Towy Retail Park, Old Llangunnor Road, Carmarthen Data via plota.co.uk

PL/11198 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of solar panels on the building’s low-pitched, barrel-shaped Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation 111 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.
SSSI 111 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 1855 m away: Brechfa Forest Connection; Scheduled monument 249 m away: Carmarthen Castle; Air quality management area 38 m away: Carmarthen AQMA.
Not affected
No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SA31 2HY
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Llangunnor
Parish
Llangunnor
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Full Granted
Decision date
3 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 19 days faster than Carmarthenshire's median of 55 for commercial premises. Approved, as 76% of commercial premises here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
108decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

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26 Aug 2026