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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.
8,901 approved · 1,794 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 To The Rear 8 Willow Park Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3LS
Received 1 Feb 2024Pinewood Court (Block A) St Davids Industrial Estate Pengam
Received 2 Feb 202414 Erasmus Terrace Jenkin Street Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QG
Received 2 Feb 2024Ffos Caerffili Park Lane Caerphilly
Received 2 Feb 2024Capels Van Centre Capel Court Pengam Road Pengam Blackwood NP12 3SR
Received 2 Feb 2024Din Din's Food Limited Heol Edward Lewis Gelligaer CF82 8EH
Received 2 Feb 2024Land At Grid Ref 315716 200028 Cwrt Coch Street Aberbargoed
Received 2 Feb 20242 Herons Way Caerphilly CF83 1SW
Received 5 Feb 2024The Lodge Gelligroes Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JU
Received 5 Feb 202427 Coed-y-brain Court Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3JT
Received 5 Feb 2024Site Adjoining Ebbw View Eco Stays Blackvein Mountain Road Crosskeys
Received 5 Feb 2024Glyndwr House Occupation Road Cwmpenmaen Blackwood NP12 0EQ
Received 5 Feb 202461 Heol Ysgubor Caerphilly CF83 1SR
Received 7 Feb 2024Land South Of Abingdon Flooring Ltd Unit 1 Parkway Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3XG
Received 5 Feb 2024Land At Grid Ref 318198 189185 Adj To 20 Tynywern Terrace Trethomas Caerphilly
Received 6 Feb 2024Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 6 Feb 2024Abercarn Primary School Abercarn Junior School Access Abercarn Newport NP11 5LH
Received 6 Feb 2024Land South Of Unit 6 Pant Glas Industrial Estate Bedwas
Received 7 Feb 2024132 Hill Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5JH
Received 7 Feb 2024St Catherine's Church Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA
Received 8 Feb 2024Land At Grid Ref 315198 191091 Wingfield Crescent East Lane Llanbradach
Received 8 Feb 2024Land At Grid Ref 314836 198731 Western Drive Bargoed
Received 7 Feb 202478 Meadowland Close Caerphilly CF83 3SB
Received 8 Feb 202441 Pentwyn Terrace Trinant Newport NP11 3JE
Received 9 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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