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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 OAKS, Platt Lane, Penyffordd, CH4 0HX
Received 24 Jun 2026Hendre Limestone Quarry, Denbigh Road, Hendre, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 5QL
Received 16 Jun 2026Shotton Paper Mill, Weighbridge Road, Deeside Industrial Park, Flintshire, CH5 2UL
Received 13 Jul 202614 Cwrt Edwin, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5FX
Received 29 Sept 20252, COED Y BRYN, Pentre Hill, Flint Mountain, Flint, CH6 5QP
Received 2 Oct 2025Mynydd Mostyn, Berthengam, Holywell, CH8 9DD
Received 17 Dec 2025Ty Draw Farm, Ffordd Y Pentre, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4EL
Received 15 May 202621 - 23 Chester Street, Flint, CH6 5BL
Received 1 Jul 2025Mostyn Lodge Hotel, Mostyn, Holywell, CH8 9HF
Received 7 Apr 20268, Berwyn Close, Bryn Y Baal, Mold, CH7 6SH
Received 7 May 2026Claretta House, Tanlan, Ffynnongroyw, Holywell, CH8 9UU
Received 9 Dec 2025RAF Sealand South Camp, Welsh Road, Garden City, Deeside, CH5 2RD
Received 22 Jan 2026CEMETERY, Aber Road, Flint, CH6 5YA
Received 8 Jun 2026Land East of Tata Steel Works, Deeside Industrial Park, Shotton, Flintshire, CH5 2LF
Received 22 Apr 2026Ashford Farm Caeau Gleision Lane, Halkyn, Holywell, CH8 8DF
Received 20 Aug 202526, Chester Road West, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1BX
Received 30 Mar 2026STARBUCKS COFFEE, Gateway Services Westbound A55, Northop Hall, CH7 6HB
Received 22 Dec 20251, Riverside Court, Pontblyddyn, Mold, CH7 4HA
Received 10 Nov 202523, Green Meadows, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3SL
Received 6 May 2026Pistyll Farm, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4EW
Received 13 Mar 2026Unit D2 The Airfields, Welsh Road, Garden City, Deeside, CH5 2SZ
Received 15 Apr 2026Castle Cement Ltd, Padeswood, Mold, CH7 4HB
Received 3 Oct 2025Springfield Cottage, Connahs Quay Road, Northop, Mold, CH7 6BT
Received 13 Aug 2025BEECH HOUSE, Sixth Avenue, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2LB
Received 11 Sept 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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