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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Holding to the North East of Morriston Farm, Green Lane East, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2LH
Received 6 May 2026128, Mold Road, Buckley, CH7 2NT
Received 25 Mar 2026THE MERCHANT HOUSE LTD, Prince William Avenue, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5 2QZ
Received 26 Jan 20264A, DANIEL OWEN PRECINCT, Daniel Owen Precinct Pedestrianised Area, Mold, CH7 1AP
Received 21 Jan 202696 , Brunswick Road, Buckley, CH7 2ER
Received 19 May 2026THE PARK CLINIC, Earl Road, Mold, CH7 1AX
Received 2 Jul 20266, HELYG, Drury Lane, Drury, Buckley, CH7 3DU
Received 28 Jan 202630, Park Crescent, Carmel, Holywell, CH8 7DJ
Received 17 Apr 2026Soughton Hall, Soughton, Mold, CH7 6AB
Received 29 Apr 2025Oakfield Cottage, Alltami, Mold, CH7 6LQ
Received 19 Oct 202536, St Peters Park, Northop, Mold, CH7 6DR
Received 11 Sept 2026Rosslyn, Pentre Lane, Buckley, CH7 3PA
Received 18 Nov 2025Land at Green Lane East, Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 2NA
Received 11 Nov 2025MOUNT GILEAD CHAPEL, Holywell, CH8 7QF
Received 21 May 2026GROESFFORDD BACH, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 8SD
Received 15 Jul 2026Kinnerton Green Farm, The Green, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BZ
Received 15 Oct 202583, Bryn Awelon, Mold, CH7 1LT
Received 11 Jul 2025EWLOE POST OFFICE, The Highway, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3DN
Received 13 Aug 202685, Pen Y Maes Road, Holywell, CH8 7EG
Received 18 Aug 2026Land at Mold Road, Northop, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6BZ
Received 7 Aug 2025Plot A, The Airfields, Northern Gateway, Deeside, CH5 2RD
Received 14 Jul 2026PEN Y GLASDIR, Picton Road, Pen-y-ffordd, Holywell, CH8 9JQ
Received 10 Jul 2025Bryn Y Coed Farm, Flint Mountain, Flint, CH6 5QU
Received 12 Nov 202521, High Park, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3EF
Received 23 Jan 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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