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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.
8,556 approved · 1,749 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Elliott Stores 16 Elliot Street Elliot's Town New Tredegar NP24 6DP
Received 13 Sept 2023Centre For Skills And Learning Penllwyn Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BZ
Received 6 Sept 20231 Woodward Avenue Crosskeys Newport NP11 7BS
Received 13 Sept 2023Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 13 Sept 2023Land At Former Station House Merthyr Road Rhymney Bridge Llechryd
Received 14 Sept 202329 Highfield Crescent Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DW
Received 14 Sept 2023Austin Grange Maes Glas South Ul Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 15 Sept 2023The Rectory High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 15 Sept 20231 - 26 George Street Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7ES
Received 11 Sept 2023Land At Rockleize Mountain Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8ES
Received 18 Sept 202340 Princes Avenue Caerphilly CF83 1HS
Received 18 Sept 202334 Quantock Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QW
Received 18 Sept 202333 Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9AW
Received 18 Sept 20233 Central Buildings Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BU
Received 18 Sept 20239 Glanhowy Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HN
Received 19 Sept 2023Land Within The Curtilage Of Ty Bryn King's Hill Hengoed CF82 7NJ
Received 14 Sept 2023St Davids Church High Street Rhymney
Received 15 Sept 2023Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital Ystrad Fawr Way Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7GP
Received 19 Sept 20231 Victoria Court Victoria Road Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NU
Received 20 Sept 2023Hawthorn 14 Underwood Caerphilly CF83 1HW
Received 20 Sept 2023Austin Grange Maes Glas South Ul Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 21 Sept 2023The Tower Hafod Tudor Terrace Wattsville Newport NP11 7QQ
Received 21 Sept 20232 Tynewydd Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 4LU
Received 21 Sept 2023Unit 2 Oakwood Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3HY
Received 21 Sept 2023Records 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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