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Flintshire County Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Flintshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,143Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 786 approved or refused records
89Refused applications
697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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More application records
- A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.FUL/001003/25
Change of use of front extension to a chiropractic treatment room following temporary permission
70, Ash Lane, Mancot, Deeside, CH5 2BR
Received 24 Nov 2025 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.LDP/000278/26
The proposal consists of the removal of the existing driveway to the rear of the property and its incorporartion into the residential garden. The works include the breaking up and removal of existing hard surfacing and the laying of new soft landscaping, including lawn and/or planting. The area will be enclosed by following on the 1metre wall and hedging on our side for privacy.
73, The Boulevard, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0SN
Received 30 Mar 2026 - The statutory consultation period is now closed but comments will be acccepted until determination of the applicationFUL/000205/26
The application seeks to amend conditions attached to reserved matters approval RES/000658/22 as amended by NMA/000287/24
Northern Gateway (Phase 3), Former Corus Garden City site, Welsh Road, Garden City, Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1PY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.LDP/000639/26
Rear extension, garage conversion.
THE WOODS, Level Road, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3JR
Received 23 Jul 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.TPO/001037/25
G2 - A group of 7 oak trees located on the outer boundary of the woodland running along the perimeter of 42 Dinghouse Wood. Remove low level epicormic growth back to main stem & prune low to mid crown branches encroaching towards garage and garden back to suitable growth points inline with the boundary fence
42, Dinghouse Wood, Buckley, Flintshire, CH7 3DH
Received 3 Dec 2025 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.NMA/000668/26
Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission COU/000251/25
CAE CEFNA, Golftyn Lane, Connahs Quay, CH7 6DQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - The application has been allocated to a Case Officer for checking and is awaiting the consultation period being openedDET/000808/26
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 following planning permission FUL/000509/26
Ocha Bungalow, Stryt Isa, Hope, Flintshire, CH4 0JY
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Comments can now be made on the applicationADV/000758/26
Advertisement consent for proposed signage, two fascia and two totem, internally illuminated on external façades and two totems
Element Deeside, UNIT 56, Third Avenue, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2LA
Received 7 Sept 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.DCO/000076/26
Partial Discharge of Requirement 12, Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP); Stages 2b (ii), 3b, 4b
Hynet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
Received 28 Jan 2026 - The statutory consultation period is now closed but comments will be acccepted until determination of the applicationFUL/000467/26
Erection of a Class A1 retail foodstore with surface level car parking, landscaping and all associated development
Land Adj. Broughton Shopping Park, Chester Road, Broughton, CH4 0DH
Received 21 May 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.DET/000590/25
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 following planning permission 064335
Shotton View, Rowan Road, Aston, Deeside, CH5 1XT
Received 10 Jul 2025 - A further notification period has been opened as new or amended documents have been receivedFUL/000400/26
Proposed extension to provide new consulting rooms, administration & scanning facilities - and to upgrade and rationalise the existing building. To upgrade parking & access.
Grange Veterinary Hospital, Tyddyn Street, Mold, CH7 1DX
Received 12 May 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.LDP/000034/26
Single storey rear extension
Gelli Bant, Picton Road, Pen-y-ffordd, Holywell, CH8 9JQ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.FUL/000573/25
Proposed Roof replacement/lifting of ridge to create new loft conversion including internal modifications.
33, Heritage Drive, Buckley, CH7 3GJ
Received 4 Jul 2025 - The statutory consultation period is now closed but comments will be acccepted until determination of the applicationFUL/000573/26
Application for Removal of Condition 10 following Grant of Planning Permission 059576
Glenfield, Middle Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AU
Received 2 Jul 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.FUL/000112/26
Proposed change of use and alterations to existing shop and living accommodation to form a veterinary practice & associated works.
27, Aston Park Food Store, Aston Park Road, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1UA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.ADV/000096/26
Signage to shop front on existing fascia, approx. 4.3m wide 500mm high.
11A, Church Street, Flint, CH6 5AD
Received 3 Feb 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.FUL/000557/25
No building works, alterations or landscaping are proposed /required and none have taken place - the building will remain as existing externally and internally. The application is a retrospective change of use application to regularlise the use of our existing annexe (which has previously been ancillary accommodation for our house (Plas Hendre) as a full- time two bedroom self -catering holiday let. We have been using it as such, listing it on Airbnb since 31 January 2025.
PLAS HENDRE, Ffordd Y Pentre, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4EL
Received 1 Jul 2025 - The application is with the Case Officer for considerationLDP/000787/26
Garage conversion to home office/hobby room.
62, The Nurseries, Halkyn Road, Flint, CH6 5UJ
Received 17 Sept 2026 - A further notification period has been opened as new or amended documents have been receivedFUL/000168/26
Retrospective planning permission is sought for the provision of a substation building, associated substation and cable routing.
WILSONS AUCTIONS, Century Way, Garden City, Sealand, CH5 2GG
Received 24 Feb 2026 - The case officer has recommended a decision on the application and is currently being checked by the Team Leader before instructing the case officer to issue the decision noticeFUL/000713/26
I will change the use class from B2 to D2. I will make no structural changes to the unit nor will I alter the appearance of the unit. The interior is already open plan which is ideal for the use of a small Muay Thai unit, the unit already has two toilets and a small separate room that will be used as a changing room.
17, ENGINEER PARK, Babbage Road, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5 2QD
Received 20 Aug 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.FUL/000261/26
Proposed erection of single storey garage/storage structure
Bannel Farm, Chester Road, Dobshill, Deeside, CH5 3LZ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Comments can now be made on the applicationFUL/000786/26
Conversion of the existing attached garage to habitable accommodation with a mezzanine floor, a new pitched roof and new windows, a single storey rear extension, associated internal alterations and the re-finishing of the external walls of the dwelling in render
22, Godrer Mynydd, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 4AD
Received 17 Sept 2026 - A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.FUL/000427/26
Conversion of existing office space into two no. flats (splitting one flat from previously approved application FUL/000066/26). Existing - timber windows and doors, red brickwork, slate roof. Proposed - double-glazed timber windows to match existing. Site area - 616 m2
23-25, Church Street, Flint, CH6 5AE
Received 14 May 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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