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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.
3,872 approved · 738 refused · 122 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jun 2022 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Perrivale Inn, 89 Pontamman Road, Ammanford, SA18 2JD
Received 12 Jun 2024West Cottage, Golden Grove, Carmarthen, SA32 8LT
Received 13 Jun 2024The Elms, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9RD
Received 13 Jun 2024Cwmdu Inn, Cwmdu, Llandeilo, SA19 7DY
Received 13 Jun 202452 Afon Road, Llangennech, Llanelli, SA14 8TS
Received 13 Jun 2024Waunfawr, Blaenwaun, Whitland, SA34 0JA
Received 13 Jun 2024Wernfraith Lodge, Porthyrhyd, Carmarthen, SA32 8PT
Received 13 Jun 202419 Millbrook Crescent, Carmarthen, SA31 3DT
Received 14 Jun 202441 Trilwm, Trimsaran, Kidwelly, SA17 4AP
Received 14 Jun 2024Yr Egin, College Road, Carmarthen, SA31 3EQ
Received 14 Jun 202442 Margaret Street, Ammanford, SA18 2NP
Received 17 Jun 20245 Cae Delyn Close, Llanelli, SA15 4LD
Received 17 Jun 2024Marros Farm, Pendine, Carmarthen, SA33 4PN
Received 17 Jun 202462 Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6EN
Received 17 Jun 202424A Heol Stanllyd, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RB
Received 17 Jun 202424A Heol Stanllyd, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RB
Received 17 Jun 2024Bryncoch, Four Roads, Kidwelly, SA17 4SN
Received 17 Jun 2024Pantglas, Golden Grove, Carmarthen, SA32 8JN
Received 17 Jun 2024Lidl Supermarket, Priory Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1LS
Received 17 Jun 2024Cae Gwyn, Talley, Llandeilo, SA19 7YG
Received 17 Jun 2024Store, Llysfaen House, Bridge Street, Llanybydder, SA40 9XY
Received 18 Jun 2024Land at Rhiw Babell, Pensarn, Carmarthen, SA31 2JY
Received 18 Jun 2024Rock House Bungalow, 81A Gwscwm Road, Burry Port, SA16 0YR
Received 18 Jun 2024Former Filling Station, Cwmfelin Road, Bynea, Llanelli, SA14 9LS
Received 18 Jun 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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