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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Near Brier Lodge, Rhyddyn Hill, Caergwrle, Wrexham, LL12 9EE
Received 26 Jan 202611, Health Street, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1PZ
Received 17 Apr 2025136, Windsor Drive, Flint, CH6 5TS
Received 13 Nov 2025Tan Llan, Brynford, Holywell, CH8 8LQ
Received 27 Jun 2025Land at Ffordd Dewi, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5WB
Received 23 Dec 2025Land east of Tata Steel, Deeside Industrial Estate, Sealand
Received 11 Feb 2026Brynffynnon, Glyndwr Road, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 5LW
Received 8 Dec 2025Land off Cymau Road, Ffrith, Wrexham, LL11 5LA
Received 9 Dec 202527 High Street, Holywell, CH8 7LH
Received 15 Dec 2025CASTLE CEMENT LTD, Padeswood, Mold, CH7 4HB
Received 21 Oct 2025Former Spectrum Garden Centre, Mold Road, Cefn Y Bedd, Wrexham, LL12 9UR
Received 20 Mar 2026Cefn Mawr Quarry, Cadole Road, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5EA
Received 24 Apr 2023Roundabout, Airfield Road/Northern Gateway, Garden City, Deeside, CH5 2GD
Received 13 May 2026Brynford House, 21, Brynford Street, Holywell, CH8 7RD
Received 23 Sept 20258 Corwen Close, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4UF
Received 3 Dec 2025Sion Chapel, Lloc CH8 8RG
Received 6 Jul 202638, Highfield Avenue, Mynydd Isa, Mold, CH7 6YB
Received 17 Feb 2026Hynet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
Received 7 Aug 2025The Green Farm, The Green, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BZ
Received 9 Oct 2025ARGOED HALL FARM, Argoed Hall Road, Mold, CH7 6SQ
Received 16 Dec 20257, SPECSAVERS, High Street, Mold, CH7 1AZ
Received 9 Sept 2026Point of Ayr Gas Terminal, Station Road, Talacre, Holywell, CH8 9RD
Received 13 Oct 2025YSGUBOR GOCH, Pen Line Road, Cilcain, Mold, CH7 5NZ
Received 13 Feb 202666, The Ridgeway, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3ES
Received 14 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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