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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.
4,084 approved · 784 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Sawel Court, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0TF
Received 9 Jan 2025Land at the Barn, Nantycaws, Carmarthen, SA32 8EX
Received 9 Jan 2025Maespwll, Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthen, SA33 6SU
Received 9 Jan 2025Land adjacent to 1, Mill Terrace, Ammanford, SA18 3NR
Received 9 Jan 2025Land north of 2 Caenewydd, Ammanford, SA18 3LZ
Received 9 Jan 2025Y Seren, Capel Dewi Road, Llangunnor, Carmarthen, SA31 2HY
Received 10 Jan 2025Brynmelyn, 21 Heol Ddu, Pen Y Mynydd, Llanelli, SA15 4RN
Received 9 Jan 2025Land at 25 Woodlands Park, Betws, Ammanford, SA18 2HF
Received 10 Jan 2025Glyngarw, Blaenwaun, Whitland, SA34 0JS
Received 10 Jan 202535 Betws Road, Ammanford, SA18 2HE
Received 10 Jan 2025Land adjacent to 65 Bethesda Road, Tumble, Llanelli, SA14 6LL
Received 13 Jan 2025Ammanford Afc Stadium, Ammanford Recreation Ground, Manor Road, Ammanford, SA18 3AP
Received 13 Jan 2025Brynhyfryd, Llansadwrn, Llanwrda, SA19 8HL
Received 13 Jan 2025Mansion House, Parc Howard, Felinfoel Road, Llanelli, SA15 3LJ
Received 13 Jan 2025Haulfryn, Meinciau, Kidwelly, SA17 5LH
Received 13 Jan 2025Land to the west of High Street, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4ER
Received 13 Jan 202596 Heol Elfed, Llanelli, SA14 9HG
Received 13 Jan 2025Lsn Diffusion, Cilyrychen Industrial Estate, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3GY
Received 13 Jan 2025Wern, Maesybont, Llanelli, SA14 7HD
Received 13 Jan 202523 Miles Street, Llanelli, SA15 3DU
Received 14 Jan 20259 Hendre Park, Llangennech, Llanelli, SA14 8UP
Received 14 Jan 2025Mansion House, Parc Howard, Felinfoel Road, Llanelli, SA15 3LJ
Received 13 Jan 2025Brynawelon, Llanddowror, Carmarthen, SA33 4JE
Received 15 Jan 2025Sixways Garage, Cross Hands Road, Gorslas, Llanelli, SA14 6RR
Received 15 Jan 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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