Planning application
Towy Retail Park, Old Llangunnor Road, Carmarthen
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
It seems in Wales there are no requirements for prior approval for this type of proposal (PV installation) if the proposal is under the permitted development conditions for Solar PV. The PV installation proposed meets permitted development conditions for solar installations on non-domestic buildings
As published by the council, reference PL/10785
Application record
- Reference
- PL/10785
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- CLOPUD - Refusal
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Llangunnor
- Parish
- Llangunnor
Site history
Applications at this address on the Carmarthenshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/11198 Granted
Towy Retail Park, Old Llangunnor Road, Carmarthen
Installation of solar panels on the building’s low-pitched, barrel-shaped
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Carmarthenshire
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: CLOPUD - Refusal
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Carmarthenshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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