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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.
8,862 approved · 1,783 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 12B Darren Drive Prince Of Wales Industrial Estate Abercarn Newport NP11 5AR
Received 2 Jan 20243 The Poplars New Park Road Risca Newport NP11 7AP
Received 3 Jan 2024Unit 31 Fern Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3EH
Received 3 Jan 202440 Sir Stafford Close Caerphilly CF83 3BA
Received 2 Jan 202425 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 3 Jan 202425 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 3 Jan 2024Land At Grid Ref 318157 196676 Tir-philkins Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith
Received 8 Jan 2024The Co-operative Food 10 Central Buildings Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JU
Received 8 Jan 2024The Hollies 264 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HY
Received 8 Jan 202410 Maritime Court Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas
Received 8 Jan 2024Seda UK Ltd Salvatore D'Amato Court 10 Hawtin Park Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EU
Received 9 Jan 2024Wattsville Recreation Ground Islwyn Road South Lane Wattsville
Received 9 Jan 2024Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 9 Jan 202414 Fairways Bargoed CF81 8TQ
Received 9 Jan 20243 Dan-y-coed Draethen Newport NP10 8GB
Received 9 Jan 202431 - 35 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1FN
Received 10 Jan 202458 Drum Tower View Caerphilly CF83 2XW
Received 11 Jan 20248 Gelli-ron Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8HF
Received 11 Jan 2024Land At Coedcae Road To Pont-y-felin Abertridwr
Received 11 Jan 2024Sweet Peas Nursery Ty Charlestown 44 - 46 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RD
Received 12 Jan 20245 Colenso Terrace Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NQ
Received 15 Jan 2024The Old Club 93 Bailey Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HX
Received 15 Jan 2024Pencoed Fach Farm Heol Y Cefn Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BQ
Received 15 Jan 2024Land At Unit 12 Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas
Received 12 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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