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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
25,889 approved · 2,111 refused · 1,610 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Cottage Church Street Holt
Received 16 Sept 1996St. George's Crescent Wrexham
Received 13 Sept 199626 Erddig Road Wrexham
Received 23 Jul 199626 Erddig Road Wrexham
Received 23 Jul 199654/56 Wynnstay Lane Marford
Received 25 Jun 1996Nant Farm Heol Penyfelin Coedpoeth
Received 25 Jun 1996Land At Coedpoeth,wrexham (Also in Broug Offa Communities)
Received 25 Jun 1996Legacy Area Nr. Wrexham
Received 25 Jun 1996Striga Bank Hanmer
Received 21 Oct 1996Pickhill Old Hall Marchwiel
Received 21 Oct 1996Land Adjacent To Bryn-y-ffynnon Old Road Bwlchgwyn
Received 19 Sept 19964 Coed-y-glyn Wrexham Road Brynteg
Received 19 Sept 1996Land At Top Road Summerhill
Received 19 Sept 19964 Queen Street Wrexham
Received 19 Sept 1996Plots 3 & 4,darland Hall Farm Rossett
Received 19 Sept 199636/37 High Street Wrexham
Received 18 Sept 199636/37 High Street Wrexham
Received 18 Sept 1996The Cross Foxes Public House Abbot Street Wrexham
Received 18 Sept 1996The Cross Foxes Public House Abbot Street Wrexham
Received 18 Sept 1996Plot 15 Broadoaks,darland Lane Rossett
Received 18 Sept 199616 Tanydre Wrexham
Received 18 Sept 1996Supa Strip Providence Chapel Bridge Street Ruabon
Received 18 Sept 1996Maesgwyn Park Maesgwyn
Received 2 Oct 1996Land At Pendyffryn Salop Road Overton-on-dee Wrexham
Received 17 Oct 1996Records 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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