Who Deals with Planning Applications?

Flintshire County Council is the Local Planning Authority for Mold and is responsible for determining planning applications and building regulation matters within the town.

If you are submitting a planning application, seeking planning advice or wishing to comment on a proposal, you should contact Flintshire County Council directly.

The County Council's planning portal allows residents, businesses and developers to:

• View planning applications and supporting documents.
• Track the progress of applications.
• Submit comments on proposals.
• View planning decisions and notices.

Mold Town Council’s Role

While Mold Town Council does not make planning decisions, it plays an important role in representing the views of the local community.

The Town Council is consulted on all planning applications affecting Mold and carefully considers each proposal before submitting its observations to Flintshire County Council. These comments help ensure that local knowledge and community interests are taken into account as part of the decision-making process.

How Planning Applications Are Considered

Mold Town Council is consulted on planning applications and planning-related consultations affecting the town. While the Town Council is not the decision-making authority, it plays an important role in ensuring that local views are represented throughout the planning process.

Planning applications are considered by the Council's Planning Committee, which meets approximately every four weeks to review planning applications, development proposals and consultations received from Flintshire County Council.

Acting under its approved Terms of Reference, the Planning Committee considers the potential impact of proposals on the town, its residents and the wider community before submitting observations on behalf of Mold Town Council.

The Committee helps ensure that local knowledge and community interests are represented and that the Council responds to planning matters within the required consultation timescales.

Following each meeting, the Council's observations are formally submitted to Flintshire County Council as part of the planning consultation process.

Details of the comments submitted by Mold Town Council can be viewed in the minutes of Planning Committee meetings.

Keeping Up to Date

Residents who wish to follow planning matters affecting Mold can:

• View current planning applications through Flintshire County Council's planning portal.
• Attend Town Council meetings where planning applications are considered.
• Read the minutes of Town Council and Planning Committee meetings to see the comments and observations submitted by the Council.

By engaging with the planning process, residents can help shape the future development of Mold and ensure that their views are heard on matters that affect the community.