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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.
8,588 approved · 1,750 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2 Oakwood Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3HY
Received 21 Sept 2023Unit 2 Oakwood Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3HY
Received 21 Sept 202385 Hillside Park Bargoed CF81 8NJ
Received 21 Sept 2023Islwyn High School Waterloo Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NU
Received 22 Sept 2023The Rectory High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 22 Sept 202313 Cwm Braenar Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DS
Received 25 Sept 2023Land At Grid Ref 316564 201006 (Plots 13 - 19) Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham
Received 26 Sept 2023Land At 33 Newport Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AA
Received 9 Oct 20235 St Margarets Close Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BH
Received 27 Sept 202323 Treowen Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DL
Received 27 Sept 20238 - 10 North View Terrace Caerphilly CF83 1PE
Received 27 Sept 20239 Llanarth Square Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EA
Received 27 Sept 2023Wind Turbine Pen-yr-heol Farm Commin Road Hollybush
Received 27 Sept 2023Tyladu House Twyn-gwyn Road Mynyddislwyn Newport NP11 7AU
Received 28 Sept 2023Communication Mast 11283 Pandy Lane Llanbradach
Received 28 Sept 2023Ruperra Home Farm Gwern-y-goytre To Michaelston Bridge Michaelston-y-fedw Newport NP10 8GG
Received 28 Sept 20231 Ford Road Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3XS
Received 28 Sept 2023Eriez Magnetics Europe Ltd Units 17 - 21 Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8YG
Received 29 Sept 2023Ty Darren Home For The Elderly Cromwell Road Risca Newport NP11 6HF
Received 29 Sept 202310 Coed Y Bryn Blackwood NP12 1HA
Received 29 Sept 2023Wern Park Wern Crescent Nelson
Received 2 Oct 2023Lordan (UK) Ltd Unit 1 North Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta Hengoed CF82 7SS
Received 2 Oct 2023Workshop Beddau Farm 2 St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2TB
Received 2 Oct 2023Aber Hotel Ilan Road Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4EA
Received 2 Oct 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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