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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.
4,117 approved · 793 refused · 129 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 May 2022 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Landsker Business Centre, Llwynbrain, Whitland, SA34 0NG
Received 13 Jan 20266 Yr Allt, Llangennech, Llanelli, SA14 8YU
Received 13 Jan 2026Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Queen Street, Llandovery
Received 14 Jan 2026Bargoed Villa, Cwmduad, Carmarthen, SA33 6AT
Received 14 Jan 2026Agricultural land South of Parc Bryers, Dryslwyn, Carmarthen, SA32 8QX
Received 14 Jan 2026Ynys Fach, Pontantwn, Kidwelly, SA17 5LN
Received 14 Jan 2026Caffi Beca, Efailwen, Clunderwen, SA66 7UY
Received 14 Jan 2026Units F-G, Station Road Industrial Estate, Station Road, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9BY
Received 15 Jan 2026Parc Yr Abbot, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4NB
Received 15 Jan 2026Adjacent to Chellah, 34A Heol Nazareth, Pontyates, Llanelli, SA15 5TB
Received 15 Jan 202610, 12 and 14 Bridge Street, Llanelli, SA15 3UF
Received 15 Jan 2026Tor Cefn, Meinciau, Kidwelly, SA17 5LH
Received 14 Jan 2026Land at Stream Valley, Brechfa
Received 16 Jan 2026Plots 3 and 4, Land opposite Llys Y Nant, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen
Received 16 Jan 2026South West of the Blaenwaun Settlement, Whitland
Received 16 Jan 2026Land adjacent to Bryneglur, Heol Y Foel, Foelgastell, Llanelli, SA14 7ER
Received 19 Jan 2026Woodland near Llanllwch, Carmarthen
Received 19 Jan 2026Land adjacent to Maes Yr Haf, North Road, Whitland
Received 16 Jan 2026Penlan Isaf Farm, Portway, Ferryside, Kidwelly, SA17 5JR
Received 19 Jan 2026Cefngwyn Farm, Horeb, Carmarthen, SA32 7JY
Received 20 Jan 202649 Old Road, Llanelli, SA15 3HR
Received 20 Jan 2026City Plumbing Supplies, Trostre Road, Llanelli, SA14 9RA
Received 20 Jan 2026Tir Siriol, Wern Ddu Road, Ammanford, SA18 2UR
Received 20 Jan 202651 Brynawelon, Llanelli, SA14 8PY
Received 20 Jan 2026Records 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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