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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
49, Church Street, Flint, CH6 5AD
Received 27 Aug 2026Morfa Farm, Station Road, Talacre, Holywell, CH8 9RD
Received 3 Mar 2026Rockland, Ruthin Road, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 5LG
Received 26 Jan 20269, Brickfields, Buckley, CH7 3BE
Received 24 Nov 2025Land off Barracks Lane, Penyffordd, Flintshire, CH4 0AB
Received 5 Dec 2025The Orchard, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DW
Received 20 Nov 2025War Memorial Institute, Chester Road, Penymynydd, Chester, CH4 0JZ
Received 11 Nov 20251 - 7, PRICES ROW, Chester Street, Mold, CH7 1EG
Received 26 Aug 2025Bronallt, Pwll Glas, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1RA
Received 18 May 2026Tan Y Coed, Ysceifiog, Holywell, CH8 8NJ
Received 11 Nov 2025Land at 92, The Highway, Hawarden, CH5 3DJ
Received 4 Feb 20261, Church Close, Buckley, CH7 3JP
Received 12 Nov 2025April Rise Farm, Flint, CH6 5RP
Received 14 Apr 20261, Cwrt Cybi, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5WL
Received 14 Jul 2025Ysgol Bryn Coch, Victoria Road, Mold, CH7 1EW
Received 6 Mar 2026Hillcrest, Cilcain, Mold, CH7 5NW
Received 20 Jul 2026Land off A550, Dobshill, CH4 0EN
Received 13 Feb 2026GELLI FARM, Pinfold Lane, Alltami, Mold, CH7 6HE
Received 29 May 2026Land adj. to Argoed, LLoc CH8 8RG
Received 6 Jul 20261, Grays Road, Mynydd Isa, Mold, CH7 6UP
Received 18 Feb 202691, Mold Road, Buckley, CH7 2JA
Received 19 Mar 2026GRAIG FARM, Rhes-y-cae, Holywell, CH8 8LY
Received 10 Apr 2026DIGBY FARM, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX
Received 8 Jul 202632, Broncoed Park, Mold, CH7 1JF
Received 27 Oct 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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