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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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.
4,172 approved · 810 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Swn Y Bedol, Cwmduad, Carmarthen, SA33 6AT
Received 21 Apr 2026Building 2, St Davids Park, Job's Well Road, Carmarthen, SA31 3HB
Received 22 Apr 202654 Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6HA
Received 22 Apr 2026Pant Mawr, Llanarthne, Carmarthen, SA32 8JP
Received 21 Apr 202654 Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6HA
Received 22 Apr 202654 Havard Road, Llanelli, SA14 8SB
Received 21 Apr 2026Burns Pet Nutrition Ltd, Ferry Road, Kidwelly, SA17 5EJ
Received 22 Apr 2026Land adjacent to Nolands Lodge, High Street, Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, SA33 5JZ
Received 22 Apr 2026Abertrinant Farm, Carmel, Llanelli, SA14 7UB
Received 22 Apr 2026Wernbongam, Llanarthne, Carmarthen, SA32 8HN
Received 22 Apr 2026Pembrey sands Air Traffic Control Tower, Pembrey sands Air Weapons Range, Bury Port
Received 23 Apr 2026Flat 1, 5 Lammas Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3AD
Received 23 Apr 2026Penallt, Ferry Road, Kidwelly, SA17 5EX
Received 23 Apr 2026Greengrove, Llangadog, SA19 9AS
Received 24 Apr 2026Land at The Beacon Enterprise Centre, Heol Aur, Llanelli, SA14 8LQ
Received 24 Apr 2026Ty Parcyrhun, Ffordd Y Rhyd, Ammanford, SA18 3FB
Received 24 Apr 202624 Eiddil, Llanelli, SA14 9AE
Received 24 Apr 2026Ore Knot Creative Hub, 27 Bridge Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3JS
Received 24 Apr 2026Land opposite Derwendeg, Talley, Llandeilo, SA19 7YH
Received 24 Apr 2026Old Station Yard, Station Road, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4DQ
Received 27 Apr 2026Land off Trem Y Cwm, Llangynin, St Clears, SA33 4JQ
Received 27 Apr 2026Ty Gwenyn, Heol Y Foel, Foelgastell, Llanelli, SA14 7ER
Received 27 Apr 202666 Teglan Park, Ammanford, SA18 3RA
Received 27 Apr 20267 Great Western Crescent, Llanelli, SA15 2RL
Received 28 Apr 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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