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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.
17,424 approved · 1,362 refused · 1,119 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jun 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BRYN ARDDYN PEN Y BRONGYLL FARM ROAD NANTYR WREXHAM LL20 7DH
Received 17 May 2016THE OLD CROSS FOXES CHURCH STREET RUABON WREXHAM LL14 6DS
Received 13 May 2016BERRCA 2 HAVARD WAY WREXHAM LL13 9LP
Received 25 Apr 2016PULFORD HOUSE 3 MEADOW BARNS LLAY ROAD LLAY WREXHAM LL12 0TH
Received 16 May 2016PENYBRYN FRONHEULOG HILL BWLCHGWYN WREXHAM LL11 5YH
Received 15 May 2016SCHOOL BANK HOUSE PARKLEY LANE ISCOYD WREXHAM SY13 3AR
Received 13 May 201642 BRIDGE STREET WREXHAM LL13 7HP
Received 14 Apr 2016WREXHAM RECYCLING PARK BRYN LANE WREXHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WREXHAM LL13 9UT
Received 15 Apr 20163 GROVE ROAD WREXHAM LL11 1DY
Received 15 Apr 20161 WESTMINSTER CLOSE WREXHAM LL12 7AY
Received 13 May 201634 GLYN AVENUE WREXHAM LL12 8DF
Received 12 May 20165 ORCHARD GARDENS GARDEN VILLAGE WREXHAM LL11 2RS
Received 12 May 2016THE BUNGALOW OFF CHURCH STREET HOLT WREXHAM LL13 9JR
Received 11 May 201622 BRYN ESTYN ROAD WREXHAM LL13 9NB
Received 11 May 201641 GLASCOED WAY SUMMERHILL WREXHAM LL11 4YP
Received 12 May 2016SITE OF AMBULANCE AND HIGHWAYS DEPOT RUTHIN ROAD WREXHAM LL13 7TU
Received 21 Apr 20162 TALWRN COTTAGES PICKHILL CROSS LANES WREXHAM LL13 0UP
Received 18 Apr 2016MALPAS TRACTORS (WREXHAM) LTD CLYWEDOG ROAD SOUTH WREXHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WREXHAM LL13 9XS
Received 18 Apr 201616 TO 18 GROSVENOR ROAD WREXHAM LL11 1BU
Received 18 Apr 20164 CHESTER ROAD WREXHAM LL12 7AD
Received 14 Apr 201616 - 18 GROSVENOR ROAD WREXHAM LL11 1BU
Received 25 Nov 2015BRYN VILLA HUGMORE LANE LLANYPWLL WREXHAM LL13 9YE
Received 24 Nov 20151 MERLIN ROAD WREXHAM LL12 8AE
Received 24 Nov 2015CANOLFAN CEIRIOG NEW ROAD GLYN CEIRIOG WREXHAM LL20 7HE
Received 22 Feb 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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