Dark Gate Centre, Carmarthen, SA31 1PS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/11171 - LDO - Certificate of Conformity Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use on first and third floors to residential Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 8-9
List entry 9423 · 20 m away · 45 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 42 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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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.
Council record ↗
Special area of conservation 228 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.
Conservation area 4 m away: Carmarthen Town
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
SSSI 228 m away: Afon Tywi; Scheduled monument 176 m away: Carmarthen Castle; Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project 10 m away: Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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Important details

Council
Carmarthenshire
Application type
LDO - Certificate of Conformity
Postcode
SA31 1PS
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Carmarthen North and South
Parish
Carmarthen
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
LDO Certificate of Conformity Granted
Decision date
8 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 22 days faster than Carmarthenshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
82decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Carmarthenshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Carmarthenshire decision record →

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