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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.
15,429 approved · 1,155 refused · 973 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jun 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND AT HOME FARM GRESFORD ROAD LLAY WREXHAM LL12 0NW
Received 20 Nov 2018MAELOR FOODS LTD PICKHILL LANE CROSS LANES WREXHAM LL13 0UE
Received 9 Nov 2018MAELOR FOODS LTD PICKHILL LANE CROSS LANES WREXHAM LL13 0UE
Received 9 Nov 20182 OAKCROFT CHIRK WREXHAM LL14 5LR
Received 9 Nov 201824 GORSE CRESCENT MARFORD WREXHAM LL12 8LZ
Received 14 Nov 2018F BENDER LTD GRESFORD INDUSTRIAL PARK GRESFORD WREXHAM LL12 8LX
Received 8 Nov 2018MCCOLLS 36 TO 38 RHOSNESNI LANE WREXHAM LL12 7NA
Received 8 Nov 2018COMMERCE HOUSE LLANGOLLEN ROAD ACREFAIR WREXHAM LL14 3RP
Received 17 Sept 2018LAND AT ELLESMERE LANE PENLEY WREXHAM LL13 0LP
Received 14 Sept 2018ROSE WALK JONES STREET RHOS WREXHAM LL14 1AS
Received 13 Sept 2018RYECROFT 36 TO 38 PERCY ROAD WREXHAM LL13 7EF
Received 21 Sept 2018RYECROFT 36 TO 38 PERCY ROAD WREXHAM LL13 7EF
Received 21 Sept 2018ROSE COTTAGE WERN BERSHAM WREXHAM LL14 4LU
Received 21 Sept 2018LAND AT PENYBONT LANDFILL PENTRE CHIRK WREXHAM LL14 5AR
Received 23 Aug 2018CALEDFRYN 4 CHAPEL STREET ACREFAIR WREXHAM LL14 3TB
Received 27 Jul 20187 PENYLLAN STREET OVERTON WREXHAM LL13 0EE
Received 17 Jul 201825B CHESTER STREET WREXHAM LL13 8BG
Received 26 Jul 2018187 CHESTER ROAD WREXHAM LL12 8DW
Received 27 Jul 201862 PARK AVENUE WREXHAM LL12 7AH
Received 27 Jul 2018FORMER SARON CHAPEL NANTYR LLANGOLLEN LL20 7DB
Received 27 Jul 2018THE LILACS PONTFADOG LLANGOLLEN LL20 7AS
Received 27 Jul 2018FORMER HSBC BANK HIGH STREET RUABON WREXHAM LL14 6AA
Received 27 Jul 20181 TUDOR STREET COEDPOETH WREXHAM LL11 3RR
Received 26 Sept 2018EASTWOOD HOUSE WILLOW STREET OVERTON WREXHAM LL13 0EA
Received 21 Sept 2018Records 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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