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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.
4,123 approved · 796 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Frowenfach, Cefnypant, Whitland, SA34 0TP
Received 21 Jan 20264 Is Y Llan, Llanddarog, Carmarthen, SA32 8NX
Received 21 Jan 2026Ystradcorwg Isaf, Rhydargaeau, Carmarthen, SA32 7JA
Received 21 Jan 2026Sarnau Mansion, Llysonnen Road, Carmarthen, SA33 5DZ
Received 21 Jan 2026Land North of A477, Whitland
Received 21 Jan 202616 Church Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6BH
Received 22 Jan 202631A Betws Park Workshops, Park Street, Ammanford, SA18 2ET
Received 22 Jan 2026Brecon View Eco Village, Dynevor Road, Garnant, Ammanford, SA18 1BQ
Received 22 Jan 2026Cartref, Dryslwyn, Carmarthen, SA32 8RF
Received 22 Jan 2026Plot adjacent to 72 Kings Road, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 2TN
Received 22 Jan 2026Land at Penhill, Ferryside
Received 22 Jan 2026Plot adjacent to Uchelfa, 21 Church Road, Gorslas, Llanelli, SA14 7NF
Received 23 Jan 2026Cwmerchon, Llanwrda, SA19 8BA
Received 23 Jan 2026Council Depot, Seaview Terrace, Burry Port, SA16 0EN
Received 26 Jan 202629 Maesycoed, Ammanford, SA18 2JB
Received 26 Jan 2026Cross Inn Farm, Llanboidy, Whitland, SA34 0DE
Received 26 Jan 202662 Carmarthen Road, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6SU
Received 26 Jan 2026Talog, Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth, Pencader, SA39 9BA
Received 26 Jan 2026Penrhiw Farm, Cwmann, Lampeter, SA48 8HE
Received 27 Jan 2026Ty Cwm Gwendraeth, Upper Tumble, Llanelli, SA14 6BU
Received 27 Jan 2026Kidwelly Arms, Meinciau Road, Mynyddygarreg, Kidwelly, SA17 4RP
Received 27 Jan 2026Glyn Abbey Golf Club, Trimsaran, Kidwelly, SA17 4LB
Received 26 Jan 2026Plots 10 and 11 Land opposite Llys Y Nant, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen
Received 26 Jan 2026Lsn Diffusion, Cilyrychen Industrial Estate, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3GY
Received 27 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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