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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7,525 approved · 1,639 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The New Forge Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 8 Mar 202312 Donald Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6EB
Received 8 Mar 2023Land At Clearway Service Station Church Road Penpedairheol Hengoed
Received 9 Mar 2023Park Road Repair Services Ltd Park Road Garage Park Road Bargoed CF81 8SP
Received 9 Mar 2023Green Acres Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NX
Received 9 Mar 2023T G Howell And Sons Limited Clifton Street Rogerstone Risca NP10 9YU
Received 9 Mar 2023Coffee Central 8 Central Avenue Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3JU
Received 10 Mar 20234 The Meadows Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PN
Received 13 Mar 20238 Highfield Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EA
Received 8 Mar 2023Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 13 Mar 20239 Neuaddwen Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BD
Received 10 Mar 202310 East Avenue Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AE
Received 14 Mar 2023Land At Grid Ref 317828 195797 Commercial Street Pontllanfraith
Received 14 Mar 2023Valley Greyhound Stadium Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7SN
Received 10 Mar 2023Valley Greyhound Stadium Heol Y Twyn Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7SN
Received 10 Mar 2023Valley Greyhound Stadium Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7SN
Received 10 Mar 2023Land At Grid Ref 312302 188899 Bronmynydd Abertridwr
Received 16 Mar 2023Land At Verge Main Road To Prince Of Wales Industrial Estate Abercarn
Received 13 Mar 202334 Quantock Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QW
Received 15 Mar 202323 Lon-Y-Celyn Nelson Treharris CF46 6HT
Received 16 Mar 202320 Hillside Risca Newport NP11 6QD
Received 16 Mar 2023Ty Darren Home For The Elderly Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 6HF
Received 16 Mar 2023Communication Site At Grid Ref 319604 198637 Pandy Road Croespenmaen
Received 17 Mar 202315 Acacia Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JG
Received 17 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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