Planning application
Howards Of Carmarthen, Station Approach, Carmarthen, SA31 2BE
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 car showroom (Unique Use) to office use (Class B1)
As published by the council, reference PL/11085
Application record
- Reference
- PL/11085
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Consultation Period
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Llangunnor
- Parish
- Llangunnor
- Postcode
- SA31 2BE
Comment by 21 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Carmarthenshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Carmarthenshire
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30 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Decision
Previously Consultation Period.
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25 Aug 2026
Status changed to Consultation Period
Previously Awaiting Decision.
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2 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Decision
Previously Consultation Period.
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17 Sep 2026
Status changed to Consultation Period
Previously Awaiting Decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 August 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
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