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Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Carmarthenshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,173 approved · 810 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Capel Seion, Llansadwrn, Llanwrda, SA19 8HL
Received 2 Jul 2026Bronwydd, Gorslas, Llanelli, SA14 7NF
Received 2 Jul 202648 Pentre Nicklaus Village, Llanelli, SA15 2DE
Received 3 Jul 2026Land adjacent to 7 Castell Pigyn Road, Abergwili, Carmarthen, SA31 2JJ
Received 3 Jul 2026Pengelly Uchaf, Llangain, Carmarthen, SA33 5BA
Received 3 Jul 2026Derlwyn Garage, Heol Y Neuadd, Tumble, Llanelli, SA14 6HS
Received 6 Jul 2026Land to west of Pant Teg, Velindre, Llandysul, SA44 5XB
Received 3 Jul 2026Land adjacent to Dychwelfa, Bethesda Road, Tumble, Llanelli, SA15 5LW
Received 7 Jul 2026Plot 5, Capel Hendre Industrial Estate, Ammanford, SA18 3SJ
Received 7 Jul 202641 Dan Y Cwarre, Carway, Kidwelly, SA17 4JA
Received 7 Jul 202641 Ashburnham Road, Pembrey, Llanelli, SA16 0TP
Received 7 Jul 2026Blaengwelltog, Trelech, Carmarthen, SA33 6SA
Received 7 Jul 2026Former Lidl Supermarket, Priory Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1LS
Received 7 Jul 2026Brynawelon, Dryslwyn, Carmarthen, SA32 8RB
Received 7 Jul 20263 Quay Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6BL
Received 8 Jul 2026Skanda Vale Hospice, Saron, Llandysul, SA44 5DY
Received 7 Jul 2026Land adjacent to 93 & 94 Abergwili Road, Carmarthen, SA31 2HJ
Received 8 Jul 20262 Ffordd Y Glowyr, Betws, Ammanford, SA18 2FG
Received 8 Jul 2026Llechclawdd, Cwmfelin Mynach, Whitland, SA34 0DG
Received 9 Jul 2026Upper Delacorse Farm, Laugharne, Carmarthen, SA33 4QP
Received 9 Jul 20261 Elm Grove Road, Kidwelly, SA17 4UA
Received 9 Jul 2026Land North of Esgairliving Farm, Rhydcymerau, Llandeilo, SA19 7RG
Received 9 Jul 202632-34 Beidr Non, Llannon, Llanelli, SA14 6BA
Received 10 Jul 20262 Millfield, Whitland, SA34 0QN
Received 10 Jul 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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