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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.
7,520 approved · 1,636 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Woodfieldside Road Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2RG
Received 14 Feb 2023Beech Lee Pennar Close Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HD
Received 14 Feb 2023Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 15 Feb 2023Tafarn Y Cwrt /' The Court House Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FN
Received 15 Feb 2023Tafarn Y Cwrt / The Court House Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FN
Received 15 Feb 2023Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 15 Feb 20231 St Teilo's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1FA
Received 15 Feb 20234 Lon-Y-Celyn Nelson Treharris CF46 6HT
Received 16 Feb 2023131 Greenfield Street New Tredegar NP24 6LJ
Received 15 Feb 2023Crumlin Cricket Club William Street Treowen Newport NP11 3BN
Received 17 Feb 2023Land At Newlyn Lon Pennant Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BR
Received 17 Feb 2023Morgans Cafe 146 Van Road Caerphilly CF83 1LD
Received 16 Feb 2023Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 17 Feb 20238 Pentwyn Avenue Blackwood NP12 1HS
Received 20 Feb 2023Llandifal House Sunnybank Terrace Christchurch Road Aberbeeg Abertllery NP13 2DF
Received 20 Feb 20233 St Ilan's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EW
Received 20 Feb 202325 Cefn Mably Park Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6AA
Received 17 Feb 202329 Chatham Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SB
Received 21 Feb 202321 Westville Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5BB
Received 21 Feb 202320 Hillside Risca Newport NP11 6QD
Received 22 Feb 2023Rowan Tree Cottage Countryman Court Heol Tynewydd Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BJ
Received 23 Feb 202348 Coronation Crescent Fochriw Bargoed CF81 9LF
Received 23 Feb 2023Windsor Hotel Caerphilly Road Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4FX
Received 23 Feb 2023114 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EL
Received 24 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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