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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3, Ffordd Eilian, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5FP
Received 8 Jun 20261, Grays Road, Mynydd Isa, Mold, CH7 6UP
Received 23 Jan 2026Wandandian, Bedford Way, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1SL
Received 21 Jul 2026Moor Lane Farm, Moor Lane, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3PQ
Received 23 Oct 2025Land adj. to Limebank Cottages, Mostyn, Holywell, CH8 9QB
Received 5 Mar 2026Deco Lighting Yard, Rhydymwyn, Flintshire, CH7 5HE
Received 13 Jul 2026Land adj. Inter-Leisure, Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6EB
Received 8 Aug 2025Business Aviation Centre, Flint Road, Saltney Ferry, CH4 0GZ
Received 19 Mar 2026Ivy House, Tan Y Lloc Lane, Lloc, Holywell, CH8 8RW
Received 1 May 2026Carreg y Llech Farm, Ffordd Carreg Y Llech, Treuddyn, Mold, CH7 4NZ
Received 19 Dec 202523 - 25, Church Street, Flint, CH6 5AD
Received 7 Jul 2025The Bakery, THE STORES HOUSE, Rhes-y-cae, Holywell, CH8 8JG
Received 4 Sept 20267, Pen Y Bryn, Mold, CH7 1TL
Received 1 Jul 2025Wern Gate, Nant Y Ffrith, Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham, LL11 5YR
Received 23 Mar 2026The Gables, Park Lane, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0HN
Received 22 May 2026Keats, Pentre Road, Pentre Halkyn, Holywell, CH8 8BS
Received 9 Jul 2025Minerva House , Minerva Avenue, Sealand, Chester, CH1 4QL
Received 19 Jan 2026Brynford House, 21, Brynford Street, Holywell, CH8 7RD
Received 23 Sept 2025The Corner Pin, High Street, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8SH
Received 18 Aug 2026Groesffordd Bach, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 8SD
Received 22 Sept 2026Bryn Teifion, Babell Road, Pantasaph, Holywell, CH8 8PW
Received 23 Jun 2026Plot B, The Airfields, Northern Gateway, Deeside, Flintshire, CH5 2RD
Received 17 Dec 2025Cae Mach Farm, New Brighton Road, Soughton, Mold, CH7 6EF
Received 17 Sept 2025Hawkesbury Little Theatre, Mill Lane, Buckley, CH7 3HB
Received 24 Jun 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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