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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adj. 1, Church Walk, Bagillt, CH6 6EE
Received 11 Dec 202561, Well House Drive, Penymynydd, Chester, CH4 0LB
Received 31 Oct 2025Coleg Cambria, Kelsterton Road, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4BR
Received 25 Jun 2026Shotton Paper Mill, Weighbridge Road, Deeside Industrial Park, Flintshire, CH5 2UL
Received 9 Jul 202617, High Street, Holywell, CH8 7UB
Received 26 Jan 2026OAKENHOLT PAPERMILL, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
Received 17 Nov 202521, High Park, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3EF
Received 30 Apr 2026MAEN DRIW, Pen Y Ball Hill, Holywell, CH8 8SZ
Received 16 Feb 2026Manchester House 52-54, Chester Street, Flint, CH6 5DH
Received 1 Aug 2025Expressway Sevice Station, Ewloe, Mold, CH7 6HF
Received 19 Nov 2025AROS FARM, Ffordd Pentre Bach, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4EG
Received 23 Oct 202541, Mold Road, Buckley, CH7 2JA
Received 11 Feb 2026FRON HALL, Swan Lane, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 4AT
Received 2 Apr 2026ARWEINFA, Gwaenysgor, Rhyl, LL18 6EP
Received 30 Mar 2026New Brighton Community Centre, Moel Fammau Road, Mold, CH7 6QU
Received 24 Aug 2026TY NEWYDD, Mertyn Lane, Carmel, Holywell, CH8 8QN
Received 27 Mar 2026Bryn Pentre, 69, Chester Road, Mold, CH7 1UE
Received 2 Jul 2025Land adj to Halendy Garage, Mostyn, Holywell, CH8 9HW
Received 7 Oct 2025Ty Coch, High Street, Bagillt, Flint, CH6 6HE
Received 17 Jun 2026BRYN Y GARREG, Ffordd Y Bryn, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5HS
Received 22 Jul 202651, Trelawny Avenue, Flint, CH6 5JD
Received 11 May 2026Former Smiths Haulage Yard, Ruthin Road, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 5JT
Received 8 Jul 202673A, High Street, Holywell, CH8 7TF
Received 16 Jun 2026Land adj. Manor Lane, Hawarden Industrial Park, Broughton, CH5 3PJ
Received 26 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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