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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6, Hazel Drive, Penymynydd, Chester, CH4 0NF
Received 18 May 202630 , Mercia Drive, Mynydd Isa, CH7 6UH
Received 20 Jan 2026Bryn Goronwy, Moel Y Crio, Holywell, CH8 8JN
Received 14 Nov 2025Hendy Farm, Babell, Holywell, CH8 8PZ
Received 21 Jul 202653, Shotton Lane, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1QP
Received 1 Jun 2026106, Wood Lane, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3JE
Received 14 Sept 2026Aldi Store, Broughton Shopping Park, Chester Road, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0DP
Received 3 Jul 2026HENFRYN FARM, London Road, Trelawnyd, Rhyl, LL18 6DN
Received 26 Jun 2026Racecourse House, Babell Road, Pantasaph, Holywell, CH8 8PW
Received 20 Nov 202538, Green Lane, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1LE
Received 1 Jul 2025Land at Halkyn Road, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 7SJ
Received 29 Jan 2026MORVILLE, Hawarden Road, Caergwrle, Wrexham, LL12 9DT
Received 17 Feb 20264, FAIRHAVEN, Garthorpe Avenue, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4AF
Received 22 May 2026LILAC COTTAGE, Ffordd Eldon, Soughton, Mold, CH7 6EW
Received 22 Jul 202543, Penymynydd Road, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0LF
Received 18 Aug 2025Haddef, Llinegar Hill, Ffynnongroyw, CH8 9SY
Received 17 Aug 202611, Coed Bach, Flint, CH6 5SW
Received 5 Dec 202539 - 41, Wrexham Street, Mold, CH7 1ET
Received 10 Nov 202533, Chester Road West, Queensferry, Deeside, CH5 1SA
Received 23 Sept 2025Land at Ffordd Dewi, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5WB
Received 16 Jan 2026123, Mold Road, Mynydd Isa, Mold, CH7 6TG
Received 30 Jul 2025ARGOED HALL FARM, Argoed Hall Road, Mold, CH7 6SQ
Received 5 Mar 2026Brooklyn, Terrace Lane, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0HB
Received 11 May 2026NEWTECH SQUARE, First Avenue, Sealand, CH5 2NT
Received 6 Feb 2026Records 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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