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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4,084 approved · 784 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Llandyfaelog, Carmarthen
Received 20 May 20251 Heol Mafon, Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth, Pencader, SA39 9LD
Received 20 May 202511 Maes Becca, Llannon, Llanelli, SA14 6AX
Received 20 May 2025Poplar Tree Farm, Pembrey Road, Pinged, Burry Port, SA16 0JL
Received 21 May 2025Plough Inn, Rhosmaen, Llandeilo, SA19 6NP
Received 21 May 2025Llanelli Wellness And Life Science Village Zone 1, Pentre Awel, Llanelli, SA15 2EZ
Received 21 May 202520 Murray Street, Llanelli, SA15 1DZ
Received 21 May 2025Church of St Teilo, Church Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6BD
Received 21 May 2025Bb Autos At Gravells, 6 Banc Pendre, Kidwelly, SA17 4TA
Received 21 May 2025Cefnglas, Heol Smyrna, Llangain, Carmarthen, SA33 5AB
Received 21 May 2025Land adjacent to 53 Station Road, Upper Brynamman, Brynamman
Received 22 May 2025Gilfach, Llanddarog, Carmarthen, SA17 5ET
Received 22 May 2025Glascoed Fawr, Llanarthne, Carmarthen, SA32 8HJ
Received 22 May 20251-3 Gelligaeros Trading Estate, Cwmffrwd, Carmarthen, SA32 8DJ
Received 22 May 202531 Inkerman Street, Llanelli, SA15 1RY
Received 22 May 2025102 Penygarn Road, Ammanford, SA18 3PF
Received 22 May 2025Land Opposite Meldan Stable, Pinged, Burry Port, SA16 0JU
Received 22 May 202519 Tirycoed Road, Glanaman, Ammanford, SA18 2YE
Received 23 May 2025Llwynbrain, Whitland, SA34 0NG
Received 23 May 2025Burns Pet Nutrition Ltd, Pembrey Road, Kidwelly, SA17 4TF
Received 23 May 2025Capel Bwlchgwynt Baptistry, Whitland, SA34 0LX
Received 23 May 2025Land adjacent to Bwlch y Bryn, Llanybydder
Received 23 May 2025Tyr Garn, Mynyddcerrig, Llanelli, SA15 5BB
Received 23 May 202550 Russell Terrace, Carmarthen, SA31 1SY
Received 27 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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