The Laurels, Bourne Terrace, Woodland Grove, Froncysyllte, Llangollen, LL20 7ST
Refused on 16 January 2026
Delegated (officer decision)6 reasons for refusal
Proposal
CHANGE OF USE OF BUILDING FROM CLASS C3 (DWELLING) TO CLASS C2 (RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION)
- Received
- 28 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Llangollen Rural/Llangollen Wledig
- ReceivedReceived28 Nov
- ValidatedValidated28 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Jan
Decided in 49 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at THE LAURELS, BOURNE TERRACE, WOODLAND GROVE, FRONCYSYLLTE, LLANGOLLEN, LL20 7ST. Wrexham has handled 942 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 3 weeks quicker than Wrexham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 5 applications across Llangollen Rural/Llangollen Wledig. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the LL20 postcode area.
95% of full 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
- Due to inadequate visibility the development will not be provided with a safe and satisfactory access and therefore conflicts with policy GDP1 of the Wrexham Unitary Development Plan. 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 Mr Charles Safapour Reference P/2025/0915 Agent Mr Darren Van Der Date Received 28/11/2025 merwe 66 Tarka Way, Decision Date 16/01/2026 Crediton, United Kingdom, EX17 3FG
- Due to inadequate provision of off street parking the development will cause parking problems in the locality leading to congestion and/or highway safety problems.
- There is insufficient space within the site for vehicles to turn prior to exiting onto the highway. This will give rise to safety problems on the adjoining highway and therefore the development conflicts with policy GDP1 (d) of the Wrexham Unitary Development Plan.
- The application has failed to demonstrate that the required visibility splays can be achieved and maintained at the point of access. Consequently, vehicles entering or emerging from the site would have insufficient sightlines of pedestrians on the adjacent footway, which is obscured by a hedge, posing an unacceptable risk to the safety of pedestrians contrary to Policy GDP1 (d) of the Wrexham Unitary Development Plan
- The development will have a detrimental impact upon the amenity of occupiers of nearby properties by way of increased vehicular activity and associated disturbance and therefore conflicts with policy GDP1 (f) of the Wrexham Unitary
- The application is not supported by a Green Infrastructure Statement or a proposed scheme to provide a net biodiversity benefit. As such, the proposal does not accord with para's 6.4.12 and 6.4.15 of Planning Policy Wales Ed 12. 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 Mr Charles Safapour Reference P/2025/0915 Agent Mr Darren Van Der Date Received 28/11/2025 merwe 66 Tarka Way, Decision Date 16/01/2026 Crediton, United Kingdom, EX17 3FG Refer to Statement of Applicant's Rights and General Information on our planning web site at:- Planning and building control | Wrexham County Borough Council
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- LL20 7ST
- Application type
- Caniatâd Cynllunio Llawn / Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Llangollen Rural/Llangollen Wledig
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 November 2025
- Application expires
- 23 January 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 21
Site constraints
Source: Wrexham
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