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Renewed plans to convert former office space in the town centre into flats will be debated by councillors for a second time this month. The plans for 43 King Street had been put before planning committee members in April, but a decision was deferred amid criticism that one of the properties didn’t have a bedroom […]
Posted: Thu 8th Apr 2021 Council urged to ‘put foot down’ as developers seek more time to start Wrexham Air Products housing scheme Wrexham Council has been urged to “put its foot down” as the owners of a former manufacturing site seek more time to deliver a housing scheme. The Air Products site in Acrefair, near Wrexham, has stood empty for almost a decade after the plant was closed, resulting in approximately 200 people losing their jobs. Permission was granted for a mixed-use development, including housing and both commercial and leisure units, in 2012. It was followed by outlin...
Posted: Thu 8th Apr 2021 Plans to allow 24/7 deliveries to Wrexham supermarket set for approval despite concerns from residents Plans to allow 24/7 deliveries to and from a Wrexham supermarket could be approved next week, despite concerns from nearby residents and the local community council. The proposals for Asda, which are described as temporary, would remain in place until the end of the year. The applicants say the change is “required in order to allow the retailer to continue to make deliveries to and from the site on an unrestricted basis, so that Asda may continue to effectively se...
Plans for new homes in Johnstown set for approval next week Plans to build 10 new homes in the Johnstown area could be given the go ahead next week. An application submitted to Wrexham Council proposes that the dwelling are built on land off High Street, near the local primary school. The plans include the demolition of the existing buildings, which were last used for storage with associated offices, to make way for the development of 4 x 2 bedroom, 2 x 3 bedroom and 4 x 4 bedroom properties. However concerns have been raised by the local community council and councillor about water discharge...
A LOCAL authority has been urged to “put its foot down” as the owners of a former manufacturing site seek more time to deliver a housing scheme. The Air Products site in Acrefair, near Wrexham, has stood empty for almost a decade after the plant was closed, resulting in approximately 200 people losing their jobs. Permission was granted for a mixed-use development, including housing and both commercial and leisure units, in 2012. It was followed by outline approval for 232 houses to be built being given in 2018. However, the plans have yet to move forward and Wrexham Council h...