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Councillors in Wrexham have hit back at claims that their decisions on planning applications are deterring developers from investing in the area.

Councillors have thrown out a protocol aimed at enabling ‘hybrid’ meetings, after discovering an upcoming Executive Board meeting will be held completely in-person with questions apparently being put to the council leader by those who are unable to attend in person. Councillors were discussing the hybrid meeting plans (report here) in detail, for example legislation […]

Wrexham Council previously revealed proposals to replace the library van with a new

Llay farm shop plans look set to be refused due to ‘unsustainable’ location Plans to build a farm shop on the outskirts of a village in Wrexham look set to be refused due to the “unsustainable” location. An application to create a 262-square-metre shop and cafe in a field off the Straight Mile in Llay is due to be considered by councillors next week. The proposals have been put forward by the owners of Rackery Farm, a 100-acre dairy farm located in nearby Burton. The agricultural busin...

Aerospace firm expansion plans backed by planning committee in “boost to the economy of Wrexham” Expansion plans at an aerospace company in Wrexham have been given the go ahead, with councillors describing it as a “boost” to the local economy. Magellan Aerospace, on Llay Industrial Estate, had put forward proposals to create an 8,000 square metre building adjacent to the existing factory to assemble, store and distribute aircraft parts. The development will also provide offices and welf...

Plans for ‘claustrophobic’ flats above Wrexham restaurant receive green light despite size concerns This article is old - Published: Thursday, Jan 7th, 2021 Plans to create flats above a restaurant in Wrexham have been approved, despite claims they would be too small to live in. Councillors met online on Monday to discuss an application to convert the first and second floor of a Grade II-listed property on the town’s High Street. Wrexham Council’s planning committee heard it would resu...