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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adj. Pen Y Bryn, Ffordd Y Bont, Treuddyn, Mold, CH7 4LS
Received 3 Oct 2025Land North of Gwernaffield Road, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 3DA
Received 16 Feb 202660, Forest Drive, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0QJ
Received 25 Aug 20256, Ffordd Dol Gwyn, Buckley, CH7 2DQ
Received 30 Jun 2025Block B, Ffordd Haulfryn, Mold, CH7 1AT
Received 10 Nov 2025FRON DEG, Clayton Road, Mold, CH7 1SU
Received 17 Apr 2026Land off Weighbridge Road, Deeside Industrial Park, Connah's Quay, Flintshire, CH5 2LF
Received 26 Jan 20263, Coed Bach, Flint, CH6 5SW
Received 5 Jun 2026115, Dee Road, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4PB
Received 23 Apr 2026Former Gateway to Wales Hotel, Welsh Road, Garden City, Queensferry, CH5 2HX
Received 2 Feb 2026235, High Street, Connahs Quay, CH5 4DJ
Received 4 Jul 20254, WOODLAND RISE, Globe Way, Buckley, CH7 3LL
Received 14 Oct 202588, Chester Road West, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1BZ
Received 9 Apr 2026Parcels H3, H5, H6, H7 & H8a, The Airfields, Northern Gateway, Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 2RD
Received 18 Aug 20251, The Sidings, Buckley, CH7 3DQ
Received 30 Sept 202617, Blackbrook Avenue, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3HJ
Received 28 Sept 2026Roundabout 14, Manor Lane/B5129 Roundabout, Bretton, CH5 3PS
Received 13 May 2026NEWTECH SQUARE, First Avenue, Sealand, CH5 2NT
Received 30 Jun 2026CAMBRIAN HEALTH CARE LTD, Delfryn House, Argoed Hall Road, Mold, CH7 6FQ
Received 16 Jul 2026Fron Farm, Gwrachen Farm Junction A541, Hendre, Mold, CH7 5QW
Received 7 Nov 2025The Spinney, The Green, Northop, Mold, CH7 6BD
Received 8 Dec 2025Stone Cottage, Picton, Holywell, CH8 9BJ
Received 30 Oct 2025LLYS BERYL, High Street, Trelawnyd, Rhyl, LL18 6DT
Received 1 Aug 2025Hynet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
Received 20 Nov 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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