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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.
17,038 approved · 1,326 refused · 1,098 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jun 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
CADWGAN HALL CADWGAN ROAD BERSHAM WREXHAM LL14 4LH
Received 6 Sept 2016LAND OFF AND EAST OF ELLESMERE LANE PENLEY WREXHAM LL13 0LP
Received 3 Aug 2016LAND OFF AND EAST OF ELLESMERE LANE PENLEY WREXHAM LL13 0LP
Received 3 Aug 2016LLYS Y WAUN MAES Y WAUN CHIRK WREXHAM LL14 5ND
Received 4 Oct 201620 EDINBURGH ROAD WREXHAM LL11 2RG
Received 22 Jul 201610 EARLE STREET WREXHAM LL13 7DH
Received 22 Jul 2016LAND SOUTH OF ASH ROAD SOUTH WREXHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WREXHAM LL13 9UG
Received 13 Sept 2016LAND AT BRYN LANE WREXHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WREXHAM LL13 9UT
Received 22 Aug 2016SION CHAPEL BANK STREET PONCIAU WREXHAM LL14 1EN
Received 19 Aug 20164 PADDOCK ROW RUABON WREXHAM LL14 6DD
Received 12 Jul 2016THE COTTAGE MILL LANE HORSEMANS GREEN WREXHAM SY13 3DY
Received 10 May 201638 CASTLE WALKS CHIRK WREXHAM LL14 5LQ
Received 22 Jun 2016BUTCHERS ARMS CHESTER ROAD ROSSETT WREXHAM LL12 0HW
Received 20 Jun 2016BUTCHERS ARMS CHESTER ROAD ROSSETT WREXHAM LL12 0HW
Received 20 Jun 2016BUTCHERS ARMS CHESTER ROAD ROSSETT WREXHAM LL12 0HW
Received 20 Jun 2016PLAYING FIELD OFF HIGH STREET GRESFORD WREXHAM LL12 8PS
Received 21 Apr 2016LAND AT MINERA BUILDING SUPPLIES FIVE CROSSES INDUSTRIAL ESTATE MINERA WREXHAM LL11 3RD
Received 21 Apr 2016NEW GATES WHITCHURCH ROAD HALGHTON BANGOR ON DEE WREXHAM LL13 0BL
Received 21 Nov 2016BRAESIDE WHITCHURCH ROAD HALGHTON BANGOR ON DEE WREXHAM LL13 0BL
Received 21 Nov 2016HILLSIDE FARM WERN MINERA WREXHAM LL14 4LU
Received 10 Nov 2016THE GOULBOURNE BORRAS PARK ROAD WREXHAM LL12 7TF
Received 14 Nov 2016GREENACRE OVERTON ROAD BANGOR ON DEE WREXHAM LL13 0BY
Received 11 Nov 2016NEW HALL NEW HALL FARM ROAD CHIRK WREXHAM LL14 5AD
Received 10 Nov 2016TY COCH 2 LODGE ROAD WREXHAM LL11 2DD
Received 10 Nov 2016Records 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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