received 3 Feb 2023Former Cwmcarn High School Chapel Farm Terrace To Cwmcarn School Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NG
Received 3 Feb 202319 Garth Place Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DL
Received 3 Feb 202328 Manor Park Newbridge Newport NP11 4RS
Received 6 Feb 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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