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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.
12,261 approved · 2,372 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Garn Cottage Tir-y-cwm Lane Risca Newport NP11 6ER
Received 2 Mar 2026PREMIER Unit A 18 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AD
Received 3 Mar 2026Garage At Grid Ref 316928 188716 Pandy Road Bedwas
Received 25 Feb 2026Mynydd Eglwysilan Common Bwlch Carnygelli Road Llanfabon
Received 27 Feb 202630 Heol Maerdy Caerphilly CF83 3PZ
Received 3 Mar 2026Land Within Curtilage Of Arabesque 12 Rhiw Farm Crescent Treowen Newport NP11 3BN
Received 25 Nov 2025Llan-Y-Bryn Central Avenue Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0JS
Received 4 Mar 2026Land At Former Ty Penywaen (Now Known As Clos Y Beudy) Oakdale Blackwood
Received 4 Mar 2026Llwyn Cae Bungalow Gypsy Lane Groeswen Cardiff CF15 7UP
Received 4 Mar 2026Cosmeticlinic Old Health Centre East Avenue Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8AE
Received 5 Mar 202657 Coed Celynen Drive Abercarn Newport NP11 5AU
Received 5 Mar 202658 - 59 High Street Rhymney NP22 5XL
Received 5 Mar 2026Cilfynydd Substation Craig-evan-leyshon Common Road Llanfabon
Received 5 Mar 2026Bridgehill Gwern-Y-Goytre To Michaelston Bridge Michaelston-y-fedw Cardiff CF3 6XT
Received 5 Mar 202623 Quantock Close Trenewydd Park Risca Newport NP11 6QW
Received 6 Mar 20263 Heol Morien Nelson Treharris CF46 6JA
Received 5 Mar 20261 Clos Tyrywen Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DD
Received 9 Mar 2026Principality Building Society 129 High Street Blackwood NP12 1AB
Received 9 Mar 2026Land At Former All Saints Church Pencerrig Street Llanbradach Caerphilly
Received 9 Mar 20262 Penywaun Close Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0BL
Received 9 Mar 20265 George Street Argoed Blackwood NP12 0AW
Received 9 Mar 202626 Maindee Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HR
Received 9 Mar 2026Pant Farm Central Avenue Pantside Newport NP11 5GB
Received 10 Mar 202613 Second Avenue Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2SN
Received 11 Mar 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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