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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Granary, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5BF
Received 11 Aug 202547 Dee View Road, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4AY
Received 7 Jul 2025The Cottage, Aston Road, Queensferry, CH5 1TJ
Received 13 Apr 2026HAWARDEN GOLF CLUB LTD, Groomsdale Lane, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3EH
Received 6 Feb 202655, Llwyni Drive, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4NJ
Received 25 Mar 2026Roundabout 34, Parkway/First & Fourth Avenues, Deeside Ind Est, Shotwick, Deeside, CH5 2NS
Received 13 May 2026Ffrith Farm, Brynford, CH8 8LP
Received 27 Jan 20266, Crossways, Mancot, Deeside, CH5 2AN
Received 4 Mar 2026Oakenholt Papermill, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
Received 7 Oct 2025CARITH, Cilcain Road, Pantymwyn, Mold, CH7 5EH
Received 2 Feb 2026MORVILLE, Hawarden Road, Caergwrle, Wrexham, LL12 9DT
Received 4 Dec 2025Unit 15, Clwyd Close, Manor Lane, Hawarden Industrial Estate, CH5 3NU
Received 9 Jul 202512, New Street, Mold, CH7 1NZ
Received 2 Feb 2026Cae Mawr, 2, Ty Newydd Court, Llanasa, Holywell, CH8 9LY
Received 17 Mar 2026Plot C, The Airfields, Northern Gateway, Welsh Road, Deeside, CH5 2RD
Received 6 Aug 2025DANIEL OWEN PRECINCT, Pedestrianised Area, Mold, CH7 1AP
Received 5 Feb 2026Primrose Cottage, Stryt Isa, Hope, Wrexham LL12 9PU
Received 12 Mar 2026BROUGHTON SHOPPING PARK, Chester Road, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0DP
Received 30 Jun 2026CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST DAVID, Church Street, Flint, CH6 5AD
Received 20 Feb 2026TARTH Y DWR, Lloc, Holywell, CH8 8RQ
Received 21 Aug 2026Ty Ar Y Bryn, Bryn Road, Flint
Received 2 Jan 2026Ocho -Rios, Lloc, Holywell, CH8 8RG
Received 7 Aug 202527 High Street, Holywell, CH8 7TE
Received 26 Mar 20264, Upper Aston Hall Lane, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3EN
Received 15 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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