Planning outcomes in Flintshire are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 30.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.
See your ward's approval rate and nearby planning decisions — free and instant.
| # | Ward | Decisions | Approved | Refused | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Central, Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Wepre | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2 | Flintshire Ward Buckley Bistre East, Flintshire Ward Leeswood, Flintshire Ward Penyffordd | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 3 | Flintshire Ward Broughton North East | 147 | 141 | 6 | 95.9% |
| 4 | Flintshire Ward Mold South | 105 | 99 | 6 | 94.3% |
| 5 | Flintshire Ward Holywell Central | 81 | 75 | 6 | 92.6% |
| 6 | Flintshire Ward Penyffordd | 203 | 187 | 16 | 92.1% |
| 7 | Flintshire Ward Flint Coleshill and Trelawny | 159 | 146 | 13 | 91.8% |
| 8 | Flintshire Ward Mold Broncoed | 108 | 99 | 9 | 91.7% |
| 9 | Flintshire Ward Broughton South | 71 | 65 | 6 | 91.5% |
| 10 | Flintshire Ward Mold East | 117 | 107 | 10 | 91.5% |
| 11 | Flintshire Ward Queensferry and Sealand | 367 | 333 | 34 | 90.7% |
| 12 | Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Wepre | 82 | 74 | 8 | 90.2% |
| 13 | Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay South | 71 | 64 | 7 | 90.1% |
| 14 | Flintshire Ward Mold West | 64 | 57 | 7 | 89.1% |
| 15 | Flintshire Ward Argoed and New Brighton | 173 | 154 | 19 | 89.0% |
| 16 | Flintshire Ward Flint Oakenholt | 72 | 64 | 8 | 88.9% |
| 17 | Flintshire Ward Buckley Bistre East | 90 | 80 | 10 | 88.9% |
| 18 | Flintshire Ward Buckley Mountain | 124 | 110 | 14 | 88.7% |
| 19 | Flintshire Ward Flint Castle | 43 | 38 | 5 | 88.4% |
| 20 | Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Central | 65 | 57 | 8 | 87.7% |
| 21 | Flintshire Ward Greenfield | 40 | 35 | 5 | 87.5% |
| 22 | Flintshire Ward Higher Kinnerton | 103 | 90 | 13 | 87.4% |
| 23 | Flintshire Ward Whitford | 172 | 150 | 22 | 87.2% |
| 24 | Flintshire Ward Caergwrle | 46 | 40 | 6 | 87.0% |
| 25 | Flintshire Ward Shotton East and Shotton Higher | 91 | 79 | 12 | 86.8% |
| 26 | Flintshire Ward Brynford and Halkyn | 282 | 244 | 38 | 86.5% |
| 27 | Flintshire Ward Buckley Pentrobin | 193 | 167 | 26 | 86.5% |
| 28 | Flintshire Ward Ewloe | 188 | 161 | 27 | 85.6% |
| 29 | Flintshire Ward Holywell West | 68 | 58 | 10 | 85.3% |
| 30 | Flintshire Ward Cilcain | 163 | 138 | 25 | 84.7% |
| 31 | Flintshire Ward Llanasa and Trelawynd | 293 | 248 | 45 | 84.6% |
| 32 | Flintshire Ward Hope | 143 | 121 | 22 | 84.6% |
| 33 | Flintshire Ward Buckley Bistre West | 77 | 65 | 12 | 84.4% |
| 34 | Flintshire Ward Shotton West | 75 | 63 | 12 | 84.0% |
| 35 | Flintshire Ward Llanfynydd | 105 | 88 | 17 | 83.8% |
| 36 | Flintshire Ward Treuddyn | 108 | 90 | 18 | 83.3% |
| 37 | Flintshire Ward Northop | 222 | 185 | 37 | 83.3% |
| 38 | Flintshire Ward Saltney Ferry | 87 | 72 | 15 | 82.8% |
| 39 | Flintshire Ward Bagillt | 100 | 82 | 18 | 82.0% |
| 40 | Flintshire Ward Hawarden Mancot | 159 | 130 | 29 | 81.8% |
| 41 | Flintshire Ward Holywell East | 26 | 21 | 5 | 80.8% |
| 42 | Flintshire Ward Leeswood | 61 | 49 | 12 | 80.3% |
| 43 | Flintshire Ward Hawarden Aston | 101 | 81 | 20 | 80.2% |
| 44 | Flintshire Ward Caerwys | 227 | 180 | 47 | 79.3% |
| 45 | Flintshire Ward Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd | 295 | 232 | 63 | 78.6% |
| 46 | Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Golftyn | 90 | 70 | 20 | 77.8% |
| 47 | Flintshire Ward Mostyn | 70 | 49 | 21 | 70.0% |
An extension might sail through in Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Central, Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Wepre but face serious resistance in Flintshire Ward Mostyn.
Check your postcode to see what actually happens near your address.
815 planning applications in Flintshire have been refused since 2020. Many of those homeowners had already paid for drawings and application fees. A £79 report shows you what gets approved — and what gets refused — near your property.
Check My Postcode First