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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Four Oaks, Lower Mountain Road, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0EU
Received 22 Jul 2025Old Tavern , Mostyn, Holywell, CH8 9DX
Received 24 Jun 2026Glenella , London Road, Trelawnyd, Rhyl, LL18 6DL
Received 11 Aug 202570, Little Mountain Road, Buckley, CH7 3BY
Received 8 Apr 202651, Wepre Park, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4HJ
Received 1 Jun 2026The Bakery, THE STORES HOUSE, Rhes-y-cae, Holywell, CH8 8JG
Received 2 Apr 2026BODOWEN, Ewloe Place, Buckley, CH7 3NL
Received 25 May 2026Land Adj. Cae Glas, Marian, Trelawnyd, LL18 6EB
Received 30 Jun 2026BRYN YR HAUL, Wrexham Road, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0HT
Received 8 Jun 2026Plas Cerrig Hall, Caerwys, Mold, CH7 5BP
Received 13 Oct 2025LARCHWAY, Cilcain Road, Pantymwyn, Mold, CH7 5EH
Received 17 Feb 202668, The Highway, Hawarden, CH5 3DH
Received 6 Feb 2026RAF Sealand South Camp, Welsh Road, Garden City, Deeside, CH5 2RD
Received 12 Feb 2026CEFN MAWR QUARRY LANDFILL, Pant Y Buarth, Cadole Road, Mold CH7 5EA
Received 28 Oct 2025Centre Managers Office, BROUGHTON SHOPPING PARK, Chester Road, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0DE
Received 30 Jan 20262, Westfield Drive, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0HY
Received 6 Nov 2025CONNAHS QUAY PRECINCT, High Street, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4DD
Received 16 Sept 2026MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS LTD, King Street, Mold, CH7 1LA
Received 30 Apr 2026Hendre Limestone Quarry, Denbigh Road, Hendre, Mold, Flintshire
Received 27 Aug 2026BRAMLEY FARM, Bramley Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AX
Received 16 Jun 2026Flint Railway Station , Market Square, Flint, CH6 5NW
Received 24 Apr 202626, Queensway, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1HT
Received 2 Jun 2026OLD PUMP HOUSE, Hafod Road, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5ES
Received 4 Jul 2025POINT OF AYR TERMINAL, Station Road, Talacre, Holywell, CH8 9RD
Received 8 Oct 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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