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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.
9,791 approved · 1,933 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jun 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Premier Travel Inn Unit B Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 11 Nov 202476 Greenfield Street New Tredegar NP24 6LQ
Received 12 Nov 2024Aberbeeg Hospital Pendarren Road Aberbeeg Abertillery NP13 2DA
Received 12 Nov 2024Land At Grid Ref 315412 200360 Bedwellty Road Aberbargoed
Received 12 Nov 202426 Gate Field Close Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8JR
Received 12 Nov 2024Darren Farm Darren Farm Lane Argoed Blackwood NP12 0HX
Received 12 Nov 20246 Wood View Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6QJ
Received 13 Nov 20249 Bryn Aber Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4EY
Received 13 Nov 2024Gilwern House Residential Home Newbridge Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AX
Received 12 Nov 2024The Co-operative Food Mafon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PE
Received 13 Nov 2024Ty Cae Brith Farm Mynyddislwyn Mountain Road Mynyddislwyn Newport NP11 7BB
Received 14 Nov 2024Land At Grid Ref 315705 187386 Pontygwindy Road Caerphilly
Received 14 Nov 2024Cefn Mably Lodge Ty Gawla Isaf To Rhymney River Cefn Mably Cardiff CF3 6LP
Received 15 Nov 202446 Pantyfid Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DU
Received 20 Nov 2024150 & 152 Caerphilly Road Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4FW
Received 15 Nov 20241 Taf Olwg Nelson Treharris CF46 6JL
Received 18 Nov 2024The Chimneys Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BE
Received 18 Nov 202415 First Avenue Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SA
Received 18 Nov 202491 - 93 High Street Blackwood NP12 1PN
Received 18 Nov 202412 Lon Pennant Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1EL
Received 18 Nov 2024Newbridge Methodist Church Bridge Street Newbridge Newport NP11 5FE
Received 19 Nov 2024Newbridge Methodist Church Bridge Street Newbridge Newport NP11 5FE
Received 19 Nov 2024Millbrook Residential Home Gelligroes Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JU
Received 18 Nov 2024Unit 32 Castle Court Caerphilly CF83 1NU
Received 19 Nov 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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