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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 off Dyserth Road, Lloc, Holywell, Flintshire
Received 27 Feb 2026HAWKESBURY LITTLE THEATRE, Mill Lane, Buckley, CH7 3HB
Received 10 Aug 202619, Brynford Street, Holywell, CH8 7RD
Received 30 Jan 2026Railway Inn, Main Road, Ffynnongroyw, Holywell, CH8 9SN
Received 18 Jun 202614, Vounog Hill, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0EZ
Received 17 Mar 2025Unit 3 Acorn Business Park, Ground Floor, Aber Park Industrial Estate Road, Flint, CH6 5YN
Received 24 Jun 2026Land North of Barracks Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Flintshire, CH4 9BB
Received 6 May 202623, High Park, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3EF
Received 10 Mar 20261, Brookleigh Avenue, Mancot, Deeside, CH5 2BB
Received 4 Jun 202640 Lower Aston Hall Lane Hawarden Deeside CH5 3EY
Received 28 Apr 20261 - 7, PRICES ROW, Chester Street, Mold, CH7 1EG
Received 11 Aug 2025Atcherley Cottage, Bannisters Lane, Caergwrle, Wrexham, LL12 9HE
Received 10 Dec 2025Rising Sun, Nannerch, Mold, CH7 5RH
Received 30 May 202528, Muirfield Road, Buckley, CH7 2NW
Received 10 Sept 2025CAR AND COMMERCIAL, UNIT 1, St Ives Way, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5 2QS
Received 21 Apr 2026Abermorddu Service Station, Hawarden Road, Caergwrle, Wrexham, LL12 9BS
Received 18 Aug 20253, Fron Heulog, Deeside, Ewloe, CH5 3GG
Received 29 Jan 202639, Chester Road West, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1BY
Received 11 Mar 202632, Ash Grove, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1AG
Received 2 Sept 2025CEFN MELYN FARM, Cefn Road, Cilcain, Mold, CH7 5HR
Received 26 Mar 2026Roundabout 16, Manor Lane/B5125 Chester Road, Bretton, CH5 3GL
Received 14 May 2026Land adj. Ffordd Pennant, Maes Pennant, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 9NX
Received 1 Jul 2026April Rise Farm, Flint, CH6 5RP
Received 16 Sept 2025Stone Cottage, Picton, Holywell, CH8 9BJ
Received 13 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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