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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.
10,129 approved · 1,976 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Apr 2010 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Howard Drive Caerphilly CF83 3GD
Received 10 Mar 202531 Cae Collen Blackwood NP12 1FF
Received 10 Mar 2025Cefn Bach Farm Cefn Road Upper Deri Bargoed CF81 9GW
Received 7 Mar 202522 Kidwelly Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2TY
Received 11 Mar 2025Cwm-yr-allt House Cwm-yr-allt Lane Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8AW
Received 11 Mar 2025To Me To You - Removals Blackbrook Road Caerphilly
Received 11 Mar 202510 St Rhidian Close Blackwood NP12 2FF
Received 14 Mar 2025Coleg Y Cymoedd - Ystrad Mynach Campus Twyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7XR
Received 11 Mar 2025Glyngaer Farm Glyngaer Road Glyn-gaer Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FJ
Received 12 Mar 2025Solar Farm Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly
Received 12 Mar 2025Land At Grid Ref 316273 189278 Dol-y-pandy Bedwas
Received 12 Mar 2025Athletic Bowls Club Pontymister Recreation Ground Fields Road Pontymister Risca NP11 6EJ
Received 13 Mar 2025Peach Perfect Lift And Glow 6 Beech Embankment Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AJ
Received 13 Mar 2025Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 13 Mar 20252 Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DS
Received 13 Mar 2025Darren Farm Darren Farm Lane Argoed Blackwood NP12 0HX
Received 13 Mar 2025Blackwood Business Centre 85 High Street Blackwood NP12 1ZA
Received 13 Mar 202570 Bryn Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2PQ
Received 14 Mar 2025Land At 14 Bryn-deri Terrace Treowen Newport NP11 3DJ
Received 14 Mar 202532 Merlin Avenue Penallta Hengoed CF82 6AY
Received 14 Mar 2025Santander 28 Cardiff Road Caerphilly CF83 1UB
Received 14 Mar 20251 Firecrest Walk Penallta Hengoed CF82 6BE
Received 17 Mar 2025Woodland 47 St Martin's Road Caerphilly CF83 1EG
Received 17 Mar 2025Land Off Commercial Street Birds Industrial Estate Pontymister Risca
Received 17 Mar 2025Records 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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