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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Flintshire

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.

5,930 real decisions·47 wards·Updated March 2026
100.0%
Highest: Flintshire Ward Conn
70.0%
Lowest: Flintshire Ward Most
30.0%
Gap
47
Wards
86.3% approved overall. But 815 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Flintshire shifts your odds by up to 30.0%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 47 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Central, Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Wepre12120
100.0%
2Flintshire Ward Buckley Bistre East, Flintshire Ward Leeswood, Flintshire Ward Penyffordd10100
100.0%
3Flintshire Ward Broughton North East1471416
95.9%
4Flintshire Ward Mold South105996
94.3%
5Flintshire Ward Holywell Central81756
92.6%
6Flintshire Ward Penyffordd20318716
92.1%
7Flintshire Ward Flint Coleshill and Trelawny15914613
91.8%
8Flintshire Ward Mold Broncoed108999
91.7%
9Flintshire Ward Broughton South71656
91.5%
10Flintshire Ward Mold East11710710
91.5%
11Flintshire Ward Queensferry and Sealand36733334
90.7%
12Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Wepre82748
90.2%
13Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay South71647
90.1%
14Flintshire Ward Mold West64577
89.1%
15Flintshire Ward Argoed and New Brighton17315419
89.0%
16Flintshire Ward Flint Oakenholt72648
88.9%
17Flintshire Ward Buckley Bistre East908010
88.9%
18Flintshire Ward Buckley Mountain12411014
88.7%
19Flintshire Ward Flint Castle43385
88.4%
20Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Central65578
87.7%
21Flintshire Ward Greenfield40355
87.5%
22Flintshire Ward Higher Kinnerton1039013
87.4%
23Flintshire Ward Whitford17215022
87.2%
24Flintshire Ward Caergwrle46406
87.0%
25Flintshire Ward Shotton East and Shotton Higher917912
86.8%
26Flintshire Ward Brynford and Halkyn28224438
86.5%
27Flintshire Ward Buckley Pentrobin19316726
86.5%
28Flintshire Ward Ewloe18816127
85.6%
29Flintshire Ward Holywell West685810
85.3%
30Flintshire Ward Cilcain16313825
84.7%
31Flintshire Ward Llanasa and Trelawynd29324845
84.6%
32Flintshire Ward Hope14312122
84.6%
33Flintshire Ward Buckley Bistre West776512
84.4%
34Flintshire Ward Shotton West756312
84.0%
35Flintshire Ward Llanfynydd1058817
83.8%
36Flintshire Ward Treuddyn1089018
83.3%
37Flintshire Ward Northop22218537
83.3%
38Flintshire Ward Saltney Ferry877215
82.8%
39Flintshire Ward Bagillt1008218
82.0%
40Flintshire Ward Hawarden Mancot15913029
81.8%
41Flintshire Ward Holywell East26215
80.8%
42Flintshire Ward Leeswood614912
80.3%
43Flintshire Ward Hawarden Aston1018120
80.2%
44Flintshire Ward Caerwys22718047
79.3%
45Flintshire Ward Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd29523263
78.6%
46Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Golftyn907020
77.8%
47Flintshire Ward Mostyn704921
70.0%
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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

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.
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What the data tells us

1
A 30.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Central, Flintshire Ward Connah's Quay Wepre approves 100.0% of applications while Flintshire Ward Mostyn approves just 70.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 5,930 planning decisions in Flintshire, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Flintshire Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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