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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.
11,920 approved · 2,302 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 2002 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land And Buildings At Former The New Forge Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 3 Nov 20251 St Anne's Close Pentwyn-mawr Newport NP11 4HE
Received 4 Nov 2025The Tower Hafod Tudor Terrace Wattsville Newport NP11 7QQ
Received 4 Nov 2025Gelligaer Bowling Club Gelligaer Bowling Green And Pavilion Gelligaer Recreation Ground Gwaun-fro Penpedairheol
Received 4 Nov 2025Unit 32 Fern Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3EH
Received 5 Nov 2025Block A Maerdy Industrial Estate South Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5PH
Received 5 Nov 2025Cilfynydd Substation Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 5 Nov 202564 Ilan Road Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4EB
Received 6 Nov 2025Ascona Retail Ltd - Shell Service Station Newbridge By-pass Crumlin Newport NP11 4QJ
Received 6 Nov 202519 Village Court Pen-rhiw Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LU
Received 6 Nov 2025Unit 13 Block H Penmaen Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2DQ
Received 6 Nov 2025Land At Grid Ref 323900 190615 Station Place Risca
Received 7 Nov 202571 Lewis Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DZ
Received 7 Nov 20252 The Meadows Machen Caerphilly CF83 8PN
Received 7 Nov 2025Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 10 Nov 202529 Y Dolydd Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NT
Received 10 Nov 2025Land Rear Of 135 Llancayo Street Bargoed
Received 10 Nov 2025Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 10 Nov 2025Castle View Shopping Centre Cae Meillion Caerphilly
Received 10 Nov 2025Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 10 Nov 2025Three Acorns Upper Tribute Avenue Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7ER
Received 7 Nov 2025Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 10 Nov 202536 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AN
Received 10 Nov 2025Land Within Curtilage 33 Downey Grove Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8LE
Received 12 Nov 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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