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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.
3,571 approved · 679 refused · 113 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
2B Parc Trostre Retail Park, Llanelli, SA14 9UY
Received 23 Jan 202465 Bethesda Road, Tumble, Llanelli, SA14 6LL
Received 23 Jan 2024Min Yr Awel, Carmarthen, SA33 6EG
Received 24 Jan 2024Land at Ritetrack Engineering, Gilfach, Cwmbach, Carmarthen, SA34 0DN
Received 24 Jan 2024Fairview, Trimsaran, Kidwelly, SA17 4EU
Received 24 Jan 2024Land to the west of High Street, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4ER
Received 24 Jan 2024Land off Waterloo Road, Penygroes, Llanelli, SA14 7NP
Received 24 Jan 2024Maesybont Cp School, Maesybont, Llanelli, SA14 7SU
Received 25 Jan 2024Land at Blaenpanteg, Cefnypant, Whitland, SA34 0TR
Received 25 Jan 202412-14 Cowell Street, Llanelli, SA15 1UU
Received 24 Jan 202454 Gower View, Llanelli, SA15 3SW
Received 25 Jan 2024Land at Ty Berwig, Bynea Business Park, Bynea, Llanelli, SA14 9ST
Received 25 Jan 202418 Penybanc Road, Ammanford, SA18 3EA
Received 25 Jan 2024Whitland Livestock Market, West Street, Whitland, SA34 0AE
Received 25 Jan 2024Malthouse Farm, Laugharne, Carmarthen, SA33 4RS
Received 25 Jan 2024Cross Hands Telephone Exchange, Pontardulais Road, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6NT
Received 25 Jan 202412 Coed Y Bronallt, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0ZW
Received 25 Jan 2024Cartrefle, Salem Road, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4DD
Received 25 Jan 2024Brynmair, 3 Bryn Road, Upper Brynamman, SA18 1AU
Received 25 Jan 2024Land south of Dol Y Dderwen, Llangain, Carmarthen, SA33 5BE
Received 26 Jan 2024Hendy, Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9LP
Received 26 Jan 2024Land at Mellions, Heol Ddu, Ammanford, SA18 2UG
Received 26 Jan 2024Hendy Cricket Club, Bryngwili Road, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0XB
Received 26 Jan 2024Larkhill, Cwmduad, Carmarthen, SA33 6AT
Received 26 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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