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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.
7,603 approved · 1,649 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Grid Ref 310277 205434 Guest Street Fochriw
Received 24 May 202346 Rhiw Farm Crescent Treowen Newport NP11 3BN
Received 26 May 2023Robinson Manufacturing Ltd The Old Quarry Cemetery Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5AQ
Received 26 May 202310 Heol Fawr Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2JW
Received 29 May 20231 Cae Uwchllyn Caerphilly CF83 1TY
Received 30 May 2023Thayagam Field's Park Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 3NQ
Received 25 May 20232 Hollybush Cottages Nantcarn Road Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7EY
Received 30 May 202349 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FP
Received 31 May 202349 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FP
Received 31 May 202321 Tansy Close Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8LF
Received 31 May 20231 Chapel Gardens Abercarn Newport NP11 5GN
Received 31 May 2023Ty Fach 12 - 14 Commercial Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JG
Received 31 May 202316 The Meadows Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PN
Received 31 May 20235 Salway Avenue Britannia Blackwood NP12 3TH
Received 30 May 202328 Trinant Terrace Trinant Newport NP11 3JH
Received 1 Jun 2023Brigadoon Mount Pleasant Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3SA
Received 1 Jun 2023Land At Grid Ref 317269 196829 Coronation Road East Lane Blackwood
Received 2 Jun 2023Braeside Watford Road Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NE
Received 1 Jun 20237 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 1 Jun 2023Workshop 76 Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 5 Jun 202319 Heol-Y-Cwm Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NN
Received 6 Jun 2023Land At Grid Ref 311840 206755 School Lane Rhymney
Received 2 Jun 2023Land At Manmoel Stud Cwm Cwrt Manmoel Road Manmoel Blackwood NP12 0GA
Received 6 Jun 2023Land At Manmoel Stud Cwm Court Manmoel Road Manmoel Blackwood NP12 0GA
Received 6 Jun 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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