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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.
12,458 approved · 2,408 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Aldi Stores Ltd Tre-edwards Rhymney
Received 23 Apr 20267 Peregrine Close Penallta Hengoed CF82 6AZ
Received 23 Apr 2026Land At Former Ty Penywaen (Now Known As Clos Y Beudy) Oakdale Blackwood
Received 24 Apr 2026Ty Penywaen Brynhoward Terrace Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0LG
Received 24 Apr 2026Alynmore House 4 Dan-y-coed Caerphilly CF83 1HU
Received 22 Apr 2026Inisfail Court Road Energlyn Caerphilly CF83 2LU
Received 22 Apr 202614 Lower Row Bute Town Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5QH
Received 27 Apr 202624 Heol Isaf Nelson Treharris CF46 6NS
Received 22 Apr 2026Solar Farm (Cwm Ifor) Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly
Received 27 Apr 202671 Pantyfid Road Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9DT
Received 28 Apr 2026Ruperra Castle Estate Rudry Road To Craig Llan Rudry
Received 28 Apr 2026Heolddu House Heol-ddu Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GX
Received 27 Apr 2026Glyngaer Farm Glyngaer Road Glyn-gaer Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FJ
Received 28 Apr 2026Land At Grid Ref 314328 198267 Hospital Road Penpedairheol
Received 27 Apr 2026Brynteg Bungalow Penrhiwdarren Farm Lane Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2BE
Received 30 Apr 202610 Ashgrove Trethomas Caerphilly CF83 8BP
Received 28 Apr 2026Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 30 Apr 2026Land At Grid Ref 318082 197935 Central Avenue To Groveside Road Oakdale
Received 30 Apr 202616 Brigham Court Hendredenny Caerphilly CF83 2UL
Received 30 Apr 2026Land At Grid Ref 323900 190615 Station Place Risca
Received 30 Apr 202612 Waunfach Street Caerphilly CF83 3HL
Received 1 May 2026Cwm Ifor Farm Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2TU
Received 1 May 2026Caerphilly Borough Mind 36 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AN
Received 28 Apr 2026Newlyn House Lon Pennant Cwmgelli Blackwood NP12 1BR
Received 5 May 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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