Place Making Plans for Connah’s Quay and Queensferry

Flintshire County Council has launched digital public consultation surveys where local people are being encouraged to help shape the future of Connah’s Quay and Queensferry.

Initial consultation activity began in 2023, with the public asked to share their perceptions of Connah’s Quay and Queensferry as part of a process to develop ‘Place Making Plans’ for seven town centres. Following more than 1300 responses to the online and in-person public consultation, work has been ongoing to develop the Place Making Plans for Connah’s Quay and Queensferry.

Using UK Government Shared Prosperity Funds, the draft Place Making Plans have now been developed based on data, research and public opinion, and are now at final draft stage and are to be shared with the public for further consultation before being considered for adoption by the Council and its external partners.

This latest engagement will enable members of the public to see the draft plans, the key priorities that have been identified and the proposed approach to implementing the plans. The surveys seek to determine the public’s support of the priorities and the courses of action to be taken.

Place Making Plan activity is being led by Flintshire County Council’s Regeneration team in collaboration with a range of other council services and external partner organisations. This is in response to the Welsh Government’s request that all local authorities across Wales establish Place Making Plans for their towns. These plans are needed to ensure Welsh Government investment can be made available to support town centre regeneration projects in the future.

Councillor Chris Dolphin, Cabinet Member for Economy, Environment, Regeneration and Tourism said:

“As with a lot of towns across the country, Flintshire’s high streets have changed considerably over recent years due to changes in shopping habits and the covid-19 pandemic.

“It is important that we continue with the development of Place Making Plans for towns across Flintshire as they are key to attracting future investment projects which will bring positive impacts to local people and our local economy”.

Place Making Plans will set out a future vision for each town, outline priorities that can help improve the overall vibrancy and attractiveness of the place and seek to address the needs of people who live in, work in and visit the towns. The development of the plans for each town creates opportunities for a range of stakeholders to work more collaboratively to deliver improvements.

Local people who live, work or visit Connah’s Quay and Queensferry will have the opportunity to participate in an online survey about their town centres from 22nd August 2025 until 8th September 2025.

https://www.givemyview.com/placemakinginflintshire/surveys/6791243d61e2a399f47b79b1 

Local people will have the opportunity to participate in an in-person drop-in feedback sessions. 

The sessions will be held in Connah’s Quay Library on:

Monday 8th September 2025: 10.00-18.00

Tuesday 9th September 2025: 09:00-18.00

Wednesday 10th September 2025: 09.00-17.00

Thursday 11th September 2025: 09:00-18:00

Friday 12th September 2025: 09.00-18.00

Saturday 13th September 2025: 9:00-13:00

Monday 15th September 2025: 09.00-12.00

Flintshire County Council Regeneration team will be attending on Monday 8th and 15th September:10am to 12 noon, if you would prefer to speak direct to the team but there will be opportunity to fill out feedback surveys anytime within the Library’s opening times as above.

The sessions will be held in the Café in Deeside Leisure Centre on:

Monday 8th September 2025: 10.00-18.00

Tuesday 9th September 2025: 09:00-18.00

Wednesday 10th September 2025: 09.00-18.00

Thursday 11th September 2025: 09:00-18:00

Friday 12th September 2025: 09.00-18.00

Saturday 13th September 2025: 9:00-14:00

Monday 15th September 2025: 09.00-12.00

Flintshire County Council Regeneration team will be attending on Monday 8th and 15th September: 10am to 12 noon, if you would prefer to speak direct to the team but there will be opportunity to fill out feedback surveys anytime within the café’s opening times as above.