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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.
9,042 approved · 1,812 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Communication Mast 11283 Dyffryn Isaf Farm Pandy Lane Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 8 Apr 202491 - 93 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 8 Apr 202491 - 93 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 8 Apr 202417 Clos Waun Ceffyl Nelson Treharris CF46 6LB
Received 8 Apr 2024The Stables - Caerllwyn Ganol Farm Twyn-gwyn Road Mynyddislwyn
Received 8 Apr 202422 The Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BW
Received 8 Apr 202445 Brynheulog Street Penybryn Hengoed CF82 7GB
Received 8 Apr 2024Land At Grid Ref 322029 195899 Chapel Street Abercarn
Received 5 Apr 20247 Gellideg Isaf Rise Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7RB
Received 9 Apr 202417 Kidwelly Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TY
Received 9 Apr 2024Rhyswg Fawr Farm Rhyswg Farm Lane Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7FB
Received 9 Apr 202416 Lewis Terrace Oak Terrace Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3JZ
Received 9 Apr 2024193 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 10 Apr 2024Unit 3E 37 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3TH
Received 10 Apr 2024Land At Grid Ref 314499 200312 Llancayo Street Bargoed
Received 11 Apr 2024Stage Coach (South Wales) Unit 16 Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DW
Received 11 Apr 2024Watford Congregational Church Watford Road Watford Caerphilly
Received 11 Apr 2024Christies Fayre 12 The Precinct Merchant Street Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9PD
Received 11 Apr 2024Ty Fach 12 - 14 Commercial Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JG
Received 11 Apr 2024Glyndwr House Occupation Road Cwmpenmaen Blackwood NP12 0EQ
Received 11 Apr 2024Mike's Barber Shop 38B High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5LP
Received 12 Apr 2024Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School Coed-cae-ddu Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2YB
Received 12 Apr 2024Unit 14 Darren Drive Prince Of Wales Industrial Estate Abercarn Newport NP11 5AR
Received 12 Apr 2024Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn Commercial Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3ST
Received 12 Apr 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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