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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.
8,706 approved · 1,762 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Mount Pleasant Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3SA
Received 10 Nov 2023Shangri La Bryn Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2EY
Received 26 Oct 202329 Garden Suburbs Pontywaun Newport NP11 7GB
Received 29 Mar 202319 South Pandy Road Caerphilly CF83 3HS
Received 30 Oct 202314 Fairways Bargoed CF81 8TQ
Received 30 Oct 2023Cwrt Evan House Heol Adam Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FU
Received 30 Oct 2023Myrddin 5 Ffos Y Cerridden Nelson Treharris CF46 6HQ
Received 30 Oct 202314 Coed-y-graig Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7FJ
Received 31 Oct 2023Land At Grid Ref 324010 190724 Moriah Hill Risca
Received 1 Nov 2023Treduston House Cwmalsie Lane Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2LX
Received 1 Nov 2023Creazione Fitness Co Unit A Block E - Sparks House Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 1BQ
Received 1 Nov 20231 Tyn-y-graig Road Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LH
Received 30 Oct 202335 Mill Court Hafodyrynys Newport NP11 5DS
Received 3 Nov 2023Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 3 Nov 2023Holly House Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DN
Received 3 Nov 2023Rubys Desserts 18 Commercial Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BW
Received 3 Nov 2023Halifax Property Services Unit 32 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 3 Nov 20239 Park Place Newbridge Newport NP11 4RN
Received 6 Nov 202332 Llwybr Y Coetir Caerphilly CF83 3SS
Received 6 Nov 202327 Standard Street Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8DF
Received 6 Nov 2023Caerphilly Train Station Station Terrace Caerphilly
Received 6 Nov 2023Lidl 5 Beddau Way Caerphilly CF83 2AX
Received 6 Nov 2023Land At Cwmgelli Blackwood
Received 6 Nov 20232 Cae Uwchllyn Caerphilly CF83 1TY
Received 7 Nov 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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