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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.
9,066 approved · 1,817 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 King Charles Road Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HF
Received 15 Apr 2024Lordan (UK) Ltd Unit 1 North Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta Hengoed CF82 7SS
Received 16 Apr 2024Land At Grid Ref 310441 193869 Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 17 Apr 202427 Cwrt Neuadd Wen Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DL
Received 4 Apr 2024Watford Congregational Church Watford Road Watford Caerphilly
Received 11 Apr 202419 Bredon Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6RB
Received 16 Apr 2024Land At Grid Ref 315755 195748 Summerfield Hall Lane Gelli-haf Pontllanfraith
Received 17 Apr 2024Land At Grid Ref 311540 190782 Kingsley Place East Ul Senghenydd
Received 17 Apr 2024Land Off Tir Y Wen North Of Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed
Received 17 Apr 2024Team Rees Gym Unit 1-5 Trecenydd Business Park Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RZ
Received 17 Apr 20247 Heol-yr-onen Caerphilly CF83 1AR
Received 17 Apr 202413 Lon Yr Ysgol Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8PE
Received 17 Apr 20246 Llys Nant Pandy Caerphilly CF83 3JB
Received 17 Apr 202415 Ynys Y Coed Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0EG
Received 18 Apr 2024Glyndwr House Occupation Road Cwmpenmaen Blackwood NP12 0EQ
Received 18 Apr 2024Land Off Tir Y Wen Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed
Received 18 Apr 2024Land At Grid Ref 319662 198758 Ton-y-felin Farm Lane Croespenmaen
Received 18 Apr 2024Land At Grid Ref 317293 197039 Bus Station Road Blackwood
Received 18 Apr 2024Land To The Rear Of 8 Willow Park Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3LS
Received 19 Apr 2024HARE Rowecord Building Commercial Street Newport Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EY
Received 22 Apr 20243 Tansy Close Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8LF
Received 19 Apr 202419 Brookside Crescent Caerphilly CF83 1PH
Received 22 Apr 2024Land To The Rear Of 3 The Paddock Caerphilly CF83 3RR
Received 22 Apr 202418 Maes-y-drudwen Caerphilly CF83 2QG
Received 22 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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