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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Springfield Hotel & Country Club, Pentre Halkyn, Holywell, CH8 8BD
Received 1 Jul 2025BEDW COTTAGE, Whitford Road, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 9AE
Received 17 Mar 2026Hynet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
Received 25 Feb 2026Land adj. 128 Church Street Connah's Quay Deeside, Flintshire CH5 4AR
Received 1 Jul 20268, Pen Y Maes, Buckley, CH7 2QE
Received 11 Feb 2026RAF Sealand South Camp, Welsh Road, Garden City, Deeside, CH5 2RD
Received 12 Feb 2026Cambrian Aquatic Sports Centre, Wepre Drive, Connahs Quay, CH5 4AH
Received 4 Nov 20259, Kiln Lane, Hope, Wrexham, LL12 9PH
Received 10 Aug 2026Castle Cement Ltd, Padeswood, Mold, CH7 4HB
Received 13 Nov 202533, Chester Road West, Queensferry, Deeside, CH5 1SA
Received 27 Jul 2026Coleshill Filling Station, Service Station, Holywell Road, Flint, CH6 5RR
Received 28 Apr 2026LYNSCOTT NURSERIES, Hendy Road, Mold, CH7 5JP
Received 24 Jun 2026Carey Glass Chester, Arriva North West & Wales, Manor Lane, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3QY
Received 28 Oct 2025TY CERRIG, Rhydymwyn, Mold, CH7 6PE
Received 14 Jul 2026Red Lion Inn & Restaurant, Llanasa, Holywell, CH8 9NE
Received 12 Nov 2025IVY HOUSE, High Street, Northop, Mold, CH7 6BQ
Received 7 Oct 2025MAES MYNAN QUARRY, Afonwen, Mold, CH7 5UB
Received 19 May 2026CASTLE CEMENT LTD, Padeswood, Mold, CH7 4HB
Received 29 Aug 202513, Chestnut Close, Soughton, Mold, CH7 6RP
Received 12 Jan 20261 , Mountain Close, Buckley, CH7 3JR
Received 30 Apr 2026Sundown, Trelogan, Holywell, CH8 9BZ
Received 30 Jul 20267, SPECSAVERS, High Street, Mold, CH7 1AZ
Received 9 Sept 2026HOLYWELL GOLF CLUB, Brynford, Holywell, CH8 8LQ
Received 4 Mar 202613, Maes Gruffydd, Sychdyn, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6LS
Received 13 Jul 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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