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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.
11,983 approved · 2,317 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 6 Bluebell Close Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4GQ
Received 21 Nov 2025Land Located Along Stream In Fields Off B4263 Penyrheol Caerphilly
Received 27 Nov 2025Syballwyn 42 Heol Pwllypant Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2ND
Received 24 Nov 2025Tredegar Junction Hotel Commercial Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JY
Received 26 Nov 2025Oak Tree House 14A Glendale Gardens Fleur-de-lis Blackwood NP12 3TR
Received 21 Nov 2025Llanfabon Infant School Bryncelyn Nelson Treharris CF46 6HL
Received 26 Nov 2025Tredegar Junction Hotel Commercial Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JY
Received 26 Nov 2025Trecenydd Business Park Vacant Land Trecenydd Business Park Trecenydd Caerphilly
Received 28 Nov 2025Full Moon Waste Transfer Site Full Moon Access Road Wattsville Newport NP11 7BD
Received 27 Nov 2025Land At Grid Ref 311188 194760 Rhodfa Ty Du Nelson
Received 26 Nov 2025Llanfabon Infant School Bryncelyn Nelson Treharris CF46 6HL
Received 26 Nov 202522 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NA
Received 26 Nov 2025The Rectory High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6HA
Received 26 Nov 2025Caerphilly Castle Castle Street Caerphilly CF83 1JD
Received 27 Nov 2025Unit 8 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Received 27 Nov 2025Land South Of Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 28 Nov 2025Shop Unit 2 Cardiff Road Glan-y-nant Blackwood NP12 3XE
Received 28 Nov 2025Mcdonnell Pub Mcdonnell Road Bargoed CF81 8UD
Received 28 Nov 2025Land At Former Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith
Received 28 Nov 2025Land At Former Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith
Received 28 Nov 2025Llancaiach Isaf Farm Gelligaer Road Nelson Treharris CF46 6EP
Received 28 Nov 20254 York Place Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7NN
Received 28 Nov 2025Land At Grid Ref 315956 184975 Cefn Carnau Lane Thornhill Caerphilly
Received 1 Dec 2025Twyn Hywel Energy Park Land North-West Of Caerphilly
Received 25 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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