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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4,084 approved · 784 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
50 Russell Terrace, Carmarthen, SA31 1SY
Received 19 Feb 2025Mount Pleasant, Bethlehem, Llandeilo, SA19 6YE
Received 19 Feb 2025Land north of Fraich Esmwyth, Cwmann, Lampeter, SA48 8EG
Received 20 Feb 2025Yr Orsaf, Pembrey Country Park, Factory Road, Pembrey, Burry Port, SA16 0EJ
Received 19 Feb 2025115 Tycroes Road, Tycroes, Ammanford, SA18 3NS
Received 20 Feb 2025Continental Leisure Vehicles, Heol Parc Mawr, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RE
Received 20 Feb 2025Glanafon, Pencader, SA39 9BX
Received 20 Feb 202521 Iscennen Road, Ammanford, SA18 3BD
Received 20 Feb 2025Land adjacent to Meirath, Derwydd Road, Ammanford, SA18 2LX
Received 20 Feb 2025Baytree House, High Street, Llansteffan, Carmarthen, SA33 5JZ
Received 18 Feb 2025144 Squirrel Walk, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0UJ
Received 20 Feb 2025Land at Gate Road, Penygroes, Llanelli, SA14 7RW
Received 21 Feb 2025Allt Goch Lodge, Llanarthne, Carmarthen, SA32 8HT
Received 21 Feb 2025Allt y Waun Wood, Meiros Lane, Velindre, Llangeler, SA44 5UT
Received 21 Feb 2025Amman United Rfc, Folland Road, Garnant, Ammanford, SA18 2BP
Received 21 Feb 202516 Crescent Road, Llandeilo, SA19 6HL
Received 24 Feb 202544 Wernoleu Road, Ammanford, SA18 2JL
Received 21 Feb 2025Former Brynawelon Bungalow, Cwmllynfell, Swansea, SA9 2WL
Received 24 Feb 2025Beili Bedw Farm, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, SA32 7TA
Received 24 Feb 20251 Bay View, Pwll, Llanelli, SA15 4BE
Received 24 Feb 2025London Stores, 5 Water Street, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9BH
Received 24 Feb 2025Goitrefach, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0YA
Received 24 Feb 2025White Lion, Whitland, SA34 0PA
Received 25 Feb 2025Waterwynch, Red Roses, Whitland, SA34 0PL
Received 25 Feb 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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