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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.
3,578 approved · 679 refused · 113 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
68 Tanygraig Road, Llwynhendy, Llanelli, SA14 9LH
Received 26 Jan 2024Greengrove, Llangadog, SA19 9AS
Received 26 Jan 2024Woodland area off Argoed Road, Argoed Road, Betws, Ammanford, SA18 2HS
Received 29 Jan 2024Fairview Bungalow, Pendine, Carmarthen, SA33 4PN
Received 29 Jan 2024Land adjacent to Black Horse Public House, Pontyates, Carmarthen, SA17 5LE
Received 29 Jan 2024Bwthyn, Blaen Pant, Cwmduad, Carmarthen, SA33 6AX
Received 29 Jan 2024Mile End, Carmarthen, SA31 3QL
Received 29 Jan 2024Brondeg, North Road, Whitland, SA34 0AX
Received 29 Jan 2024Swiss Valley Farm, Felinfoel, Llanelli, SA14 8LZ
Received 29 Jan 2024Land adjacent to Ty Bach Twt, Pontyberem, Llanelli, SA15 5BT
Received 29 Jan 2024Old VG Stores, Llanybydder, SA40 9TX
Received 29 Jan 2024Bwlchmelyn, Llanboidy, Whitland, SA34 0ER
Received 30 Jan 202470 Llwynmeredydd, Carmarthen, SA31 1EF
Received 30 Jan 2024Land Adjacent to, Pen Rhos, Maesybont, Llanelli, SA14 7HA
Received 31 Jan 202419-20 Lammas Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3AL
Received 31 Jan 2024Rhydhywel Fawr, Crwbin, Kidwelly, SA17 5DD
Received 31 Jan 2024Land at Fron Isaf, Cwmbach, Whitland, SA34 0DR
Received 31 Jan 2024Tegfan Plant and Machinery, Manorafon, Alltwalis Road, Pontarsais, SA32 7DU
Received 31 Jan 2024Llettyglyd, Ffairfach, Llandeilo, SA19 6PF
Received 1 Feb 202421 Nant Yr Arian, Carmarthen, SA31 3JJ
Received 1 Feb 2024Land part of Wern Fraith Farm (adjacent to garage), Porthyrhyd, Carmarthen
Received 1 Feb 20246-8 Ammanford Road, Tycroes, Ammanford, SA18 3QJ
Received 1 Feb 2024Land at Pontabraham Farm, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA4 0FP
Received 1 Feb 2024Shaws, Stephens Way, Carmarthen, SA31 2BG
Received 2 Feb 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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