Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wrexham County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
13,256 approved · 960 refused · 774 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jun 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
BERSHAM BANK COLLIERY TIP PLAS GRONO ROAD RHOSTYLLEN WREXHAM LL14 4EG
Received 30 Mar 2023CAE FFYNNON HOLT ROAD LLAN Y PWLL WREXHAM LL13 9SD
Received 1 Feb 2023BARTONS BRIDGE OSWESTRY ROAD OVERTON WREXHAM LL13 0LG
Received 30 Aug 20239 BROOM GROVE WREXHAM LL13 9DL
Received 10 Aug 2023KNOLTON BRYN STUDIO KNOLTON BRYN OVERTON WREXHAM LL13 0LF
Received 12 Jul 20239 TOWER HILL ACREFAIR WREXHAM LL14 3ST
Received 8 Aug 2023LAND ADJACENT TO BRYN TEGLA TOP TALWRN COEDPOETH WREXHAM LL11 3BY
Received 21 Apr 2023LANE BETWEEN HOLLY COTTAGE AND CHAPEL FARM WHITEWELL WHITCHURCH WREXHAM SY13 3AL
Received 31 Jul 2023PENRALLT RUSSELL STREET CEFN MAWR WREXHAM LL14 3BL
Received 31 Jul 2023WEST VIEW OVERTON ROAD MARCHWIEL WREXHAM LL13 0TE
Received 31 Jul 202333 HIGH STREET WREXHAM LL13 8HY
Received 28 Jul 2023GWERN Y TO SHOCKLACH LANE WORTHENBURY WREXHAM SY14 7AZ
Received 10 May 2023BROTHER INDUSTRIES VAUXHALL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE RUABON WREXHAM LL14 6HA
Received 12 Jul 2023ALL SAINTS CHURCH IN WALES VA SCHOOL SCHOOL LANE GRESFORD WREXHAM LL12 8RW
Received 14 Aug 202333 HIGH STREET WREXHAM LL13 8HY
Received 28 Jul 202311 HOPE STREET WREXHAM LL11 1BG
Received 27 Jul 2023RECREATIONAL GROUND OFF HIGH STREET GRESFORD WREXHAM LL12 8PS
Received 28 Jul 2023UNIT H PLAS COCH RETAIL PARK PLAS COCH WREXHAM LL11 2BA
Received 20 Jul 2023UNIT H PLAS COCH RETAIL PARK PLAS COCH WREXHAM LL11 2BA
Received 20 Jul 2023OLD HALL FARM ERBISTOCK WREXHAM LL13 0DD
Received 22 Jun 2023NEW BROUGHTON FARM SOUTHSEA ROAD NEW BROUGHTON WREXHAM LL11 6TE
Received 7 Jun 2023UNIT H PLAS COCH RETAIL PARK PLAS COCH WREXHAM LL11 2BA
Received 20 Jul 2023NEW BROUGHTON FARM SOUTHSEA ROAD NEW BROUGHTON WREXHAM LL11 6TE
Received 29 Jun 202365 MAES GLYNDWR WREXHAM LL11 2DJ
Received 13 Jun 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wrexham County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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