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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.
11,844 approved · 2,283 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cwarrau Mawr Farm Cwarrau Mawr Farm Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2LN
Received 2 Oct 202578 Glyn Bedw Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3PG
Received 3 Oct 2025Land At Grid Ref 317293 197039 Bus Station Road Blackwood
Received 3 Oct 2025Garage At Grid Ref 316928 188716 Pandy Road Bedwas
Received 6 Oct 202522 The Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BW
Received 2 Oct 2025121 Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EL
Received 6 Oct 2025Land At Former Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith
Received 3 Oct 2025Maes-y-garn Maesruddud Lane Blackwood NP12 0AG
Received 7 Oct 202515-17 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7WS
Received 8 Oct 202537 Mandeville Road Blackwood NP12 3PH
Received 9 Oct 2025100 Pen-y-cae Caerphilly CF83 3BY
Received 10 Oct 2025Atcombe Cottage Waterloo Lane Machen Caerphilly CF83 8NJ
Received 8 Oct 20254 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6AY
Received 10 Oct 2025Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 13 Oct 202569 & 71 Bryn-y-fran Avenue Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8GS
Received 13 Oct 2025Ty-Tarw Llancaiach Fawr Farm Gelligaer Road Nelson Trelewis CF46 6ER
Received 13 Oct 202536 Penywerlod Road Markham Blackwood NP12 0PZ
Received 13 Oct 202530 Heol Maerdy Caerphilly CF83 3PZ
Received 10 Oct 2025Land At Former Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith
Received 13 Oct 202515-17 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7WS
Received 13 Oct 2025Maesmawr Farm Mountain Road Risca Newport NP11 6FY
Received 13 Oct 20254 Llanddwyn Island Close Caerphilly CF83 2AS
Received 14 Oct 2025Maesmawr Farm Mountain Road Risca Newport NP11 6FY
Received 13 Oct 2025Land At Grid Ref 311809 189556 Windsor Way Abertridwr
Received 14 Oct 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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