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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.
4,174 approved · 810 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit A, St Catherines Walk, Carmarthen, SA31 1GA
Received 10 Aug 20267 Mansel Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1PX
Received 11 Aug 2026Ron Skinner And Sons, Heol Parc Mawr, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RE
Received 11 Aug 2026Minyrafon, Meidrim Road, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4DR
Received 11 Aug 2026Llwynderi, Caio, Llanwrda, SA19 8PN
Received 10 Aug 20266D Parc Trostre Retail Park, Llanelli, SA14 9UY
Received 11 Aug 2026Land to the north of Old St Clears Road (B4312), south of Pentremeurig Road and west of Carmarthen known as Pentremeurig Farm South
Received 11 Aug 2026Former Pinopolis, Sandy Road, Llanelli, SA15 4DP
Received 11 Aug 2026Plough And Harrow, 52 Betws Road, Ammanford, SA18 2HE
Received 12 Aug 2026Land on the West side of Tegeiriau, Derwydd Road, Ammanford
Received 12 Aug 2026Bryngwyn Comprehensive School, Dafen Road, Dafen, Llanelli, SA14 8RP
Received 12 Aug 2026Penhen, Llangain, Carmarthen, SA33 5BB
Received 13 Aug 2026The Cross Hands Hotel, 1 Llandeilo Road, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6NA
Received 13 Aug 2026Verges on Heol Gwilym, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3HY
Received 11 Aug 2026Hebron Chapel, Hebron, SA34 0XT
Received 14 Aug 202646 Lammas Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3AL
Received 14 Aug 2026Nantlais, 8 Nantyglyn Road, Glanaman, Ammanford, SA18 2YT
Received 14 Aug 2026Land adjacent to Cwm Y Glo, Carmarthen Road, Cross Hands, Llanelli
Received 14 Aug 2026Dyffryn Brodyn Cottage, Blaenwaun, Whitland, SA34 0JE
Received 14 Aug 2026Excal House, Capel Hendre Industrial Estate, Ammanford, SA18 3SJ
Received 14 Aug 2026Glanmarlais, Llansadwrn, Llanwrda, SA19 8HU
Received 14 Aug 2026Plasbach, Ffairfach, Llandeilo, SA19 6PU
Received 12 Aug 2026Ammanford Afc Stadium, Ammanford Recreation Ground, Manor Road, Ammanford, SA18 3AP
Received 17 Aug 2026Dandinas, Velindre, Llandysul, SA44 5YF
Received 17 Aug 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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