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OAKENHOLT PAPERMILL, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU

Granted Flintshire FUL/000982/25 Full - Building Works

Works: Demolition Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference FUL/000982/25

Application record

Reference
FUL/000982/25
Type
Full - Building Works
Status
Notice of Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: A01 Approved
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Decided
11 Feb 2026
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: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DET/000466/26 Granted

    Oakenholt Papermill , Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 & 5, Planning Permission FUL/000982/25

    Submitted 27 May 2026 Conditions
  • DEM/000856/25 Granted

    Oakenholt Papermill, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU

    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.

    Decided 2 Dec 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by Flintshire

  2. 11 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: A01 Approved

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DET/000466/26 Granted

    Oakenholt Papermill , Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 & 5, Planning Permission FUL/000982/25

    Submitted 27 May 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

41 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Flintshire granted permission on 11 February 2026, 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.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Oakenholt Papermill , Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU

    DET/000466/26 Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 & 5, Planning Permission FUL/000982/25

    Granted Conditions 6 docs
  • Oakenholt Papermill, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU

    DEM/000856/25 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Prior approval 7 docs
  • 419A, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5SF

    OUT/000021/26 Submitted 13 Jan 2026 100 yards away

    Outline application for construction of new affordable dwelling.

    Refused Outline 10 docs
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  • Land north of Chester Road, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5SF

    DET/000799/25 Submitted 17 Sep 2025 300 yards away

    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

    FUL/000469/26 Submitted 28 May 2026 300 yards away

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    Withdrawn Full applications 6 docs
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    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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