Planning application
Oakenholt Papermill, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
PM1 is a 12m high commercial brick building which houses a redundant paper machine with secondary structures of brick and metal cladding. PM1 and the secondary structures are within a secure site.
As published by the council, reference DEM/000856/25
Application record
- Reference
- DEM/000856/25
- Type
- Prior Approval Demolition
- Status
- Notice of Decision Issued
- Decision
- Z03 Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Flintshire Ward Flint Oakenholt
- Parish
- Flintshire Community Flint Town Council
- Decision by
- DEL Delegated - Officer
- Postcode
- CH6 5PU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Flintshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DET/000466/26 Awaiting decision
Oakenholt Papermill , Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 & 5, Planning Permission FUL/000982/25
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FUL/000982/25 Granted
OAKENHOLT PAPERMILL, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
Demolition of existing industrial paper mill building (PM1). Minor works including new drainage infrastructure; installation of doors and windows; installation of gantry/pipe bridges and associated hard and soft landscaping works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Flintshire
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Z03 Prior Approval Not Required
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Flintshire granted permission on 2 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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OAKENHOLT PAPERMILL, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
Demolition of existing industrial paper mill building (PM1). Minor works including new drainage infrastructure; installation of doors and windows; installation of gantry/pipe bridges and associated hard and soft landscaping works.
Granted Full applications Demolition Windows or glazing 41 docs -
Oakenholt Papermill , Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
99% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 & 5, Planning Permission FUL/000982/25
Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs -
419A, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5SF
Outline application for construction of new affordable dwelling.
Refused Outline 10 docsDomestic -
Land north of Chester Road, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5SF
Application for Approval of Details reserved by Conditions 4 and 5 following planning permission FUL/000192/25
Withdrawn Conditions 5 docs -
Land north of Chester Road, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5SF
Change of use of land from stables and the keeping of horses to a mixed use comprising stables and the keeping of horses along with a 6 pitch traveller family site, along with the erection of boundary fencing and access improvements to the 2 No existing openings from Chester Road and the raising of the land - Retrospective
Withdrawn Full applications 6 docs -
Land opp. 12, Paper Mill Lane, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5SX
Change of use of storage building for holiday accommodation purposes, including insertion of 2 no. dormers, revised access, boundary treatment and siting, including vision splays
Refused Full applications Loft or dormer 6 docs
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AGN/000621/26 Refused
GROESFFORDD BACH, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 8SD
The proposed building is for agricultural use as the agricultural business is expanding and the number of livestock increasing. The new building will be used for the storage hay, straw and feed and will be located within close proximity of the existing buildings on the holding. As the number of cattle in particular has increased the purchase and storage of greater quantities of feed and straw is necessary. The applicant also prefers to make say as his view is that is less expensive and more environmentally friendly as there is not use of plastic wrap and fewer tractor operations are required to make it so less diesel is used. To be able to store a greater number of bales and tonnage of feed this building is required