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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.
9,476 approved · 1,887 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Spar Unit A 57 Thomas Street Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4AX
Received 8 Aug 202411 Birchgrove Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BQ
Received 9 Aug 2024181 Commercial Street Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4GA
Received 9 Aug 2024The Cedar Tree Corbetts Lane Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3HX
Received 9 Aug 2024Troedyrhiw Jestyn Farm Bargoed Terrace Deri Bargoed CF81 9JA
Received 9 Aug 202411 Elmgrove Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8GT
Received 13 Aug 202472 St Christopher's Drive Caerphilly CF83 1DE
Received 13 Aug 2024Land At Grid Ref 316903 188995 St Mary's Street Bedwas
Received 13 Aug 2024Unit 11 Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly CF83 1SN
Received 12 Aug 2024St Cenydd Comprehensive School & Leisure Centre St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RP
Received 14 Aug 2024Mynydd Haf Independent School Ty Ysgol Newport Road Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BY
Received 14 Aug 202459 Bailey Street Deri Bargoed CF81 9HU
Received 12 Aug 20246 Wood View Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6QJ
Received 14 Aug 2024Unit 32 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 15 Aug 2024Penuel Congregational Chapel High Street Nelson
Received 16 Aug 202414 Fairways Bargoed CF81 8TQ
Received 16 Aug 2024Broomwood Newport Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8RA
Received 19 Aug 202417 Park Road Hengoed CF82 7LW
Received 20 Aug 2024Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School Coed-cae-ddu Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2YB
Received 20 Aug 20242 Penyffordd Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SS
Received 20 Aug 202426 Pen-y-cwarel Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HP
Received 20 Aug 20247 Y Dolydd Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NT
Received 21 Aug 20247 Market Street Caerphilly CF83 1NX
Received 21 Aug 2024St Catherine's Church Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA
Received 21 Aug 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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