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At its meeting on 2 February 2026, the Planning Committee considered two planning applications. It granted permission to change a shop on Poyser Street, Wrexham, to a food and drink use, with customers limited to 4pm to 10pm. It also granted permission for a footpath, cycleway and bridge near Rhostyllen, with the time allowed to start work cut to two years.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Beryl Blackmore, Jeremy Newton and Andy Williams.
RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 5 January 2026 be signed as a correct record.
Members were reminded of their responsibility, under Paragraph 11 of the Members’ Code of Conduct, to declare any interests in relation to any of the business to be transacted at this meeting. The following declarations were made: Agenda Item – 4a – Application No: P/2024/1695 – Land at National Trust and South of Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen, Wrexham, LL14 4DH Councillor Frank Hemmings – Personal – Volunteer for the National Trust and likely to be working on the project when it starts. The Councillor remained in the meeting taking part in the discussion and voting thereon. Councillor Anthony Wedlake - Member of the National Trust. The Chair and Legal Officer understood that Councillor Wedlake, who was attending virtually, had declared a personal and prejudicial interest in this matter and so was removed from the meeting, taking no part in the discussion and voting thereon. After conclusion of the item, Councillor Wedlake indicated that he had in fact only declared a personal interest and had been removed in error. This was later acknowledged by the Chair. Agenda Item – 4b – Application No: P/2025/0821 – General Stores, 70-70A Poyser Street, Wrexham, LL13 7RT Councillor Fred Roberts – Personal – Knows the applicant. The Councillor remained in the meeting taking part in the discussion and voting thereon.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That Agenda Item 4b – Application No: P/2025/0821 – General Stores, 70-70A Poyser Street, Wrexham, LL14 4DH be brought forward for consideration at this time.
RESOLVED – That Agenda Item 4b – Application No: P/2025/0821 – General Stores, 70-70A Poyser Street, Wrexham, LL14 4DH be brought forward for consideration at this time.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That permission be granted in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation, subject to the following revised schedule of conditions, including an additional condition referring to approved plans and documents and an amendment to the opening hours condition to require that no customers be permitted on the premises outside of the permitted opening times: Conditions 1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiry of five years from the date of this permission. 2. The development shall only be carried out in strict accordance with the details shown on the following plan(s) and document(s): · Drawing no. PST-FAS-XX-XX-DR-A-2001 Revision P01 · Email dated 14th January 2026 confirming Service Area floorspace of no more than 20 sq. m. 3. Customers are not permitted on the premises outside of the hours 16:00 to 22:00 on any day. 4. No part of the development shall commence until a scheme for the means of ventilation for the extraction and dispersal of cooking smells, including details of its method of construction, odour control measures, its appearance and finish has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The system design shall have regard to the guidance set out in EMAQ Report - Control of Odour and Noise from Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems (Update to the 2004 report prepared by NETCEN for DEFRA). The approved scheme shall be fully implemented prior to first use of the development and shall thereafter be permanently retained in an effective condition. 5. The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the measures to deliver net benefit for biodiversity (NBB) as set out in the Green Infrastructure Statement received on 18th January 2026 have been implemented in full. The measures shall thereafter be maintained for the lifetime of the development. Reason(s) 1. To comply with Section 91(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990. 2. To comply with Section 71ZA(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990. 3. To safeguard local amenity in accordance with policy GDP1 of the Wrexham Unitary Development Plan. 4. In order to protect the amenities of nearby residents in accordance with UDP policy GDP1. 5. To ensure the development delivers net benefit to biodiversity in accordance with paragraph 6.4.5 of Planning Policy Wales 12.
