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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Wrexham County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Wrexham website
25,808 approved · 2,103 refused · 1,605 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 1996 to 5 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Chirk Golf Club Chirk
Received 7 Sept 1998Kronospan Limited Chirk
Received 25 Sept 1998Dane Motor Company Rhosrobin Wrexham
Received 25 Sept 199828 Chester Street Wrexham
Received 25 Sept 1998The Pant Farm Halghton Hanmer Whitchurch Shropshire
Received 25 Sept 1998The Plassey Leisure Park Eyton
Received 25 Sept 1998Land Fronting Foxbury Grange Crabtree Green Eyton Wrexham
Received 25 Sept 1998Glenwyn Boarding Kennels Garden Cottage Plas Issa Penycae, Wrexham
Received 25 Sept 1998Bryn Hyfred Minera Road Ffrith Nr. Wrexham
Received 25 Sept 1998Plot 4,land At Wesley Road/Ruthin Road Bwlchgwyn
Received 24 Sept 1998ADJACENT TO Bryn Derw High Street Coedpoeth
Received 24 Sept 1998The Caravan The Bungalow Halton Chirk
Received 24 Sept 1998H.H. Wardle (Metals) Limited Fenns Bank Whitchurch
Received 24 Sept 1998Hanmer Tennis Club Sandy Lane Hanmer
Received 10 Aug 1998Hillcrest Horsemans Green
Received 10 Aug 1998Land At Bettisfield Boats Canalside Whitchurch, Shropshire
Received 10 Aug 1998F. Lloyd (Penley) Limited Bridge Road South Wrexham Industrial Estate Wrexham
Received 10 Aug 1998Ael Flexaulic Ltd. Llay Hall Industrial Estate Cefn-y-bedd
Received 10 Aug 1998Gwersyllt Sports Working Mens Club & Ins Mold Road Gwersyllt
Received 10 Aug 1998Plot Nos. 5 & 6 Village Walks Marford Hill Marford (Formerly Site Of P&j Cars)
Received 27 Oct 1998Plot Nos. 7,8 & 9 Village Walks Marford Hill Marford (Formerly Site Of P&j Cars)
Received 27 Oct 1998Gatefield Flats Hightown
Received 27 Oct 1998Land Adjoining Bronheulog,woodland Road Froncysyllte Llangollen
Received 28 Oct 19982 High Street Overton
Received 23 Oct 1998Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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