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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.
8,371 approved · 1,718 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Apr 2012 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 315122 195464 Bryn Awel Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7LA
Received 26 Jun 2023Shop Unit Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 27 Jun 20233 Rhos Avenue Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DH
Received 30 Jun 2023Ascona Retail Ltd - Shell Service Station Newbridge By-pass Crumlin Newport NP11 4QJ
Received 30 Jun 2023Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 30 Jun 202317 Gate Field Close Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8JR
Received 3 Jul 2023Garage To The Rear Of 88 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EE
Received 3 Jul 20238 Kingswood Close Hengoed CF82 7LU
Received 3 Jul 2023Pensord Press Ltd Tram Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2YA
Received 4 Jul 2023Cwmwbwb Lodge Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HL
Received 4 Jul 20235 Tynewydd Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 4LU
Received 4 Jul 2023Gelli Pistyll Farm 9 Isobel Court Elm Drive Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6JH
Received 5 Jul 202372 St Christopher's Drive Caerphilly CF83 1DE
Received 5 Jul 2023Pantygwreiddyn Stables Commin Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0SA
Received 5 Jul 202354 - 56 Queens Road Elliot's Town New Tredegar NP24 6DZ
Received 6 Jul 2023Llanfabon Infant School Bryncelyn Nelson Treharris CF46 6HL
Received 7 Jul 202313 Gwyddon Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5GX
Received 10 Jul 20231 Manor Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NN
Received 10 Jul 2023Ground Floor 123A Newport Road Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7LZ
Received 10 Jul 202370 Bailey Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HW
Received 11 Jul 202320 Maes-y-garn Road Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NA
Received 11 Jul 2023Ten Argoed Buildings Tredegar Road Blackwood NP12 0AA
Received 12 Jul 20232 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HJ
Received 10 Jul 2023The Stables Llanfabon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PJ
Received 12 Jul 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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