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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22, Wood Lane, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3JD
Received 31 Mar 2026Ysgol Maes Hyfryd, Fifth Avenue, Flint, CH6 5QL
Received 6 Oct 2025Plastirion Farm, Downing Road, Maes Pennant, Holywell, CH8 9EG
Received 6 Jul 2026Field West of, Highmere Drive, Connahs Quay, CH5 4YH
Received 8 Aug 20254 , Poppy Field Road, Northop Hall, CH7 6NS
Received 23 Feb 2026SIGLEN UCHAF, Ruthin Road, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 5LG
Received 4 Sept 2026CASTLE CEMENT LTD, Padeswood, Mold, CH7 4HB
Received 12 Mar 20269, Higher Common Road, Buckley, CH7 3NG
Received 7 Sept 2026Argoed Farm, Station Road, Talacre, Holywell, CH8 9RD
Received 3 Jun 2026TAVERN INN, Alltami, Mold, CH7 6LG
Received 20 May 2026WILSONS AUCTIONS JOHN SUMMERS, Century Way, Garden City, CH5 2GG
Received 9 Jul 2026THE GRANGE, Llanasa, Holywell, CH8 9LY
Received 28 Apr 20264, Eccleston Road, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9DY
Received 25 Feb 2026PARC ADFER LTD, Zone 4, DEESIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, Weighbridge Road, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2LL
Received 24 Oct 2025Hafod Las, Field Farm Lane, Buckley, CH7 3PD
Received 7 Oct 2025TIR Y COED FARM, Cae Newydd Road, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4AY
Received 22 Dec 2025NORTHOP HALL CRICKET & HOCKEY CLUB, Smithy Lane, Northop Hall, Mold, CH7 6DE
Received 26 Nov 2025Isfryn, Station Road, Bagillt, Flint, CH6 6AF
Received 28 May 2026Tan Y Foel, Rhes-y-cae, Holywell, CH8 8JQ
Received 5 Feb 2026Pen Draw, Pentre Road, Pentre Halkyn, Holywell, CH8 8HP
Received 29 Aug 202561, Normanby Drive, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4JX
Received 7 Sept 2026Pen Yr Allt, Babell, Holywell, CH8 8NJ
Received 1 Nov 202511, Health Street, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1PZ
Received 10 Nov 20252, St Andrews Close, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3QQ
Received 2 Sept 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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