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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HOWARTH TIMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD, Chester Road, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0DH
Received 15 Oct 20258, Bradshaw Avenue, Saltney Ferry, Chester, CH4 0BE
Received 25 Feb 2026Land at Ffordd Dewi, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5WB
Received 21 Oct 2025NANT Y GLYN, Alltami Road, Alltami, Mold, CH7 6RW
Received 27 Aug 2026PEN Y GLASDIR, Picton Road, Pen-y-ffordd, Holywell, CH8 9JQ
Received 10 Jul 2025Shotton Paper Mill, Weighbridge Road, Deeside Industrial Park, Flintshire, CH5 2UL
Received 9 Jul 2026Roundabout, Plough Lane/Aston Park Road, Lower Aston, Deeside, CH5 1XS
Received 13 May 2026CROSS FARM, Chester Road, Penymynydd, Chester, CH4 0EN
Received 15 Apr 2026Melin Y Wern, Nannerch, CH7 5RH
Received 28 Oct 202517, Vyrnwy Road, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8QN
Received 16 Oct 202550, The Boulevard, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0SW
Received 27 Jul 2026War Memorial Institute, Chester Road, Penymynydd, Chester, CH4 0JZ
Received 2 Jul 20255 Eccleston Road Higher Kinnerton
Received 14 Aug 202624 , Coed Onn Road, Flint, CH6 5NE
Received 3 Jul 2025BRITISH AEROSPACE AIRBUS LTD, Chester Road, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0DR
Received 31 Jul 202671, Parkfield Road, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0SA
Received 27 Aug 2026Bryn Barn, Cilcain, Mold, CH7 5QS
Received 24 Oct 2025Land North of Gwernaffield Road, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 3DA
Received 14 May 202622, Ewloe Place, Buckley, CH7 3NL
Received 27 Jul 2026O K DINER, Ewloe, Mold, CH7 6HB
Received 23 Jul 2026MAESBROOK, Gwernaffield Road, Mold, CH7 1RE
Received 20 Apr 2026Holywell Town Football Club, Halkyn Road, Holywell, CH87TZ
Received 20 Apr 2026Silver Birch, Pen y Fron Road, Pantymwyn, Mold, CH7 5EG
Received 2 Oct 2025MORRISTON FARM, Green Lane East, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2LH
Received 28 Apr 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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