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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
31C & 31F, High Street, Holywell, CH8 7TE
Received 12 Feb 202653, High Street, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4DD
Received 15 Jun 2026BELL COTTAGE, Allt Goch Lane, Northop, Mold, CH7 6DL
Received 19 Mar 2026Former Hebron Church, Ffordd Pennant, Mostyn, Flintshire, CH8 9NX
Received 17 Feb 2026Pant Stud Farm, Babell, Holywell, CH8 8PZ
Received 27 Nov 2025Land off Broncoed Lane, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1JQ
Received 17 Mar 202681, The Highway, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3DL
Received 21 Jan 2026Dee View & Woodside, Bank Lane, Drury, Buckley, CH7 3EQ
Received 16 Jun 2026TY NEWYDD, Ffordd Nercwys, Treuddyn, Mold, CH7 4BG
Received 25 Nov 20252, DENMARK BUNGALOWS, High Street, Bagillt, Flint, CH6 6HT
Received 29 Jan 2026Millstone View, Chester Road, Penyffordd, CH4 0JZ
Received 20 May 20266, Maes Glas, Treuddyn, Mold, CH7 4LY
Received 6 Aug 2025Arweinfa, Gwaenysgor, Rhyl, LL18 6EP
Received 8 Dec 2025PLASTIRION FARM, Downing Road, Maes Pennant, Holywell, CH8 9EG
Received 19 Aug 202695 - 99, Sports Bar, High Street, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4DD
Received 7 Jul 20252, Coed Y Bryn, Pentre Hill, Flint Mountain, Flint, CH6 5QP
Received 2 Sept 2026Unit 8, The Courtyard, Rowleys Drive, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1PP
Received 10 Oct 2025Tyn Y Groesffordd, Ffordd Nercwys, Treuddyn, Mold, CH7 4BG
Received 2 Oct 20258, Woodfield Close, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0FE
Received 28 Jul 2026GRAIG FARM, Rhes-y-cae, Holywell, CH8 8LY
Received 28 Jul 20254A, DANIEL OWEN PRECINCT, Daniel Owen Precinct Pedestrianised Area, Mold, CH7 1AP
Received 21 Jan 202612, New Street, Mold, CH7 1NZ
Received 3 Feb 2026MOD Sealand , Marsh Farm Road, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2LS
Received 7 Jul 2026Red Lion Inn & Restaurant, Llanasa, Holywell, CH8 9NE
Received 23 Jun 2025Records 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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