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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Flintshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Oct 2022 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
5, Old Warren, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0EG
Received 29 Apr 202638, Burntwood Road, Burntwood, Buckley, CH7 3EN
Received 23 May 202613 , Sunnyside Close, Bagillt, CH6 6JA
Received 18 Nov 2025Four Oaks, Lower Mountain Road, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0EU
Received 23 Jun 202660, Park Avenue, Bryn Y Baal, Mold, CH7 6XS
Received 10 Mar 2026Hynet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
Received 20 Aug 2026Land to the north of Point of Ayr terminal, Holywell
Received 16 Dec 2025Y FRON, Mountain Road, Cilcain, Mold, CH7 5PB
Received 17 Feb 2026Field West of Highmere Drive, Connahs Quay, CH5 4YH
Received 11 Aug 2026Birchenfields, Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BS
Received 10 Feb 2026Hawthorn Cottage, Halkyn, Holywell, CH8 8JN
Received 7 Jul 202648, Chester Road, Flint, CH6 5DU
Received 13 Aug 2025RAF Sealand South Camp, Welsh Road, Garden City, Deeside, CH5 2RD
Received 8 Jun 2026TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, Chester Street, Mold, CH7 1EG
Received 5 Jun 2026Westfields, Level Road, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3JR
Received 4 Jul 2025Ferndale, Brynford, Holywell, CH8 8BB
Received 9 Jul 2026Fernside Cottage, Nant Road, Pentre Halkyn, Holywell, CH8 8BD
Received 20 Jan 2026Land off Ffordd Pennant, Maes Pennant, Holywell
Received 22 Sept 2026MY STORAGE POD, Unit 9-10, CATHERALLS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, Brookhill Way, Buckley, CH7 3PS
Received 26 Aug 2026Keepers Cottage, Bryn Y Gelli, Rhydymwyn, Mold, CH7 6PE
Received 16 Oct 2025UNIT 104, Tenth Avenue, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2UA
Received 29 Jan 2026Treuddyn Bowling Green, Ffordd-y-Llan, Treuddyn, CH7 4NA
Received 17 Apr 2026Cilcain Wastewater Treatment Works to Maes-Y-Groes, Flintshire, CH7 5NL
Received 3 Jul 2026ANNEDD DEG, Ffordd Y Gilrhos, Treuddyn, Mold, CH7 4NW
Received 26 Nov 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Flintshire County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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