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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.
8,401 approved · 1,723 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Apr 2011 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ynys Field Recreation Ground River Terrace Pengam
Received 21 Jul 2023107 Beaumaris Way Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1DQ
Received 24 Jul 2023Land At Grid Ref 315198 191091 Wingfield Crescent East Lane Llanbradach
Received 24 Jul 2023Redlands Christchurch Bungalows Christchurch Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DB
Received 25 Jul 202330 Bartlett Street Caerphilly CF83 1JS
Received 25 Jul 20232 Brynheulog Cottages Pentwyn-mawr Roundabout To Tonypistyll Road New Bethel Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2AZ
Received 25 Jul 20237 Markham Terrace Markham Blackwood NP12 0RB
Received 25 Jul 2023Rowan Tree Cottage Countryman Court Heol Tynewydd Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BJ
Received 25 Jul 20236 Rushmere Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EG
Received 25 Jul 2023Trinity Fields School And Resource Centre Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XW
Received 26 Jul 202320 Heol Erw-y-rhos Caerphilly CF83 3QX
Received 26 Jul 2023Land At Grid Ref 317645 200219 New Road Argoed
Received 26 Jul 2023Land At Grid Ref 314564 194323 Commercial Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed
Received 27 Jul 2023118 Markham Crescent Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LZ
Received 24 Jul 2023Land South Of Abingdon Flooring Ltd Unit 1 Parkway Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3XG
Received 27 Jul 20239 Moriah Mews Risca Newport NP11 6RL
Received 27 Jul 2023The Stables Rear Of West Lodge Ruperra Castle Estate Rudry Road To Craig Llan Rudry
Received 27 Jul 202368 Heol-y-bryn Fochriw Bargoed CF81 9LP
Received 25 Jul 2023Ty Oakley Farm Abercarn Mountain Road Hafodyrynys Newport NP11 5AY
Received 1 Aug 2023Land At Grid Ref 311051 194899 Mafon Road Nelson
Received 28 Jul 2023GLJ Recycling Ltd Chapel Bridge Yard Chapel Farm Industrial Estate Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NL
Received 31 Jul 202311 Waunfawr Park Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PH
Received 31 Jul 2023Thayagam Field's Park Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 3NQ
Received 31 Jul 20235 Clytha Square Abercarn Newport NP11 5JZ
Received 1 Aug 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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