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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.
4,086 approved · 785 refused · 127 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 May 2022 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27-28 Capel Hendre Industrial Estate, Ammanford, SA18 3SJ
Received 20 Oct 2025Land near Marchogllwyn Isaf, Pontyberem, Llanelli, SA15 5NB
Received 21 Oct 2025Siloh Independant Chapel, Copperworks Road, Llanelli, SA15 2LT
Received 21 Oct 2025Teifi Mill, Lewis Street, Llandysul, SA44 4AJ
Received 21 Oct 2025Neuadd, Felingwm, Carmarthen, SA32 7QD
Received 21 Oct 2025Glan Yr Afon Ddu Ganol, Cwmdu, Llandeilo, SA19 7DR
Received 21 Oct 202535 Cwmamman Road, Garnant, Ammanford, SA18 1NH
Received 21 Oct 20252 Bryncaerau, Trimsaran, Kidwelly, SA17 4DW
Received 21 Oct 2025Land Part of Calsonic Sports Field, Felinfoel, Llanelli, SA14 8HU
Received 21 Oct 2025Cysgod Y Deri, Whitland, SA34 0LG
Received 22 Oct 2025Former Filling Station, Cwmfelin Road, Bynea, Llanelli, SA14 9LS
Received 22 Oct 2025Former Filling Station, Cwmfelin Road, Bynea, Llanelli, SA14 9LS
Received 22 Oct 20255 Blue Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3LQ
Received 22 Oct 2025Werna, Treherbert Street, Cwmann, Lampeter, SA48 8EW
Received 22 Oct 2025Llwynpiod, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4JS
Received 22 Oct 202514 Francis Terrace, Carmarthen, SA31 1EZ
Received 23 Oct 2025Penllech Fach, Cwm Felin Road, Ammanford, SA18 2SG
Received 23 Oct 202524 King Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1BS
Received 23 Oct 2025Land at Maes Mawr and Trefforis Fawr Farm, Ferryside comprising Solar Area East (E: 240188, N: 210837), Solar Area West (E: 238719, N:209998) and an underground cable route connecting the Solar Area East and West routing along the unnamed highway
Received 24 Oct 2025Pantyrewig, Felingwm, Carmarthen, SA32 7PT
Received 24 Oct 2025Bryn Hafod, Greenhill Close, Carmarthen, SA31 1DR
Received 24 Oct 2025Plot 3 Parc y Delyn, Llanybri, Carmarthen, SA33 5HF
Received 24 Oct 2025Brynhawddgar, Cynheidre, Llanelli, SA15 5YE
Received 27 Oct 2025Field at Bryncene, Bronwydd, Carmarthen, SA33 6BN
Received 27 Oct 2025Records 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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