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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.
8,889 approved · 1,790 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Grid Ref 310441 193869 Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 26 Jan 2024Flat A 4 Central Buildings Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JU
Received 26 Jan 2024Centre For Skills And Learning Penllwyn Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BZ
Received 26 Jan 20247 Dan Y Graig Road Risca Newport NP11 6DB
Received 29 Jan 20242 Glan-y-nant Cwm-nant-yr-odyn Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DU
Received 29 Jan 2024Wyrloed Bungalow Manmoel Village Manmoel Blackwood NP12 0RL
Received 29 Jan 202419 Heol-y-cwm Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NN
Received 29 Jan 2024The Beeches Gwaelodywaun Villas Pengam Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9FX
Received 30 Jan 2024Former Virginia Park Golf Course Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 30 Jan 2024Phase 1A, Area 1 Former Virginia Park Golf Course Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 30 Jan 202426 Heol Isaf Nelson Treharris CF46 6NS
Received 30 Jan 202445 Canberra Close Penmaen Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0UT
Received 30 Jan 202426 Cae Celyn Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3AT
Received 30 Jan 2024Former Caerphilly Police Station Mountain Road Caerphilly
Received 31 Jan 2024Clive Gospel Hall Claude Road Caerphilly
Received 31 Jan 2024Land Adjoining 70 Bailey Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HW
Received 31 Jan 2024The Long Barn Rudry Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DD
Received 1 Feb 202470 Hazel Grove Caerphilly CF83 3BP
Received 31 Jan 20242 Collins' Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QL
Received 1 Feb 2024Ruperra Castle Estate Rudry Road To Craig Llan Rudry
Received 1 Feb 202425 The Glade Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HB
Received 1 Feb 202410 Southern Street Caerphilly CF83 1LH
Received 1 Feb 202431 Pengam Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9FT
Received 2 Feb 202489 Woodside Drive Newbridge Newport NP11 4NP
Received 2 Feb 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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