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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.
9,250 approved · 1,847 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
53B Shingrig Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6DU
Received 3 Jun 2024Long Barn Argoed Uchaf Farm Sunnyview Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AJ
Received 3 Jun 2024Virginia Park Golf Course Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 3 Jun 20241 Brunel Close Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8HT
Received 4 Jun 202437 Beech Grove Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NB
Received 4 Jun 2024SPAR Shop Unit 81 - 83 Cefn Fforest Avenue Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3JX
Received 4 Jun 2024Penyfan Leisure Park Manmoel Road Manmoel Blackwood NP12 0HY
Received 4 Jun 2024Tredegar Arms Hotel Hill Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5JW
Received 5 Jun 2024Dental Practice 4 Clive Street Caerphilly CF83 1GE
Received 5 Jun 2024Land At Former The Rhos Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 5 Jun 2024Centre For Skills And Learning Penllwyn Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2BZ
Received 6 Jun 202426 Pen-y-cwarel Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HP
Received 6 Jun 2024Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School Coed-cae-ddu Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2YB
Received 6 Jun 202479 Grays Gardens Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8TQ
Received 6 Jun 202433 Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9AW
Received 7 Jun 202423 Pen-y-lan Terrace Treowen Newport NP11 3DH
Received 7 Jun 2024Land At Grid Ref 310752 209566 Merthyr Road Rhymney Bridge Llechryd
Received 7 Jun 202413 Lon Yr Ysgol Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8PE
Received 7 Jun 2024Land At 4 Hillside Mount Pleasant Road Risca Newport NP11 6BQ
Received 7 Jun 20247 Ty Brachty Terrace Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BU
Received 10 Jun 202441 Mcdonnell Road Bargoed CF81 8UE
Received 10 Jun 202418 Pen-y-dre Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2NZ
Received 10 Jun 2024First Floor Flat 87 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AW
Received 10 Jun 202428 Greenfield Street New Tredegar NP24 6LG
Received 10 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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