FLINTSHIRE COUNCIL says it has received more than 3,200 responses to plans that will see its town centres re-shaped.

This comes following the launch of the latest round of Place Making Plan public consultations focusing on Connah’s Quay, Flint, Mold and Queensferry.

Place Making is a Welsh Government led process that aims to set a vision for the future and identify a range of priorities that would benefit the place, its residents and organisations.

Information gathered through the Place Making process will be used to inform the development of future priorities for areas which are detailed in a plan for each of the main town centres of Flintshire: Buckley, Connah’s Quay, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Queensferry and Shotton.

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Through having Place Making Plans, the Welsh Government hopes that local authorities and their partners can achieve a more co-ordinated approach to working together, identifying opportunities for investment and improving the area for local residents, businesses and visitors, among a range of other positive outcomes.

Councillor David Healey, Flintshire council's cabinet member for climate change and economy, said: “The public’s engagement with the consultations to date has been incredibly positive, showing the community’s interest in the development of their local towns.

"By sharing their opinion of the current and future position of the towns, members of the public can help shape the future of their towns, how they are used, maintained and developed.”

Flintshire County Council’s Cabinet has decided to stagger the work in light of resources available and time needed to produce plans for the seven main towns.

Buckley, Holywell and Shotton were agreed to be part of tranche 1 of Place Making Plan activity in Flintshire, work that was started in 2023.

Digital consultation is currently live for the remaining towns of Connah’s Quay, Flint, Mold and Queensferry, during March 2024, with the final day to participate being April 1, 2024.

The subsequent development of the plans for these towns will be completed one at a time over the next 18 months.

To date, from both the initial consultations from 2023 and those currently live, over 7,600 respondents have contributed to the surveys.

As the plans develop, Flintshire County Council will again engage with the public and seek their views on emerging priorities for the towns.