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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.
7,535 approved · 1,641 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
121 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EL
Received 17 Mar 2023The Mount The Uplands Newbridge Newport NP11 3RH
Received 20 Mar 2023Tir Adam Uchaf Farm Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 20 Mar 2023Land At Grid Ref 317645 200219 New Road Argoed
Received 20 Mar 20236 Coed Moelfa Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5LF
Received 20 Mar 20236 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 21 Mar 2023Communication Mast 92642 Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham
Received 21 Mar 202332 Albertina Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DX
Received 21 Mar 202314 Rhymney Lane Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2QZ
Received 22 Mar 202338 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AN
Received 23 Mar 2023Land At Grid Ref 321129 189018 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen
Received 23 Mar 202322 Darran Road Risca Newport NP11 6GY
Received 23 Mar 2023Land To The Rear Of Kerrfield Heol Fargoed Bargoed CF81 8PQ
Received 21 Mar 2023Former Select 49 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FP
Received 24 Mar 2023Trearth Bungalow Heol Y Cefn Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BE
Received 24 Mar 202344 Heol Trecastell Caerphilly CF83 1AE
Received 27 Mar 202325 High Street Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JJ
Received 27 Mar 2023Unit 3 Withey Dyffryn Court Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach
Received 29 Mar 2023Land At Grid Ref 312302 188899 Bronmynydd Abertridwr
Received 29 Mar 20239 Cross Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5ND
Received 26 Apr 202324 Penrhiw Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 5JU
Received 22 Mar 2023Land At 315188 192331 Rear Of 15 Coed Y Pia Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PT
Received 22 Mar 2023Norgine Ltd 7 Tir-y-berth Industrial Estate New Road Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8SJ
Received 22 Mar 2023Unit 10 Newtown Industrial Estate Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PZ
Received 30 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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