Flintshire County Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Flintshire County Council decided more than 950 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Flintshire County Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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7 October 2026 · Approved
Land Adj. Theatr Clwyd, Raikes Lane, Mold, CH7 1YA · FUL/000612/26
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10 August 2026 · Refused
A T S EUROMASTER, Wrexham Road, Mold, CH7 1HS · FUL/000193/26
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15 July 2026 · Approved
Land east of Tata Steel, Deeside Industrial Estate, Sealand · FUL/000129/26
Figures for Flintshire County Council
| Applications decided | more than 950 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 69 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 120plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Flintshire County Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the impact of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: i) Whether the proposal is inappropriate development within the green barrier; ii) The effect of the proposal on the openness of the green barrier and the purposes of including land within it; iii) If the proposal…”
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“I consider that the main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers.”
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“The main issues are: i) whether the proposal is inappropriate development within the green barrier; ii) the effect of the proposal on the openness of the green barrier and the purposes of including land within it; iii) the effect on…”
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“The main issues are; the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, whether the development requires to be accessible by a choice of modes of travel other than the private car, the effect of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.