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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.
9,394 approved · 1,870 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2011 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Duffryn Farm High Street To Southend Terrace Pontlottyn Bargoed CF81 9RN
Received 10 Jul 2024Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 10 Jul 2024Unit 11 Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 11 Jul 20244 Laurel Court Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8BE
Received 11 Jul 202423 Hengoed Road Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8BR
Received 12 Jul 2024Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 12 Jul 2024Y Fron Mountain View Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3HW
Received 12 Jul 202415 Coed Gelli Parc Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1GS
Received 12 Jul 20241 Hengoed Hall Gardens Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7PA
Received 12 Jul 2024Canal View 21A Navigation Road Risca Newport NP11 6FF
Received 12 Jul 2024Land At Grid Ref 317148 197924 The Fairways Blackwood
Received 15 Jul 202418 Albertina Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DX
Received 15 Jul 20245 Rectory Gardens Machen Caerphilly CF83 8SU
Received 12 Jul 2024Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 15 Jul 2024Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 15 Jul 2024The Unit Caerphilly Ltd Unit 21-23 Afon Court Greenway Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8JG
Received 16 Jul 2024Caerphilly County Borough Council Pengam Library Ivor Street Pengam Blackwood NP12 3AB
Received 16 Jul 2024Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 16 Jul 2024Land At Grid Ref 317269 196829 Coronation Road East Lane Blackwood
Received 16 Jul 2024Ty Rhos Waunwaelod Way Caerphilly CF83 1BD
Received 17 Jul 2024St Catherine's Church Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA
Received 17 Jul 2024Gwern Y Goytre Gwern-y-goytre To Michaelston Bridge Michaelston-y-fedw Cardiff CF3 6XT
Received 18 Jul 202420 Pen-y-fan Way Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JE
Received 18 Jul 2024Glanbrynar Farm Tir-philkins Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AS
Received 18 Jul 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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