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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.
15,679 approved · 1,192 refused · 989 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jun 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 14 May 2018TU HWNT IR NANT LLWYNMAWR LLANGOLLEN LL20 7BG
Received 14 May 2018PEN Y GARTH CARE HOME PLEASANT LANE BRYMBO WREXHAM LL11 5DH
Received 1 Jun 2018GLENCOE WREXHAM ROAD JOHNSTOWN WREXHAM LL14 1PE
Received 1 Jun 201817 EGERTON STREET WREXHAM LL11 1NB
Received 30 May 2018SHELL BROOK COPSE SOUTH OF GWALIA BARN OSWESTRY ROAD OVERTON WREXHAM LL13 0LG
Received 30 May 2018GWERSYLLT NEWSAGENTS HOPE STREET WREXHAM LL11 4HT
Received 30 May 201812 AFON TERRACE AFON GOCH RUABON WREXHAM LL14 6PY
Received 30 May 2018IPSEN BIOPHARM LTD ASH ROAD NORTH WREXHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WREXHAM LL13 9UF
Received 30 May 2018LAND WEST OF CRISPIN LANE WREXHAM LL11 2HT
Received 10 Aug 2018GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY PLAS COCH ROAD WREXHAM LL11 2AW
Received 10 Aug 2018GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ART 49 TO 51 REGENT STREET WREXHAM LL11 1PF
Received 10 Aug 2018GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ART 49 TO 51 REGENT STREET WREXHAM LL11 1PF
Received 10 Aug 2018GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY MOLD ROAD WREXHAM LL11 2AW
Received 10 Aug 2018THE FIRS CRABTREE GREEN WREXHAM LL13 0YF
Received 9 Aug 2018BOWLING BANK FARM MULSFORD LANE WORTHENBURY WREXHAM LL13 0AW
Received 9 Aug 201871 BOX LANE WREXHAM LL12 8BY
Received 8 Aug 2018THE PLASSEY CARAVAN PARK EYTON WREXHAM LL13 0SP
Received 7 Aug 2018BRYMBO IRON AND STEELWORKS NEW HIGH STREET BRYMBO WREXHAM LL11 5BT
Received 6 Aug 201896 CHESHIRE VIEW BRYMBO WREXHAM LL11 5AP
Received 6 Aug 2018THE COMMUNITY CHURCH 15 PRICES LANE WREXHAM LL11 2NB
Received 3 Aug 2018THE OLD BAKERY LLANARMON DC LLANGOLLEN LL20 7LB
Received 15 Jun 2018LAND AT FORMER PENLEY HALL PENLEY HALL DRIVE PENLEY WREXHAM LL13 0LU
Received 15 Jun 201847 JEFFREYS ROAD WREXHAM LL12 7PD
Received 15 Jun 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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