Christmas tree farm and reindeer centre refused by Wrexham Council
PLANS for a Christmas tree farm and reindeer centre near the Wrexham / Flintshire border have been narrowly refused. Wrexham Council’s planning committee rejected the partly retrospective proposals to change the use of grazing land near Llay Road in Cefn-y-Bedd,…
Plans to create Airbnb flats in Grade II listed building in Wrexham submitted to Council
PLANS have been lodged to create three Airbnb flats in a Grade II listed Wrexham city centre building. Wrexham Council’s planning department has received an application to change the use of the upper floors of 33 High Street into self-contained…
Appeal launched against 5G mast installation in Hightown, Wrexham
AN APPEAL has been launched against a Wrexham Council planning decision not to allow a 17m high 5G mast to be installed at a junction. Earlier this year Wrexham Council turned down an application from network operator Three, part of…
Hard choices to come for leadership of North Wales’ health board
THE leadership of North Wales’ health board face making ‘hard choices’ as it grapples with its deteriorating financial position. Russell Caldicott, recently appointed interim director of finance at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, gave an update on the health board’s…
Major housing development in Gatewen given green-light
WORK to enable a major housing development in a Wrexham village to progress have been approved. The council’s planning committee considered an application from Bellway Homes seeking to press on with building 112 new properties on a site to the…
18 metre high 5G pole under consideration for Caia Park area of Wrexham
AN 18 metre high pole could be installed to improve 5G coverage in the Caia Park area of Wrexham. Wrexham Council’s planning department has received an application seeking to install the monopole on a stretch of pavement along the Kingsmills…
Housing plans that might have alleviated hazards and parking problems for village school refused by Wrexham Council
A POTENTIAL housing development which applicants claimed could help alleviate hazardous parking problems at a village school has been refused by Wrexham Council. The authority’s planning department has rejected plans for six new homes and a new school car park…
Application to enable works submitted to Wrexham Council to speed up major housing development
AN APPLICATION for enabling works has been submitted to Wrexham Council to speed up a major housing development after stricter nationwide measures concerning river pollution were introduced. Two years ago Bellway Homes secured outline planning permission on appeal to build…
Solar panel installation granted to community hub and cafe near World Heritage Site in Chirk, Wrexham
A COMMUNITY hub and café near a World Heritage Site has been granted permission to install solar panels to help keep energy costs down and retain jobs. Wrexham Council’s planning department has given the green light for the installation of…
Wildfires becoming increasing problem for North Wales firefighters, fire chief says
WILDFIRES, some caused by extreme weather events linked to climate change, are becoming an increasing problem for North Wales firefighters, a fire chief has said. Deputy chief fire officer Stewart Forshaw gave an update to members of the authority’s Executive…