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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
ANWYLFA, Berthen Road, Lixwm, Holywell, CH8 8LT
Received 13 Jul 2026Flat 6a, VICTORIA SQUARE, High Street, Holywell, CH8 7TF
Received 26 Feb 2026COUNTY CIVIC CENTRE, Raikes Lane, Mold, CH7 1AE
Received 26 Jun 2026Central Point, Brunswick Road, Buckley, CH7 2EH
Received 3 Mar 202612, Caerphilly Road, Buckley, CH7 3QJ
Received 28 Jan 2026John Bownes, Ruthin Road, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 5LG
Received 8 Aug 2025Porthdy Chwarel , Gwespyr Hill From A548 Junction To Tanrallt Road, Gwespyr, Holywell, CH8 9JS
Received 15 Aug 2025Heathfield, Pentre Lane, Buckley, CH7 3NY
Received 24 Oct 2025Hynet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
Received 10 Feb 2026BROUGHTON SHOPPING PARK, Chester Road, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0DP
Received 30 Jun 2026Pandy Garage, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5SD
Received 8 May 20262, DANIEL OWEN PRECINCT, Daniel Owen Precinct Pedestrianised Area, Mold, CH7 1AP
Received 11 Dec 2025Factory 2, Pontybodkin Hill, Leeswood, CH7 4RY
Received 1 Jun 2026John Bownes, Ruthin Road, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 5LG
Received 1 Apr 2026Mynydd Awel, Maes Gwern, Mold, CH7 1XN
Received 16 Jan 202679, Hafod Park, Mold, CH7 1QW
Received 3 Nov 202511, Greenvale Park, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3DP
Received 23 Mar 202634, Ffordd Pandarus, Maes Pennant, Holywell, CH8 9PJ
Received 27 Feb 20261, BRYN COCH COTTAGES, Northop Road, Flint, CH6 5QQ
Received 28 Nov 2025Field off, Old Bagillt Road, Bagillt, Flint, CH6 6ER
Received 12 Mar 2026Ysgol Croes Atti, Fford Dewi, Oakenholt, CH6 5WU
Received 6 May 2026Northop Country Park, Northop Country Park Estate Roads, Northop, Mold, CH7 6WA
Received 6 Jan 202574, Shotton Lane, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1QW
Received 19 Mar 2026Unit 13, Deeside Industrial Park , Fourth Avenue, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2NR
Received 26 Aug 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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