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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.
10,499 approved · 2,041 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16 York Place Risca Newport NP11 6FR
Received 14 Jul 2025Spirit Hair Team Ltd 3 Commercial Street Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7DU
Received 14 Jul 2025Land At Grid Ref 320424 197061 Homeleigh Newbridge
Received 11 Jul 202517 Pembroke Close Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 1JL
Received 11 Jul 2025Austin Grange Maes Glas South Ul Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 14 Jul 2025Miller Bridges Fastenings Ltd Unit 15 Block C Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 1BQ
Received 15 Jul 2025Ty'r Sgubor Blackvein Mountain Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PS
Received 15 Jul 202568 Nantgarw Road Caerphilly CF83 1AP
Received 14 Jul 202550A&B The Crescent Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SW
Received 15 Jul 202553 Coed Celynen Drive Abercarn Newport NP11 5AU
Received 16 Jul 2025Land Adjacent To Woodview Isycoed Cottages Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BG
Received 16 Jul 20254 Baldwin Street Bargoed CF81 8UF
Received 16 Jul 202512 Ebbw Meadow Abercarn Newport NP11 5GL
Received 17 Jul 202520 Brynhyfryd Terrace Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PZ
Received 17 Jul 2025Stagecoach Unit 4 Block A Penmaen Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DY
Received 17 Jul 2025R A O B Social Club The Square Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DH
Received 17 Jul 20257 Alexandra Place Newbridge Newport NP11 4ER
Received 17 Jul 2025Gelli Farm Tredegar Road Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BZ
Received 18 Jul 2025Pierhead Buildings Jones Arcade Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AX
Received 18 Jul 2025Unit 18 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 18 Jul 2025ALDI Mafon Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6PE
Received 21 Jul 20251 Albertina Court Albertina Road Treowen Newport NP11 3AL
Received 21 Jul 202510 Treowen Road Treowen Newport NP11 3DL
Received 21 Jul 2025Islwyn High School Waterloo Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NU
Received 21 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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