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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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adj. 26 Station Road, Queensferry, CH5 1SX
Received 9 Feb 2026Castle Cement Ltd, Padeswood, Mold, CH7 4HB
Received 13 Nov 202517 , Briarwood Road, Ewloe, CH5 3BU
Received 8 Jul 202617, High Street, Holywell, CH8 7UB
Received 26 Jan 202639, Chester Road West, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1BY
Received 11 Mar 2026Bromfield Lodge, Wrexham Road, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 4HD
Received 16 Mar 2026Expressway Service Station, Ewloe, Mold, CH7 6HF
Received 22 Oct 2025Pier 7, Hawarden Bridge, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1PY
Received 20 Feb 20261-3, Mold Road, Buckley, CH7 2JA
Received 19 Jan 2026FELLSIDE, Cefn Bychan Road, Pantymwyn, Mold, CH7 5EN
Received 22 May 2026Melin Y Wern, Nannerch, CH7 5RH
Received 28 Oct 2025Aston Park Bowling Club, Aston Park Road, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1UA
Received 11 Jul 2025Land adj. PENTRE FARM, Pentre Lane, Gronant, Prestatyn, LL19 9TR
Received 10 Mar 20267, Halkyn Road, Flint, CH6 5HT
Received 5 Feb 2026Ffrith Farm, Holywell, Clwyd, Brynford
Received 1 Apr 202619 Wood Lane, Holywell, CH8 7HU
Received 17 Nov 2025Kinnerton Green Farm, The Green, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BZ
Received 15 Oct 202529, Church Road, Buckley, CH7 3JG
Received 27 Mar 2026QUEENS FARM, Pontblyddyn, Mold, CH7 4HG
Received 11 Aug 2026Sarn Galed Farm, Rhosesmor, Mold, CH7 6PG
Received 11 Jan 2026Kennels Cottage, Soughton, Mold, CH7 6AD
Received 15 Aug 2025Downing Cottage, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 9EQ
Received 29 Jul 2026TAN Y GLYN Station Road, Talacre, Holywell, CH8 9RD
Received 11 Feb 2026Rising Sun Cottage, Nannerch, Mold, CH7 5RH
Received 25 Jun 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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