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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.
7,525 approved · 1,637 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Clos Dwyerw Caerphilly CF83 1TE
Received 27 Feb 2023Ty Yn Y Pwll Newport Road Trethomas
Received 27 Feb 2023Rhyswg Fawr Farm Rhyswg Farm Lane Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7FB
Received 28 Feb 2023Land At Grid Ref 323900 190615 Station Place Risca
Received 28 Feb 202346 Heol Tir Gibbon Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2PQ
Received 28 Feb 2023Moores Motors North Road Pontywaun Newport NP11 7FZ
Received 1 Mar 2023Land At Maes Y Dderwen Heol Las Nelson CF46 6PX
Received 1 Mar 202348 Pengam Street Glan-y-nant Blackwood NP12 3XJ
Received 1 Mar 2023Unit 27 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 1 Mar 202342 Waunfawr Gardens Crosskeys Newport NP11 7AJ
Received 1 Mar 202359 Coed Celynen Drive Abercarn Newport NP11 5AU
Received 2 Mar 202311 Pond Row Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7LX
Received 2 Mar 2023123 St Anne's Gardens Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QS
Received 3 Mar 2023Welsh Oak 167 Risca Road Rogerstone Risca Newport NP10 9GE
Received 3 Mar 202314 Heol-Y-Ddol Caerphilly CF83 3JF
Received 6 Mar 2023St Gwladys Bargoed School Church Place Bargoed CF81 8RP
Received 6 Mar 2023Land At Grid Ref 321036 188882 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen
Received 6 Mar 202366 Commercial Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BU
Received 10 Mar 20239 Skomer Island Way Caerphilly CF83 2AR
Received 6 Mar 2023Fifty Shades Hair Studio 48A Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1JQ
Received 6 Mar 2023Land Within Curtilage Of Brynderi 7 Sunnybank Road Blackwood NP12 1HY
Received 7 Mar 20231 Green Row Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NU
Received 7 Mar 20231 Lower Glyn-Gwyn Street Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8GA
Received 7 Mar 20238 Herons Way Caerphilly CF83 1SW
Received 8 Mar 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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