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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.
12,196 approved · 2,359 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 2002 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 At Former Crown Inn The Crown Access Road Pontllanfraith
Received 10 Feb 2026Cosyloft House Cardiff Road Bargoed CF81 8NY
Received 9 Feb 20264 York Place Risca Newport NP11 6FR
Received 10 Feb 202671 Lewis Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DZ
Received 11 Feb 2026Land At Grid Ref 314436 195130 Penallta Villas Ystrad Mynach
Received 12 Feb 2026Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 13 Feb 2026Land At Grid Ref 322117 184929 Ty Gawla Isaf To Rhymney River Cefn Mably
Received 13 Feb 2026Land At Grid Ref 317269 196829 Coronation Road East Lane Blackwood
Received 13 Feb 202626 Gwyddon Road Abercarn Newport NP11 5GY
Received 16 Feb 202619 Pentland Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QU
Received 12 Feb 202625 Upper High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5BS
Received 16 Feb 2026Land At Cilfynydd Substation Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 13 Feb 2026Land At Grid Ref 321129 189018 Rhyd Y Gwern Lane Machen
Received 17 Feb 2026Land At Cilfynydd Substation Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 13 Feb 2026Land At Cilfynydd Substation Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 13 Feb 2026Twyn Hywel Energy Park Land North-West Of Caerphilly
Received 13 Feb 202672 St Christopher's Drive Caerphilly CF83 1DE
Received 16 Feb 2026Land At Grid Ref 315276 196004 New Road Tir-y-berth
Received 17 Feb 2026Treowen Stars AFC Treowen Stars Football Ground Maes-yr-haf Lane Newbridge Newport NP11 3RH
Received 17 Feb 2026148 High Street Blackwood NP12 1YZ
Received 18 Feb 2026Mcdonnell Pub Mcdonnell Road Bargoed CF81 8UD
Received 18 Feb 2026Gwent Tertiary College - Coleg Gwent Cross Keys Campus Risca Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7ZA
Received 18 Feb 2026Flat 5 Central Buildings Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JU
Received 18 Feb 2026Nant Y Calch Farm 31 Warren Drive Caerphilly CF83 1HQ
Received 19 Feb 2026Records 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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