Rejected petition Review the planning and appeal process for Quarry Farm, Oakenholt.
Quarry Farm in Oakenholt has raised concerns about housing development and local infrastructure. The original 121-home application was refused by Flintshire County Council in June 2025 over concerns including overdevelopment, density, layout and living conditions. Following an appeal, the refusal was overturned. A revised application for 109 affordable homes was approved in July 2026. Residents want the planning and appeal process to be properly reviewed.
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Residents support affordable housing but believe development must be properly assessed and supported by adequate infrastructure and services. Concerns at Quarry Farm include traffic and road safety, pressure on local roads and public services, drainage, surface water and flooding, environmental and wildlife impacts, and effects on community wellbeing.
On 8 June 2026, Flintshire County Council declared a healthcare emergency affecting residents of Flintshire and called on Welsh Government and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to take urgent action.
We ask Welsh Government to review the planning and appeal process relating to Quarry Farm and consider whether the infrastructure, healthcare, transport, drainage, flooding, environmental and community impacts were adequately assessed.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the Senedd or Welsh Government is not responsible for.
Decisions about whether to approve or reject planning applications are made by planning authorities.
This includes considering whether applications meet the requirements set out in national planning policies.
Petitions to the Senedd cannot seek to intervene in the operational decisions or actions of any relevant authority responsible for determining applications for planning permission or infrastructure consent in Wales, or to seek to challenge or reverse such determination.
We are not able to accept a petition on this issue – it should be pursued through the relevant planning authority procedure.
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