The proposed scheme on Chapel Lane in Bronington, submitted on May 14, 2024, sought permission for eight timber-clad glamping pods, each around 32 square metres. The applicant aimed to diversify their income through rural tourism by developing a small-scale glamping business on 0.5 hectares of residential and amenity land previously linked to a market garden. Wrexham Council refused the application on July 28, 2026, due to concerns about the site’s location and its potential effects on the area. This is how the glamping pods would have looked (Image: Wrexham Council Planning Documents)It was said that they had not demonstrated that the proposal could provide the required biodiversity net benefit in this ecologically sensitive location. The applicant described the proposal as supportive of 'rural tourism, local employment, and the wider visitor economy.'