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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.
11,760 approved · 2,267 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Morgan's House 1A Riverside Walk Deri Bargoed CF81 9GE
Received 11 Sept 2025Ty Ein Teulu 4A Park Road Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7QA
Received 8 Sept 2025The Meadows Farm Village Retreat The Meadows Gypsy Lane Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UN
Received 12 Sept 20251 Factory Cottages St Davids Lane Woodfieldside Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 0PB
Received 9 Sept 2025Ty Pont-y-meistr Newport Road Pontymister Risca
Received 15 Sept 202520 Lon Hafren Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NR
Received 16 Sept 202520 Lon Hafren Watford Caerphilly CF83 1NR
Received 16 Sept 2025St Peters Church School Street Deri
Received 15 Sept 202518 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AD
Received 16 Sept 2025Land Within The Curtilage Of Frontier Multigate Ltd Block A Newbridge Road Industrial Estate Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2YL
Received 16 Sept 20251 Y Cilffordd Caerphilly CF83 2LS
Received 18 Sept 202549 Heol-y-felin Caerphilly CF83 1AU
Received 19 Sept 2025Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY
Received 19 Sept 2025Y Fron Mountain View Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3HW
Received 19 Sept 2025Plasyfelin Primary School Lewis Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FT
Received 22 Sept 2025Plasyfelin Primary School Lewis Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FT
Received 22 Sept 2025Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 22 Sept 202511 Pleasant View Maesycwmmer Hengoed CF82 7PY
Received 19 Sept 202576 James Street Markham Blackwood NP12 0QP
Received 22 Sept 202542 - 43 High Street Bargoed
Received 22 Sept 2025Caerphilly Community Centre Watford Road Watford Caerphilly CF83 1BJ
Received 22 Sept 2025Pengarreg Bungalow Ynys Hywel Lane Brynawel Wattsville Newport NP11 7NY
Received 16 Sept 20258 Main Street Newbridge Newport NP11 4FG
Received 23 Sept 20256 Llwyncelyn Terrace Nelson Treharris CF46 6HF
Received 16 Sept 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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