Planning application
OAKENHOLT PAPERMILL, Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flint, CH6 5PU
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.
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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
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Flintshire
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11 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: A01 Approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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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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