Understanding planning · 13 min read
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4,084 approved · 784 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
Castell Howell Foods, Heol Ty Newydd, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6SX
Received 30 Jun 202518 Heol Las, Ammanford, SA18 3EB
Received 30 Jun 20251 Cwmbach, Meinciau, Kidwelly, SA17 5LF
Received 1 Jul 2025Land forming part of 3 and 4 North Bank, Llandeilo
Received 1 Jul 2025Garngoch, Maesybont, Llanelli, SA14 7TB
Received 1 Jul 2025Uchelfa, 21 Church Road, Gorslas, Llanelli, SA14 7NF
Received 1 Jul 2025Trees at High Street, Llandybie, Ammanford
Received 1 Jul 202510 Llys Y Foryd, Kidwelly, SA17 4UX
Received 1 Jul 202564 Heol Pennant, Llanelli, SA14 8EW
Received 1 Jul 2025Y Bedw, Rhydargaeau, Carmarthen, SA32 7DT
Received 1 Jul 2025Golden Grove Retreat, Werndolau, Golden Grove, Carmarthen, SA32 8NE
Received 2 Jul 2025Tyrwaun, Felinfoel, Llanelli, SA15 4NY
Received 2 Jul 2025The Pines, School Road, Pwll, Llanelli, SA15 4AL
Received 2 Jul 2025Llangain Memorial Hall, Llangain, Carmarthen, SA33 5AE
Received 2 Jul 2025Plot adjacent to Uchelfa, 21 Church Road, Gorslas, Llanelli, SA14 7NF
Received 2 Jul 2025Natural UK, Unit 3, Capel Hendre Industrial Estate, SA18 3SJ
Received 2 Jul 2025Land South of Coed Y Ffarm, Felinfoel, Llanelli, SA14 8JB
Received 3 Jul 2025Land Fronting 9, 11 & 13 Ceidrim Road, Garnant, Ammanford, SA18 1LD
Received 2 Jul 2025Land adjacent to Overlook Farm, Whitemill, Carmarthen
Received 2 Jul 2025Waunholme, Llangadog, SA19 9EN
Received 3 Jul 2025Ty Uchaf, Ammanford, SA18 2UH
Received 3 Jul 2025Treasgell Canol, Parciau Bach Road, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4LQ
Received 3 Jul 2025Verge at Nock Drayot Agricultural, Llysonnen Road, Carmarthen, SA33 5DR
Received 3 Jul 202543 Llwynybryn, Ammanford, SA18 2ES
Received 3 Jul 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage