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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.
10,615 approved · 2,060 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29 Railway Terrace Abercarn Newport NP11 4SW
Received 20 Aug 20251 High Close Nelson Treharris CF46 6HJ
Received 19 Aug 202531 Grove Road Risca Newport NP11 6GN
Received 20 Aug 202581 Dol-y-pandy Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8HL
Received 21 Aug 2025Machen Recreation Welfare Association Club House Recreation Ground Tyn-y-waun Road Machen CF83 8LA
Received 22 Aug 2025The Old Dairy 16 Beechfield Avenue Hengoed CF82 7NF
Received 21 Aug 2025Plasyfelin Primary School Lewis Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FT
Received 22 Aug 2025Plasyfelin Primary School Lewis Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FT
Received 22 Aug 2025Premier Travel Inn Unit B Crossways Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3NL
Received 22 Aug 202536 Ludlow Street Caerphilly CF83 1GH
Received 25 Aug 20259 Redbrook Court St Martin's Road Caerphilly CF83 1ED
Received 25 Aug 2025St Davids Church Station Terrace Brithdir
Received 27 Aug 202522 Lower Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QH
Received 26 Aug 202521 Half Acre Court Caerphilly CF83 3SU
Received 27 Aug 2025161 Gelligaer Road Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7HH
Received 26 Aug 20256 Ivor Street Cwmcarn Newport NP11 7EG
Received 28 Aug 2025Woodside Ridgeway Graig-y-rhacca Caerphilly CF83 8RB
Received 28 Aug 20252 Mill Street Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HH
Received 29 Aug 2025Land At Grid Ref 313987 195625 Winding Wheel Lane Penallta
Received 29 Aug 2025Royal Hotel Havard Road Abertridwr Caerphilly CF83 4DP
Received 29 Aug 2025Brynela Llwyncelyn Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6HF
Received 1 Sept 202518 High Street Bargoed CF81 8RA
Received 1 Sept 2025Land Adj To Unit 31 Fern Close Pen-y-fan Industrial Estate Pen-y-fan Newport NP11 3EH
Received 1 Sept 2025187 Caerphilly Road Senghenydd Caerphilly CF83 4FT
Received 29 Aug 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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