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How long planning decisions take in Wrexham

65 days.

In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Wrexham took 65 days from submission to decision — 9 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 554 decisions where the council published both dates.

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65 days
Median decision 9 days beyond the eight week target
43%
Within eight weeks 66% within thirteen
189 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Wrexham compares

Year to December 2026

Wrexham takes longer than the country as a whole: 8 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 43%.

The average here is 98 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 189 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 236 43%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 131 24%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 187 34%

By type of application

Year to December 2026 · types with at least ten decisions

The headline median mixes every kind of application together. A householder extension and an outline application for a housing site are not the same job, and the difference between them is usually larger than the difference between two councils.

  1. Prior approval 23 decided 28 days
  2. Amendments 34 decided 41 days
  3. Conditions 83 decided 50 days
  4. Advertising 20 decided 55 days
  5. Trees 57 decided 55 days
  6. Householder 138 decided 70 days
  7. Heritage and listed buildings 27 decided 90 days
  8. Full applications 148 decided 101 days
  9. Lawful development 13 decided 102 days

How these types compare nationally

What Wrexham decides

Year to December 2026

Wrexham issued 554 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 93% were approvals: 494 granted against 36 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes sit outside that percentage rather than being counted as either.

Speed and approval rate are separate things. A council that refuses quickly is not doing the same job as one that negotiates an approval slowly, and neither figure alone says which served the applicant better.

Common questions

How long does a planning decision take in Wrexham?

The median planning application decided by Wrexham in the year to December 2026 took 65 days from submission to decision, 9 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 554 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.

Does Wrexham meet the eight week target?

43% of the 554 decisions Wrexham made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 66% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 189 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Wrexham faster or slower than average?

Wrexham is slower than average: its median of 65 days is 8 days above the national median of 57 days.

What proportion of applications does Wrexham approve?

93% of the clear-cut outcomes Wrexham issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 494 granted against 36 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Wrexham planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 65 days from application to decision (9 days beyond the eight week target), across 554 decisions with both dates published. 43% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 66% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 189 days. 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.

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