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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.
10,384 approved · 2,019 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 2002 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 10 Jun 2025Ysgol Ifor Bach Windsor Way Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4AB
Received 11 Jun 202518 St Helen's Court Caerphilly CF83 1DL
Received 11 Jun 2025Somerset House 4 Bridgefield Street Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DG
Received 11 Jun 2025Land At Former The Rhos Bedwas Road Caerphilly
Received 12 Jun 2025Y Fron Mountain View Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3HW
Received 12 Jun 2025Unit 1 Oakdale Court Bryn Brithdir Oakdale Business Park Oakdale NP12 4AD
Received 12 Jun 20251 Manor Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2NN
Received 12 Jun 2025Shop Unit 192 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AU
Received 13 Jun 2025Huntersmoon Dynevor Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6PD
Received 13 Jun 2025Bridge Between The Square And Gwerthonor Road Glan-y-nant
Received 13 Jun 202513 Raglan Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1GA
Received 13 Jun 202512 Tyn-y-cwm Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NQ
Received 13 Jun 202521 Manest Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5NH
Received 16 Jun 2025Land At Grid Ref 321012 200113 Llanerch Lane Trinant
Received 16 Jun 20253 Ffordd Las Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4EW
Received 16 Jun 2025Tynycwm Farm Mountain Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8ER
Received 16 Jun 202519 Heol-yr-ysbyty Caerphilly CF83 1TA
Received 16 Jun 2025Land At Former Ty Penywaen (Now Known As Clos Y Beudy) Oakdale Blackwood
Received 16 Jun 202529 Beech Tree Avenue Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EA
Received 17 Jun 2025Unit 8 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 17 Jun 2025Premier Pricedown 69 - 73 Meadow Crescent Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6NN
Received 17 Jun 202579 High Street Blackwood NP12 1BA
Received 17 Jun 20257 St Asaph's Way Watford Caerphilly CF83 1EX
Received 16 Jun 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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