Wrexham County Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Wrexham County Borough Council decided more than 740 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 57 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Wrexham County Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Wrexham County Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 740 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 57 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 3%of more than 180 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 65 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 39%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 92plan adopted 2005 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Wrexham County Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable site for housing having regard to the principles of sustainable development and planning policies that seek to strictly control new development outside of settlement…”
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“The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to noise.”
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“The main issues are • Whether the principle of development is compliant with the planning policy framework; • The effect of the proposed development upon the purposes and openness of the green barrier and whether any such harm would be…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside.”
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“The main issues in this case are the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the sustainability of the proposed development. 6. The Council’s refusal also referred to possible effects on the setting…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.