Planning application
Bethany Welsh Chapel, New Street, Burry Port
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from existing chapel into single residential dwelling
As published by the council, reference PL/10668
Application record
- Reference
- PL/10668
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Awaiting Decision
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Burry Port
- Parish
- Pembrey and Burry Port Town
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Carmarthenshire
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18 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Carmarthenshire took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Carmarthenshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Carmarthenshire decided full applications in a median of 92 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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