Seems a lost opportunity. Any imaginative architect worthy of the name would have built at least the facade of the former Scotts nightclub into the new complex rather than focusing on cramming as many properties as possible onto the site. The building was one of the first commissions by Thomas Penson, the architect who went on to design the Butcher’s Market on High Street and then the museum building on Regent Street.
The old Scott’s building is part of Wrexham’s working class history, dates back to 1844 and contributes to its character as an historic Welsh market town. Why should it be flattened so a developer and some property company can make a big profit, little of which will ever benefit the local economy.
The planners should ask the developers could come up with a more imaginative and sympathetic scheme rather than tamely rolling over and agreeing to whatever is offered.