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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BWTHYN ONNEN, Black Brook, Soughton, Mold, CH7 6LT
Received 10 Dec 2025THE OLD SMITHY, Llanfynydd, Wrexham, LL11 5HT
Received 1 Sept 202650, Sealand Road, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2RJ
Received 28 Nov 202528, Ffordd Gelfft, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4QR
Received 1 Apr 20267, Cae Bychan, Flint, CH6 5TP
Received 22 Oct 2025Land off Ffordd Pennant, Maes Pennant, Holywell, CH8 9PJ
Received 27 Jan 2026Land to the north of Point of Ayr terminal, Holywell
Received 28 Nov 2025Old Tavern, Mostyn, Holywell, CH8 9DX
Received 2 Feb 2026Plas Ifan Hotel. Northop Hall, Mold, CH7 6HS
Received 5 Jun 2026TY DRAW FARM, Ffordd Y Pentre, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4EL
Received 10 Oct 2025Plot 2A, The Airfields, Northern Gateway, Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 2RD
Received 26 May 202619, Brookdale Avenue, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4LT
Received 2 Oct 2025GLEN DIMPLEX PROFESSIONAL APPLIANCES LTD, Drury New Road, Buckley, CH7 3DS
Received 13 Jan 2026Oak Lodge, Mynydd Bychan, Llanfynydd, Wrexham, LL11 5HW
Received 23 Jan 2026CLODDIAU DUON, Ffordd Maeshafan, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4DW
Received 21 Apr 2026Land Adj. Hot Air Shooting Centre, Ffordd Graeana, Babell, Holywell, CH8 8PR
Received 14 Sept 2026Hynet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
Received 8 Dec 20252, THE WALLED GARDEN, Ffordd Y Waen, Nannerch, Mold, CH7 5RX
Received 13 Apr 202627, High Street, Holywell, CH8 7TE
Received 10 Sept 2026Unit 4, DANIEL OWEN PRECINCT, Mold, CH7 1AP
Received 29 Jul 202613, Wyndham Drive, Cefn-y-bedd, Wrexham, LL12 9YB
Received 16 Dec 2025Gronant Youth Club, Pentre Lane, Gronant, Prestatyn, LL19 9TP
Received 20 Oct 2025Wilcox Coach Works, Denbigh Road, Afonwen, Mold, CH7 5UB
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Adj. Elfed Drive, Buckley, Flintshire, CH7 2JD
Received 13 Aug 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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