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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.
7,577 approved · 1,645 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Post Office Counters Ltd Penmaen Post Office 1 Penmaen Villas Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0DL
Received 19 Apr 20235 Peregrine Close Penallta Hengoed CF82 6AZ
Received 24 Apr 2023Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta Central Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XQ
Received 24 Apr 20234 Lilian Road Blackwood NP12 1DN
Received 25 Apr 2023Pontymister Recreation Ground Fields Road Pontymister Risca
Received 25 Apr 2023Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 25 Apr 2023113 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AD
Received 25 Apr 20238 The Elms Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EP
Received 26 Apr 2023Penuel Congregational Chapel High Street Nelson
Received 25 Apr 2023Land At Grid Ref 321489 194910 Bridge Street Abercarn
Received 26 Apr 2023St Davids Lodge Halls Crossing Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PF
Received 26 Apr 20232 Denleigh Close Bargoed CF81 8NP
Received 4 May 202329 Crescent Road Risca Newport NP11 6GJ
Received 28 Apr 202387 Van Road Caerphilly CF83 1LA
Received 28 Apr 2023171 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EL
Received 2 May 2023Land At Grid Ref 317423 195343 Highfield Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood
Received 1 May 2023Land At Grid Ref 318897 198815 Syr Dafydd Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LA
Received 2 May 2023Presbyterian Church High Street Pentwyn-mawr
Received 25 Apr 202324 Derwyn Las Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HS
Received 2 May 202311 Heol Isaf Nelson Treharris CF46 6NS
Received 3 May 202317 Gate Field Close Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8JR
Received 3 May 202328 Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA
Received 4 May 202310 Penybryn Terrace Penybryn Hengoed CF82 7GF
Received 4 May 2023Williams And Co Funeral Directors 8 Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BY
Received 4 May 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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