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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.
12,378 approved · 2,398 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Marsh Court Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BF
Received 2 Apr 2026The Bakery Woodland Terrace Abercarn NP11 4SQ
Received 3 Apr 2026Austin Grange Maes Glas South Ul Caerphilly CF83 1LN
Received 7 Apr 2026Two Pentref-y-groes Farm Pentref-y-groes Farm Lane East Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3BT
Received 7 Apr 20264 Hillside Gardens Gilfach Bargoed CF81 8PS
Received 7 Apr 2026Unit 3 Bedwas Business Centre Bedwas House Industrial Estate Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8DU
Received 2 Apr 202633 Valley View Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7JG
Received 7 Apr 202610 Heol Ganol Caerphilly CF83 1AS
Received 8 Apr 2026Mynydd Eglwysilan Common Bwlch Carnygelli Road Llanfabon
Received 8 Apr 202633 Lewis Drive Caerphilly CF83 3FT
Received 9 Apr 2026Land At Grid Ref 311486 207255 The Lawns Industrial Estate Rhymney
Received 9 Apr 202617 Davies Drive Caerphilly CF83 3RG
Received 10 Apr 20268 Cae Caradog Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2AA
Received 10 Apr 2026Jasmine House Colliery Road Llanbradach Caerphilly CF83 3QQ
Received 10 Apr 2026Land At Buchan Building And Whitbread Enterprise Centre Rhymney Walk Rhymney NP22 5DY
Received 10 Apr 2026Greggs 15 Bedwlwyn Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7WS
Received 9 Apr 2026Maesruddud Lodge South Maesruddud Lane Blackwood NP12 0AG
Received 9 Apr 202644 Glanhowy Road Wyllie Blackwood NP12 2HW
Received 13 Apr 2026Unit 5 & Unit 6 To 7 Blackwood Gate Retail Park Blackwood NP12 2FS
Received 13 Apr 2026Land At Grid Ref 313987 195625 Winding Wheel Lane Penallta
Received 13 Apr 2026Thoughts 65 Tredegar Street Risca Newport NP11 6BW
Received 13 Apr 2026Maesruddud Lodge South Maesruddud Lane Blackwood NP12 0AG
Received 9 Apr 2026Power Athletics Caerphilly Unit A De Clare House 4 Sir Alfred Owen Way Pontygwindy Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 3HU
Received 14 Apr 2026Gwent Tertiary College - Coleg Gwent Cross Keys Campus Risca Road Crosskeys Newport NP11 7ZA
Received 14 Apr 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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