(Member’s declarations of interests in relation to this item are set out in Minute 73 above) The Chair welcomed Mr Jack Coeshott to the Meeting, who spoke in favour the application. The Officer presented the report and the following points were raised during the debate: · Acknowledgement that whilst the applicant had raised a number of points within his presentation, many of those were not material considerations that Members needed to take account of when reaching their decision. · Confirmation that the site was within settlement limits, so development was therefore considered acceptable. · Members noted the possibility of customers arriving at 9.59pm, which could result in service continuing beyond 10pm. It was therefore requested that the condition be worded to make clear that no customers would be permitted on the premises after the authorised operating hours. · Confirmation that the parking requirements for both the existing permitted use and the proposed use would be the same, and therefore the proposal was unlikely to generate any additional parking demand. · Members were advised that an approved floor plan hadn’t been submitted as part of the application. It was therefore confirmed that an approved floor plan layout would be requested as a condition. · It had been suggested that a temporary permission be granted, however, as an investment in cooking and extraction equipment would be required, it was felt unreasonable to expect the applicant to incur the cost if the permission was only temporary. · It was acknowledged that although the premises was close to a school, primary age children were unlikely to travel unsupervised and therefore unlikely to purchase hot food. The proposed hours fell outside the school day, further reducing any risk of unsupervised purchases. RESOLVED – That permission be granted in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation, subject to the following revised schedule of conditions, including an additional condition referring to approved plans and documents and an amendment to the opening hours condition to require that no customers be permitted on the premises outside of the permitted opening times: Conditions 1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiry of five years from the date of this permission. 2. The development shall only be carried out in strict accordance with the details shown on the following plan(s) and document(s): · Drawing no. PST-FAS-XX-XX-DR-A-2001 Revision P01 · Email dated 14th January 2026 confirming Service Area floorspace of no more than 20 sq. m. 3. Customers are not permitted on the premises outside of the hours 16:00 to 22:00 on any day. 4. No part of the development shall commence until a scheme for the means of ventilation for the extraction and dispersal of cooking smells, including details of its method of construction, odour control measures, its appearance and finish has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The system design shall have regard to the guidance set out in EMAQ Report - Control of Odour and Noise from Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems (Update to the 2004 report prepared by NETCEN for DEFRA). The approved scheme shall be fully implemented prior to first use of the development and shall thereafter be permanently retained in an effective condition. 5. The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the measures to deliver net benefit for biodiversity (NBB) as set out in the Green Infrastructure Statement received on 18th January 2026 have been implemented in full. The measures shall thereafter be maintained for the lifetime of the development. Reason(s) 1. To comply with Section 91(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990. 2. To comply with Section 71ZA(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990. 3. To safeguard local amenity in accordance with policy GDP1 of the Wrexham Unitary Development Plan. 4. In order to protect the amenities of nearby residents in accordance with UDP policy GDP1. 5. To ensure the development delivers net benefit to biodiversity in accordance with paragraph 6.4.5 of Planning Policy Wales 12.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That permission be granted in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation subject to the following: Condition 01 amended to limit the time for commencement to 2 years rather than 5 years The following advisory note be added to the decision: The proposed development is close to an Intermediate Gas Main. The granting of planning permission does not authorise any works to this infrastructure. Advice should also be sought from the asset owner prior to any engineering works taking place in the vicinity of it.
(Member’s declarations of interests in relation to this item are set out in Minute 73 above) The Officer presented the report, and in doing so, displayed plans of the site to assist with his presentation. Members noted that there were no objections from any of the statutory consultees, but two public concerns had been raised with regards to the installation of kissing gates which were needed to manage safe crossings for vehicles and livestock, and to ensure that cyclists and pedestrians, especially children, approach Hafod Road safely. However, it was noted that revised plans had been submitted to replace the kissing gates with air lock gates which would still maintain field access while improving safety and controlled access to the highway. The local Member addressed the Committee, highlighting the importance of progressing the bridge construction, which would enable the permanent closure of the footpath level crossing on the Wrexham to Shrewsbury line. He asked whether a condition could be imposed to require the bridge’s completion within a set timeframe, given the history of fatalities along that section of the railway. Officers advised that conditions could not require completion by a specific date, but it would be possible to encourage earlier action by imposing a shorter period for commencement of the development. RESOLVED – That permission be granted in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation subject to the following: Condition 01 amended to limit the time for commencement to 2 years rather than 5 years The following advisory note be added to the decision: The proposed development is close to an Intermediate Gas Main. The granting of planning permission does not authorise any works to this infrastructure. Advice should also be sought from the asset owner prior to any engineering works taking place in the vicinity of it.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That the list of delegated decisions be noted.
The Interim Chief Officer Economy & Planning submitted a list of delegated decisions for the period 1 December 2025 to 31 December 2025. RESOLVED – That the list of delegated decisions be noted.