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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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4,084 approved · 784 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Cwrt Newydd, Felingwm, Carmarthen, SA32 7PR
Received 23 Apr 2025Land east of Oaklands, North Road, Whitland
Received 23 Apr 202547 Nightingale Court, Llanelli, SA15 1HU
Received 23 Apr 2025132 Bronallt Road, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0UD
Received 23 Apr 2025Dyfed Powys Police Headquarters, Llangunnor Road, Llangunnor, Carmarthen, SA31 2PF
Received 24 Apr 2025Land at 17-19 Llwynhendy Road, Llanelli, SA14 9DP
Received 23 Apr 2025Rheol, Capel Isaac, Llandeilo, SA19 7UG
Received 24 Apr 202510 Beech Grove, Pwll, Llanelli, SA15 4AR
Received 24 Apr 2025Plot 2 Cae Cochen, Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthen, SA33 6SP
Received 24 Apr 2025Cwm Howell, Whitemill, Carmarthen, SA32 7HD
Received 25 Apr 20251 and 2 Royal Oak Mews, Market Square, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9AE
Received 25 Apr 2025Awel Teifi, Pentrecourt Road, Llandysul, SA44 5AP
Received 25 Apr 2025Arwel, Hebron, Whitland, SA34 0YP
Received 25 Apr 2025Land part of Wern Fraith Farm, Porthyrhyd, Carmarthen, SA32 8PT
Received 25 Apr 2025Land at Gerymanwydd, High Street, Ammanford, SA18 2LL
Received 25 Apr 202549 Heol Goffa, Llanelli, SA15 3LT
Received 28 Apr 2025The Hollies, Maes Y Bont Road, Gorslas, Llanelli, SA14 7NA
Received 28 Apr 2025To the rear of 17 and 18 Clos Nant Y Ci, Ammanford, SA18 3SZ
Received 28 Apr 2025Garth Farm, Crugybar, Llanwrda, SA19 8TH
Received 28 Apr 2025Plot adjacent 19 Singleton Road, Tumble, Upper Tumble, SA14 6DS
Received 28 Apr 2025Land part of Carway Farm, Carway, Kidwelly, SA17 4HW
Received 28 Apr 2025Land to the north of Newgate, Maesycrugiau, Pencader, SA39 9DN
Received 29 Apr 2025Cwmau Uchaf, Maes Y Prior Road, Bancyfelin, Carmarthen, SA33 5DS
Received 29 Apr 2025Dolcoed, Manordeilo, Llandeilo, SA19 7BL
Received 29 Apr 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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