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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4,084 approved · 784 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Laugharne Millennium Memorial Hall, Clifton Street, Laugharne, Carmarthen, SA33 4QG
Received 21 Jan 2025Cwrt Newydd, Felinfoel, Llanelli, SA15 4PB
Received 21 Jan 2025Site of former Banc Cottage, Gwyddgrug, Pencader, SA39 9AX
Received 21 Jan 2025Land at Cross Hands Business Park East, Cross Hands, Llanelli
Received 22 Jan 2025Land adjacent to Tanerdy Lodge, Pontyates, Llanelli, SA15 5TF
Received 22 Jan 2025Brynhyfryd, Croesyceiliog, Carmarthen, SA32 8DS
Received 22 Jan 2025Skanda Vale, Llanpumsaint, Carmarthen, SA33 6JT
Received 22 Jan 2025Pencaer, Springfield Road, Carmarthen, SA31 1DZ
Received 22 Jan 2025Talog, Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth, Pencader, SA39 9BA
Received 22 Jan 2025Land adjoining Ffos Las Racecourse, Culla Road, Trimsaran,, Kidwelly, SA17 4DE
Received 23 Jan 2025Land to the north of Old St Clears Road (B4312), south of Pentremeurig Road and west of Carmarthen known as Pentremeurig Farm South, SA31 3EA
Received 23 Jan 2025Flats 1 - 12, Maliphant, Bwlchygwynt, Llanelli, SA15 2GD
Received 23 Jan 202542A Bethania Road, Upper Tumble, Llanelli, SA14 6DT
Received 23 Jan 2025Land opposite Sparrows Nest, Whitland, SA34 0LG
Received 23 Jan 2025Land adjacent to Cwmbyr, Nantgaredig, Carmarthen, SA32 7PB
Received 24 Jan 2025Land adjacent to 140 Heol Bryngwili, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6LY
Received 24 Jan 2025Llanbariets, Llanfallteg, Whitland, SA34 0XH
Received 24 Jan 20256 Stockwell Forge, Kidwelly, SA17 4AZ
Received 24 Jan 2025Gellir Odyn Isaf, Heol Y Deri, Cwmgwili, Llanelli, SA14 6PL
Received 24 Jan 20252 Market Square, Llandovery, SA20 0AA
Received 24 Jan 2025Glanmorfa Park, Dafen Row, Llanelli, SA15 2BL
Received 27 Jan 2025Carmarthen Museum, High Street, Abergwili, Carmarthen, SA31 2JG
Received 27 Jan 2025Former Llansawel Cp School, Llansawel, Llandeilo, SA19 7JS
Received 27 Jan 20254A Vaughan Street, Llanelli, SA15 3TY
Received 27 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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