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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.
7,599 approved · 1,649 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Tower Hafod Tudor Terrace Wattsville Newport NP11 7QQ
Received 16 May 20236 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 17 May 2023Beechgrove Social Club The Square Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BT
Received 17 May 202324 High Street Llanbradach CF83 3LQ
Received 18 May 2023Land At Former All Saints Church Braithwaite Court Pencerrig Street Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 18 May 2023Mapledene 10 Dan-y-coed Caerphilly CF83 1HU
Received 18 May 202337 Heol Tasker Nelson Treharris CF46 6JB
Received 18 May 20231 Jenkin Street Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QH
Received 18 May 2023Heddau Farmhouse Upper Ochrwyth Ochrwyth Newport NP11 6EL
Received 19 May 202332A Church Road Risca Newport NP11 6FH
Received 17 May 2023Crumlin Institute Buildings Crumlin Square Crumlin
Received 18 May 2023The Hawthorns New Row Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NS
Received 19 May 2023Tir Adam Uchaf Farm Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 22 May 20233 Valley Meadow Close Pantside Newport NP11 5BU
Received 22 May 20231 Graig Hir Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1JA
Received 22 May 2023Austin Grange Maes Glas South UL Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 22 May 202376 High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HB
Received 23 May 2023Ffynnon Wen Pengam Road To Heol Y Cefn Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BQ
Received 24 May 202323 Bryncelyn Nelson Treharris CF46 6HL
Received 24 May 202336 Castell Morgraig Caerphilly CF83 3JH
Received 24 May 2023Land At Grid Ref 316222 190769 Pandy-Mawr Road Bedwas
Received 26 May 2023Cilmeri Rectory Close Caerphilly CF83 1EQ
Received 26 May 2023Ty Darren Home For The Elderly Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 6HF
Received 26 May 20238 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HJ
Received 26 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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