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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.
10,443 approved · 2,028 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cartref Yr Hen Gapel New Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7GU
Received 27 Jun 202524 Cwrt Draw Llyn Caerphilly CF83 1RZ
Received 27 Jun 2025Highland Farm Mountain Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8ES
Received 27 Jun 20257 Cwm Braenar Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DS
Received 27 Jun 20259 Heol-y-felin Caerphilly CF83 1AU
Received 30 Jun 2025Farnham 11 Lon Pennant Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1EL
Received 30 Jun 202537 Pengam Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9FT
Received 30 Jun 202571 Lewis Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DZ
Received 27 Jun 202523 Griffiths Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AW
Received 27 Jun 2025Premier Travel Inn Unit B Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 1 Jul 20253 Standard Villas Standard Street Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8DG
Received 30 Jun 202530 Melin Street Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7GZ
Received 30 Jun 2025Bridge End Inn The Square Church Street Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DY
Received 1 Jul 202534 Tydfil Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EF
Received 2 Jul 202530 Melin Street Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7GZ
Received 30 Jun 2025Ty-Hir Llancaiach Fawr Farm Gelligaer Road Nelson Trelewis CF46 6ER
Received 2 Jul 2025Ty-Hir Llancaiach Fawr Farm Gelligaer Road Nelson Trelewis CF46 6ER
Received 2 Jul 2025Islwyn High School Waterloo Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NU
Received 2 Jul 2025Islwyn High School Waterloo Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NU
Received 2 Jul 2025Land At Grid Ref 317269 196829 Coronation Road East Lane Blackwood
Received 2 Jul 2025ALDI Mafon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PE
Received 2 Jul 2025Land At Grid Ref 315956 184975 Cefn Carnau Lane Thornhill Caerphilly
Received 3 Jul 2025Cwarrau Mawr Farm Cwarrau Mawr Farm Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2LN
Received 3 Jul 2025Land At Grid Ref 316564 201006 Heol-Y-Bedw-Hirion Markham
Received 2 Jul 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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