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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.
12,824 approved · 2,464 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 2 Sept 2026Virginia Park Golf Course Virginia Park Caerphilly
Received 2 Sept 202641 Blacksmith Close Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0BG
Received 2 Sept 2026Gavel Holdings Limited Gelligroes Mill Road Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2HY
Received 3 Sept 2026161 Gelligaer Road Cefn Hengoed Hengoed CF82 7HH
Received 3 Sept 20262 Farm Close Tir-y-berth Hengoed CF82 8BF
Received 3 Sept 2026Beddau Farm 2 St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2TB
Received 3 Sept 20265 Nant-y-ffyddlon Penpedairheol Hengoed CF82 8DQ
Received 3 Sept 2026Park View Bungalow Hill Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5JW
Received 1 Sept 20261 Plynlimon Avenue Croespenmaen Newport NP11 3GR
Received 2 Sept 2026Lakeside View Campsite Parc Cwm Darran Deri Bargoed CF81 9NR
Received 4 Sept 2026Land At Grid Ref 317293 197039 Bus Station Road Blackwood
Received 4 Sept 2026Tredegar Junction Hotel Commercial Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JY
Received 4 Sept 2026Tredegar Junction Hotel Commercial Street Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2JY
Received 4 Sept 2026Beddau Farm 2 St Cenydd Road Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2TB
Received 4 Sept 20263 Crown Lane Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2GD
Received 7 Sept 2026The Countryman Cottage Countryman Court Heol Tynewydd Bedwellty Blackwood NP12 0BJ
Received 7 Sept 2026PHS Group Ltd Block B Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly CF83 1XH
Received 8 Sept 2026Land To Rear Of 2 High Street Nelson Treharris CF46 6EU
Received 8 Sept 2026Designer Blinds 45A Commercial Street New Tredegar NP24 6AA
Received 8 Sept 2026Exert Ltd Unit 5 Darren Drive Prince Of Wales Industrial Estate Abercarn Newport NP11 5AR
Received 9 Sept 2026Land Within Morgan Street Works Llanbradach
Received 8 Sept 20263A Bryn Road Cefn Fforest Blackwood NP12 3NA
Received 8 Sept 202621 Church Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5HL
Received 9 Sept 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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