Wrexham University, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0149 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of first floor of plas coch sports centre from Class D2 (assembly and leisure) to Class B1 (office) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Mar 2026
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Validated
23 Mar 2026
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Approved
12 May 2026

Approved on 12 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

  • FullApprovedP/2026/0149This application
    Change of use of first floor of plas coch sports centre from Class D2 (assembly and leisure) to Class B1 (office)

    Conditions 3 discharged

Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Dee
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Newi: Plas Coch (former Denbighshire Technical College), Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Cadw ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wrexham
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
LL11 2AW
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Ward
Grosvenor/Grosvenor
Parish
Rhosddu/Rhos-ddu
Case officer
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Target decision
18 May 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 11 days faster than Wrexham's median of 61 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wrexham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wrexham decision record →

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