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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1-3, Wrexham Street, Mold, CH7 1ET
Received 28 May 2026The Grange, Brunswick Road, Buckley, CH7 2EP
Received 17 Feb 2026Hawkesbury Little Theatre, Mill Lane, Buckley, CH7 3HB
Received 30 Jul 2025BRYN ALYN COTTAGE, Rhydymwyn, Mold, CH7 5HE
Received 25 Jun 2026Butchers Arms, Village Road, Nercwys, CH7 4EW
Received 20 Jul 2026SPRING COTTAGE, Nant Road, Pentre Halkyn, Holywell, CH8 8BD
Received 28 Jan 2026PROJECT HOUSE, Chester Road, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5 2QW
Received 25 Nov 202561, Normanby Drive, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4JX
Received 22 Apr 2026ELLERAY, Mold Road, Ewloe Green, Deeside, CH5 3GU
Received 13 Oct 2025GARREG LITHRIG, High Street, Trelawnyd, Rhyl, LL18 6DT
Received 9 Dec 202523 Wepre Park Connah's Quay Deeside CH5 4HJ
Received 17 Jul 2026LLYS Y BRENIN, Holywell, CH8 7TH
Received 24 Apr 2026The Oaks, Platt Lane, Penyffordd, CH4 0HX
Received 2 Mar 2026Plot A, The Airfields, Northern Gateway, Deeside, CH5 2RD
Received 8 Oct 202519 , The Brambles, Shotton, CH5 1PF
Received 28 Jul 2026The Homestead, Cefn Bychan Road, Pantymwyn, Mold, CH7 5EL
Received 17 Sept 2026Land at Ffordd Dewi, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5WB
Received 12 Mar 2026Morfa Farm, Station Road, Talacre CH8 9RD
Received 13 Jul 2026Land adj to 74, Shotton Lane, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1QW
Received 28 Jul 2026Estyn House Farm, Gwern Lane, Hope, Wrexham, LL12 9RU
Received 26 Mar 20261, HILTON PARK CARAVAN PARK, Station Road, Talacre, Holywell, CH8 9RD
Received 7 Apr 202615, High Street, Mold, CH7 1AZ
Received 31 Jul 20262, Tros Yr Aber, Greenfield, Holywell, CH8 7XP
Received 7 May 2026Land off Ffordd Pennant, Maes Pennant, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 9NX
Received 13 Apr 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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