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Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Carmarthenshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,563 approved · 675 refused · 113 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Plot 12 Cross Hands Strategic Employment Site, Heol Parc Mawr, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RE
Received 12 Jan 2024Land adjacent to Pantyberth, Trelech, Carmarthen, SA33 6RX
Received 15 Jan 2024Land at the Barn, Nantycaws, Carmarthen, SA32 8EX
Received 15 Jan 2024The Old Mill, Login, Whitland, SA34 0TL
Received 15 Jan 2024Land opposite Awenydd, Blaenycoed, Carmarthen, SA33 6ET
Received 11 Jan 2024Kidwelly Castle, Castle Road, Kidwelly, SA17 5BQ
Received 10 Jan 2024Clywedog Plantation, Ffarmers, Llanwrda, SA19 8PX
Received 15 Jan 202417 Brynmefys, Llanelli, SA15 4NG
Received 12 Jan 202472 Mountain Road, Upper Brynamman, Ammanford, SA18 1AN
Received 15 Jan 202435 Brynmefys, Llanelli, SA15 4NH
Received 12 Jan 202438 Brynmefys, Llanelli, SA15 4NH
Received 12 Jan 2024Queen Elizabeth High School, Llansteffan Road, Johnstown, Carmarthen, SA31 3NL
Received 16 Jan 20241 Myrtle Hill, Ponthenri, Llanelli, SA15 5PD
Received 16 Jan 2024Land adjacent to Oakwood, Meinciau Road, Mynyddygarreg, Kidwelly, SA17 4PT
Received 17 Jan 202428 College Street, Ammanford, SA18 3AF
Received 16 Jan 2024Plot to the rear of 8 Brynawelon, Cwmllynfell, Swansea, SA9 2WG
Received 17 Jan 2024Talley Abbey, Talley, Llandeilo, SA19 7AX
Received 17 Jan 2024Lanfryn, Bronwydd, Carmarthen, SA33 6HN
Received 17 Jan 2024Former Gwenllian Court Hotel, Llangadog Road, Mynydd y Garreg, Kidwelly, SA17 4LW
Received 17 Jan 2024Talley House, Talley, Llandeilo, SA19 7AQ
Received 17 Jan 202420 Murray Street, Llanelli, SA15 1DZ
Received 17 Jan 2024Towy Hand Car Wash, Carmarthen, SA31 3AS
Received 17 Jan 2024Penllain, Rhydcymerau, Llandeilo, SA19 7RP
Received 18 Jan 2024Oakdale, Bethesda Road, Tumble, Llanelli, SA14 6LG
Received 17 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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