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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
SIGLEN UCHAF, Ruthin Road, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 5LG
Received 11 Nov 2025The Oaks Care Home, Larch Avenue, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1NF
Received 9 Jan 202624, Bron Y Wern, Bagillt, CH6 6BT
Received 19 May 2026CASTLE CEMENT LTD, Padeswood, Mold, CH7 4HB
Received 22 Oct 2025Black Horse Hotel, Mold Road, Buckley, CH7 2JB
Received 20 Nov 2025Land off Weighbridge Road, Deeside Industrial Park, Connah's Quay, Flintshire, CH5 2LF
Received 3 Feb 202623 - 25, ICELAND, Church Street, Flint, CH6 5AD
Received 26 Jan 202625, Phoenix Street, Sandycroft, CH5 2PE
Received 31 Mar 202610, Moorefields, Buckley, CH7 2AQ
Received 15 Jan 2026Land Adj. to Gillchris, Coast Road, Mostyn, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 9HF
Received 16 Mar 202683, Wrexham Street, Mold, CH7 1HQ
Received 21 Apr 2026Fron Farm, Hendre, Mold, CH7 5QW
Received 19 May 20261 , Glynne Way, Hawarden, CH5 3NS
Received 18 May 2026Oakenholt Papermill , Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
Received 27 May 2026Pen-yr-Erw, Pen-y-Felin, Nannerch, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 5RW
Received 15 May 2026Land south of New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Mold, CH7 6RB
Received 8 May 202615, High Street, Mold, CH7 1AZ
Received 31 Jul 202691, Pentre, Ruthin Road, Mold, CH7 1QH
Received 8 Oct 2025Roundabout 25, Caerwys interchange/NW Expy, Pen y Cefn, Holywell, CH8 8RY
Received 13 May 2026Unit 1, Gas Lane, Mold, CH7 1UR
Received 22 Jul 202615 Llys Preswylfa Mold CH7 1UP
Received 24 Mar 2026136A, ARFRYN, Mold Road, Mynydd Isa, Mold, CH7 6TF
Received 11 May 202629A, ELMS COTTAGE, Glynne Way, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3NS
Received 3 Nov 202511, Denford Close, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0SP
Received 18 May 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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