Understanding planning · 13 min read
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697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
DOWNING COTTAGE, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 9EQ
Received 22 Apr 2026Henfryn Farm, London Road, Trelawnyd, Rhyl, LL18 6DN
Received 14 Aug 2026Castle Cement Ltd, Padeswood, Mold, CH7 4HB
Received 31 Mar 2026Land at 92, The Highway, Hawarden, CH5 3DJ
Received 16 Oct 2025Park View, Pen Y Fron Road, Pantymwyn, Mold, CH7 5EG
Received 8 Jul 2026Meadowcroft, Bannel Lane, Buckley, CH7 3AP
Received 2 Mar 2026Dovedale, Hawarden Road, Hope, Wrexham, LL12 9NF
Received 13 Oct 202520, Eaton Close, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0RF
Received 20 Aug 20262, Llys Dedwydd, Mynydd Isa, Mold, CH7 6YN
Received 16 Dec 2025Stone Cottage, Picton, Holywell, CH8 9BJ
Received 30 Oct 20255, Cambrian Close, Mold, CH7 1HY
Received 16 Mar 2026Roundabout 32, Drome Corner Roundabout, Garden City, CH5 2RF
Received 13 May 2026PANT TERFYN, Nercwys, Mold, CH7 4BW
Received 7 Sept 20262-3 BUCKLEY SHOPPING CENTRE, Brunswick Road, Buckley, CH7 2EF
Received 7 Jul 2026MAES YR ESGOB FARM, Afonwen, Mold, CH7 5UP
Received 10 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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