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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.
8,673 approved · 1,758 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 3 Withey Dyffryn Court Alder Avenue Dyffryn Business Park Ystrad Mynach
Received 20 Oct 20237 Station Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AT
Received 20 Oct 2023Owen And O'Sullivan Solicitors 5 Commercial Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DU
Received 20 Oct 202333 Twyn Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5JY
Received 20 Oct 2023The Maples Cwmtorlais Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4LY
Received 23 Oct 2023Bryn Gwyn New Road Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AS
Received 23 Oct 202313 Oakland Gardens Bargoed CF81 8QF
Received 19 Oct 202325 Syr Dafydd Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LA
Received 23 Oct 2023Bargoed Boxing Club Murray's Upper High Street Bargoed CF81 8QY
Received 23 Oct 2023Trecelyn Wind Farm East Of Newbridge And Accessed Via Twyn Road To The South And Indirectly From The A472 To The West
Received 19 Oct 2023Unit 30 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 23 Oct 2023Unit 30 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 24 Oct 2023Caerphilly Castle Castle Street Caerphilly CF83 1JD
Received 20 Oct 20236 Dan-y-coed Caerphilly CF83 1HU
Received 24 Oct 202329 Crescent Road Risca Newport NP11 6GJ
Received 24 Oct 202325 Tyn-y-coed Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7DD
Received 25 Oct 2023Various Properties At Aneurin Bevan Ave, Dan-y-graig Road, Gaer Place, Greenhill Place, Haman Place, Heol Cattwg, Heol Edward Lewis & St Cattwgs Avenue Gelligaer
Received 23 Oct 202334 Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8DA
Received 10 Oct 2023Denby House 1 Troed-y-rhiw Road Wattsville Newport NP11 7QS
Received 25 Oct 2023Seda UK Ltd Salvatore D'Amato Court 10 Hawtin Park Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EU
Received 25 Oct 2023Lanes Recovery Ltd The Sidings Building St Cenydd Road East Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RP
Received 26 Oct 202325 The Glade Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HB
Received 26 Oct 2023Ecobrix-Uk Ltd 8 Pantglas Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DR
Received 26 Oct 202320 Quantock Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QW
Received 27 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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