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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.
8,876 approved · 1,785 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Central Buildings 33B Tredegar Street Risca Newport NP11 6BU
Received 15 Jan 2024Unit 12 Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DW
Received 12 Jan 2024St Albans Llanarth Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LG
Received 15 Jan 2024Plot 3 Land At Grid Ref 319798 196634 Pennar Lane Pentwyn-mawr
Received 16 Jan 2024Ty Oakley Farm Abercarn Mountain Road Hafodyrynys Newport NP11 5AY
Received 18 Jan 2024Austin Grange Maes Glas South Ul Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 18 Jan 20242 Denbigh Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1JH
Received 19 Jan 20247 Coed Y Bryn Blackwood NP12 1HA
Received 19 Jan 20247 Nantyfelin Draethen Newport NP10 8GE
Received 19 Jan 202437 Heol Tasker Nelson Treharris CF46 6JB
Received 19 Jan 2024Mandalay 70 Elim Way Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AB
Received 22 Jan 2024Nail Boutique High Street Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3UE
Received 22 Jan 2024Flat A 24 High Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LQ
Received 23 Jan 2024Ying Wah Cascade Fish Bar 1 Pengam Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BT
Received 23 Jan 2024Former St Catherine's Church Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA
Received 23 Jan 2024Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta Central Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XQ
Received 23 Jan 20241 - 85,+ 87 Bryn Carno Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5BY
Received 24 Jan 2024Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 24 Jan 2024Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 24 Jan 2024Cwrt Evan House Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 25 Jan 202419 Wyndham Street Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PU
Received 25 Jan 2024Ty Nyddfa Lodge Millbrook Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AL
Received 25 Jan 2024Unit 12 Afon Court Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8JG
Received 25 Jan 2024Unit 14 Darren Drive Prince Of Wales Industrial Estate Abercarn Newport NP11 5AR
Received 25 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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