The Boat Inn, Erbistock, Wrexham, LL13 0DL

P/2025/0693Datblygiad cyfreithlon Defnydd presennol / Lawful development: Existing useRefused

Lawful development certificate

Refused on 16 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR EXISTING USE – USE OF LAND FOR OVERSPILL CAR PARK

Received: 4 September 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wrexham County Borough Council
Ward: Marchwiel/Marchwiel

ReceivedReceived4 Sep
ValidatedValidated4 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided16 Jan

Decided in 134 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at THE BOAT INN, ERBISTOCK, WREXHAM, LL13 0DL. Wrexham has handled 258 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 9 weeks longer than Wrexham's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Marchwiel/Marchwiel. We hold 1,008 applications in total for the LL13 postcode area.

93% of amendment applications at Wrexham County Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

REASON(S) A Certificate of Lawful Existing Use for an overspill car park cannot be granted due to insufficient evidence demonstrating the continuous use of the land for the purposes of car parking for the last of 10 years preceding 04/09/2025. Ian Jones Prif Swyddog Dros Dro Yr Economi a Chynllunio Interim Chief Officer Economy and Planning In pursuance n of its powers under the Acts an Orders referred to below, the County Borough Council as Local Planning Authority, hereby determines your application in accordance with the particulars and plans comprising the application Applicant G Price Reference P/2025/0693 Agent Peter Miller Date Received 04/09/2025

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: LL13 0DL
Application type: Datblygiad cyfreithlon Defnydd presennol / Lawful development: Existing use
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Erbistock/Erbistog

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 September 2025
Application expires: 16 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 134 days

Additional information

Documents: 7

Site constraints

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Source: Wrexham

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