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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.
8,433 approved · 1,730 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Alexandra Road Ynysddu Newport NP11 7JZ
Received 31 Jul 202319 St Deinols Close Pengam Blackwood NP12 3TZ
Received 31 Jul 202353 Dol-y-pandy Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HL
Received 2 Aug 2023Ffos Caerffili Park Lane Caerphilly
Received 2 Aug 2023Cefn Carnau Hospital Cefn Carnau Lane Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LX
Received 2 Aug 202326 Brynawel Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2EX
Received 2 Aug 202322 Almond Avenue Ty Sign Risca Newport NP11 6PF
Received 2 Aug 20235 Tenby Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UE
Received 3 Aug 202318 Herons Way Caerphilly CF83 1SW
Received 1 Aug 2023Austin Grange Maes Glas South Ul Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 3 Aug 2023Land Within The Curtilage Of The Solar Strand Hotel High Street Crosskeys
Received 3 Aug 202328 Celyn Avenue Caerphilly CF83 3FL
Received 2 Aug 2023Land At Long Barn Argoed Uchaf Farm Sunnyview Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AJ
Received 4 Aug 2023Former Nelson Ambulance Station Site Tai Siriol Nelson Treharris
Received 4 Aug 2023Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn Commercial Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3ST
Received 7 Aug 2023Land At Grid Ref 316516 205934 Manmoel Road Manmoel
Received 4 Aug 2023The Stables - Caerllwyn Ganol Farm Twyn-gwyn Road Mynyddislwyn
Received 8 Aug 2023Land At Bryn Heulog Westville Abertysswg Tredegar NP22 5BD
Received 8 Aug 2023Aneurin Sports Bar Aneurin Labour Club Heol Aneurin Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2PG
Received 8 Aug 20238 Bryn-y-fran Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BN
Received 7 Aug 2023Hillside Cottage Cwm-corrwg Lane Argoed Blackwood NP12 0HR
Received 9 Aug 202322 St Deinols Close Pengam Blackwood NP12 3TZ
Received 9 Aug 2023Trinity Fields School And Resource Centre Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XW
Received 9 Aug 2023Cefn Carnau Hospital Cefn Carnau Lane Thornhill Caerphilly CF83 1LX
Received 9 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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