Former Co Operative Food, Sycamore Street, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9AJ
Approved on 30 March 2026
Council decision: Full Granted
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Proposal
Change of use to A3 (Food, Drinks, Restaurants and Cafes) to incorporate a Wine Bar (Ground Floor) and Sports Bar (First Floor)
- Received
- 27 October 2025
- Ward
- Cenarth and Llangeler
- ReceivedReceived27 Oct
- ValidatedValidated27 Oct
- Consult.Consultation16 Feb
- TargetTarget Date16 Feb
- DecidedDecided30 Mar
Decided in 154 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Co Operative Food, Sycamore Street, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9AJ. Carmarthenshire has handled 3,555 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 15 weeks longer than Carmarthenshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Cenarth and Llangeler. We hold 609 applications in total for the SA38 postcode area.
84% of full applications at Carmarthenshire County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SA38 9AJ
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Newcastle Emlyn
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 16 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 16 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 February 2026
- Application expires
- 31 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 155 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 25
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Oct
Proposed partial change of use of building to become that of a mixed use premises, compromising A3 use to…
PendingFull planning permissionPL/11450 - 201613 Oct
SIGN A - 1 X ILLUMINATED FASCIA LOGO ONLY. SIGN B - 1 X INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTOR. SIGN C - 1 X…
ApprovedAdvertisement consentW/34593 - 201616 Sep
THE INSTALLATION OF NEW REFRIGERATION PLANT UNITS, AC CONDENSERS AND EDGE PROTECTION BARRIER
ApprovedFull planning permissionW/34476 - 201027 Oct
ADVERTISEMENT SIGN
RefusedAdvertisement consentW/23923 - 201011 Aug
TO INSTALL NEW AUTOMATED SLIDING ENTRANCE DOOR TO FRONT ELEVATION TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY 800MM AND REMOVE…
WithdrawnFull planning permissionW/23439
Source: Carmarthenshire
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