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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4,084 approved · 784 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cilyrychen Quarry, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3JG
Received 16 May 2025Land off Trem Y Cwm, Llangynin, Carmarthen, SA33 4JQ
Received 16 May 2025Y Ffawydd, Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthen, SA33 6TE
Received 16 May 202553 Heol Treventy, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6TE
Received 16 May 2025Zion Baptist Chapel, Park Street, Llanelli, SA15 3YN
Received 16 May 2025To the rear of 3 Heol Rhyd Ddu Fach, Cwmllynfell, Swansea
Received 16 May 2025Land part of Wern Fraith Farm, Porthyrhyd, Carmarthen, SA32 8PT
Received 16 May 2025Land part of Wern Fraith Farm, Porthyrhyd, Carmarthen, SA32 8PT
Received 16 May 2025Land at Heol Aur, Dafen Industrial Estate, Llanelli, SA14 8QN
Received 16 May 2025Plot adjacent to Morawelon Bungalow, Pencoed, Llangennech, Llanelli, SA14 9RT
Received 16 May 2025Coldblow Farm, Pwll, Llanelli, SA15 4PT
Received 16 May 202511 Castle Street, Llandovery, SA20 0AN
Received 19 May 2025Troedrhiwcefn, Llanllawddog, Carmarthen, SA32 7JB
Received 19 May 2025Plot adjacent to Awel y Grug, Rhydargaeau, Carmarthen
Received 19 May 2025The Old Smithy Depot, Pencader, SA39 9ET
Received 19 May 2025Maesrhiw, Manordeilo, Llandeilo, SA19 7BW
Received 19 May 2025Unit A, St Catherines Walk, Carmarthen, SA31 1GA
Received 19 May 2025Land adjacent to Railway Club, Ann Street, Llanelli
Received 19 May 2025Cae Swllt, Llandeilo Road, Garnant, Ammanford, SA18 2EQ
Received 19 May 20252 Thomas Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6LB
Received 20 May 2025Plot 16, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 2TL
Received 20 May 20252C Arthur Street, Ammanford, SA18 2DR
Received 20 May 202524 Brettenham Street, Llanelli, SA15 3ED
Received 20 May 202552-54 Lady Street, Kidwelly, SA17 4UD
Received 20 May 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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