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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.
9,183 approved · 1,833 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
195 - 197 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AA
Received 27 May 20241 Homeleigh Newbridge Newport NP11 4RQ
Received 27 May 2024Jobcentreplus Unit 3-4 Lowry Plaza Hanbury Road Bargoed CF81 8QT
Received 28 May 2024Virginia Park Golf Course Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 28 May 2024Southview 44 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HL
Received 22 May 2024Land Within Curtilage Of Ivor House 21A Ivor Street Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3RF
Received 28 May 2024Afonlais 2 - 3 Commercial Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3SS
Received 29 May 2024Lisvane Riding Centre Forest View Rudry Road Lisvane Cardiff CF14 0SN
Received 29 May 202410 Pencerrig Street Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3LR
Received 30 May 20242 Willow Park Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3LS
Received 29 May 202448 Fflorens Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DW
Received 29 May 202443 Garden City Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5JZ
Received 30 May 2024Greggs Unit 5A 5 Bedwas Business Centre Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DU
Received 30 May 2024Greggs Unit 5A 5 Bedwas Business Centre Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DU
Received 30 May 202454 Penylan Road Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AY
Received 30 May 202411 And 12 Penrhyn Terrace Phillipstown New Tredegar NP24 6BG
Received 30 May 20249 Bridge Terrace Newbridge Newport NP11 5FH
Received 31 May 2024LBS Builders Merchants Ltd New Road Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8AU
Received 31 May 20245 Tyn-y-coed Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7DD
Received 31 May 2024The Cottage 30 Commercial Street Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8JG
Received 31 May 2024Iverlea Bungalow Moorland Road Bargoed CF81 8UL
Received 31 May 202470 Bryn Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PQ
Received 3 Jun 20246 The Paddocks Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1HF
Received 3 Jun 2024Cefn Bach Farm Cefn Road Upper Deri Bargoed CF81 9GW
Received 3 Jun 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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