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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 Carmarthenshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,560 approved · 673 refused · 113 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Sept 2022 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Regent House, Nott Square, Carmarthen, SA31 1PG
Received 4 Jan 202411 Lammas Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3AD
Received 5 Jan 202442 Stepney Street, Llanelli, SA15 3TR
Received 5 Jan 20246 Caer Bryn Terrace, Caerbryn, Ammanford, SA18 3DX
Received 5 Jan 2024The Shutters, Felindre, Llandysul, SA44 5XG
Received 8 Jan 2024Bush House, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4AD
Received 8 Jan 2024Former Cwmgwili Mine, Cwmgwili, Llanelli, SA14 6PP
Received 8 Jan 2024Land at Llwynpiod Farm, Heol Y Banc, Bancffosfelen, Llanelli, SA15 5DH
Received 8 Jan 20241 Parc Y Saint, Llansaint, Kidwelly, SA17 5JJ
Received 8 Jan 20245 Church Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6BH
Received 8 Jan 20246 Llysawel, Llansawel, Llandeilo, SA19 7JR
Received 8 Jan 2024Mynachlog, Mynachlog Road, Pontyberem, Llanelli, SA15 5EY
Received 9 Jan 2024106 Ashburnham Road, Pembrey, Llanelli, SA16 0TL
Received 9 Jan 2024Land part of Tirlan Farm, Upper Tumble, Llanelli, SA14 6ED
Received 9 Jan 202444 Station Road, Burry Port, SA16 0LP
Received 9 Jan 202422A Carmarthen Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6AN
Received 10 Jan 202422A Carmarthen Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6AN
Received 10 Jan 2024New House Garage, Llangynin, Carmarthen, SA33 4JT
Received 10 Jan 2024Sylen Lakes, Five Roads, Llanelli, SA15 5BJ
Received 10 Jan 2024River Towy, Croesyceiliog, Carmarthen
Received 11 Jan 2024Plot 12 Cross Hands Strategic Employment Site, Heol Parc Mawr, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RE
Received 11 Jan 2024Plot 12 Cross Hands Strategic Employment Site, Heol Parc Mawr, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RE
Received 12 Jan 2024Telecommunication Mast 3774, Llanelli, SA15 1DN
Received 12 Jan 2024Plot 12 Cross Hands Strategic Employment Site, Heol Parc Mawr, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RE
Received 12 Jan 2024Records 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 Carmarthenshire County 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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