5 Blue Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3LQ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/10073 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

New shop front, replacement windows and new roof covering Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2025
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Validated
23 Oct 2025
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 1
List entry 9424 · 30 m away · 52 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 48 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Carmarthen Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Air quality management area: Carmarthen AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
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Special area of conservation 167 m away: Afon Tywi / River Tywi
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Scheduled monument 144 m away: Carmarthen Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
SSSI 167 m away: Afon Tywi
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project: Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £160,000 in April 2025. Other property, freehold.

24 April 2025£160,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area411 m² (4,424 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 80)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SA31 3LQ
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Ward
Carmarthen North and South
Parish
Carmarthen
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Full Granted
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 265 days from validation, 190 days slower than Carmarthenshire's median of 75 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
393decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Carmarthenshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Carmarthenshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

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7 Jul 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.