Units 1 & 2, ENGINEER PARK, Babbage Road, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5 2QD Data via plota.co.uk

COU/000171/26 - Full - Change of Use/Conversion Approved

Proposal

Change of use to gym (Use Class D2) & minor associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · DEL Delegated - Officer · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 21

Coal mining legacy areaAir Safeguarding Consult BAE Birdstrike HazardAir Safeguarding Consult BAE New Telecoms AppAir Safeguarding Consult BAE Structures 45m+Air Safeguarding Consult BAE Structures 15m+UDP Settlement Boundary SandycroftLDP Settlement Boundaries SandycroftCounty Boundary Flintshire Unitary Authority County BoundaryWindfarm Consultation Area Consult National Air Traffic Services.Existing Waste Management Site Consult Environmental HealthDevelopment Control South TeamFlood Risk TAN15 Zone C1IPC and RAS Sites Nipa LaboratoriesLandfillHSE Hazardous Substances Zone Outer
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project 682 m away: HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
The site is 682 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Hynet North West Hydrogen Pipeline (at pre-application, 682 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Special area of conservation 260 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake / Afon Dyfrdwy a Llyn Tegid (Wales)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Coal mining legacy areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Air Safeguarding Consult BAE Birdstrike HazardCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Air Safeguarding Consult BAE New Telecoms AppCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Air Safeguarding Consult BAE Structures 45m+Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Air Safeguarding Consult BAE Structures 15m+Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
UDP Settlement Boundary SandycroftCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LDP Settlement Boundaries SandycroftCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
County Boundary Flintshire Unitary Authority County BoundaryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Windfarm Consultation Area Consult National Air Traffic Services.Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Existing Waste Management Site Consult Environmental HealthCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Development Control South TeamCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Flood Risk TAN15 Zone C1Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
IPC and RAS Sites Nipa LaboratoriesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LandfillCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
HSE Hazardous Substances Zone OuterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 260 m away: Afon Dyfrdwy (River Dee); Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Flintshire
Application type
Full - Change of Use/Conversion
Postcode
CH5 2QD
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Flintshire Ward Queensferry and Sealand
Parish
Flintshire Community Queensferry Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
A01 Approved
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
DEL Delegated - Officer
Applicant
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Agent
ID Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 22 days slower than Flintshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
70decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Flintshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Flintshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14727379
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026