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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.
8,841 approved · 1,780 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Apr 2011 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 Heathlands Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AZ
Received 18 Dec 2023Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 18 Dec 20234 Greenmeadow Bungalows Glan-y-nant Blackwood NP12 3XR
Received 19 Dec 2023Jasmine House Colliery Road Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3QQ
Received 19 Dec 2023Ascona Retail Ltd - Shell Service Station Newbridge By-pass Crumlin Newport NP11 4QJ
Received 19 Dec 202321 Lon Yr Ysgol Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8PE
Received 19 Dec 2023Land And Buildings At Former The New Forge Public House Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 20 Dec 2023Trinity Fields School And Resource Centre Caerphilly Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XW
Received 20 Dec 2023Stables Gelli-unig Road East Ul Pontywaun
Received 20 Dec 2023Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 20 Dec 2023Ab Ivor Yard Garth Place Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DH
Received 18 Dec 2023Markham Pharmacy 61 Abernant Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0PR
Received 21 Dec 20235 Ford Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3XS
Received 21 Dec 2023Heathfield Ty Fry Lane Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2RH
Received 21 Dec 2023Land At Grid Ref 315476 196261 And Including 40 Victoria Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UG
Received 21 Dec 202321 Manest Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NH
Received 21 Dec 2023Power Generation Site One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-y-groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen
Received 22 Dec 2023Power Generation Site One Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-y-groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen
Received 22 Dec 20239 Bryn Owain Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2NY
Received 25 Dec 2023Camelot Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HY
Received 28 Dec 2023Land To The Rear Of 44 - 46 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RD
Received 29 Dec 202334 Drum Tower View Caerphilly CF83 2XW
Received 2 Jan 20242 Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DS
Received 2 Jan 2024Land Between Unit 22 - 27 Fern Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan
Received 2 Jan 2024Records 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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