Flintshire County Council has approved Place Making Plans for Queensferry and Connah's Quay, setting the direction for both towns.

The cabinet's decision confirms formal adoption of the documents, which assess local challenges and outline long-term priorities. Each plan will be backed by a detailed action plan aligned to available resources, identifying key partners, funding sources and timescales.

Priorities include enhancing public green spaces and town centres, celebrating the towns’ heritage and identities, and making them cleaner and more attractive places to live, work and visit.

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These approvals follow last year's adoption of plans for Buckley, Holywell and Shotton. The final two plans, covering Mold and Flint, are well advanced and expected to be completed later this year.

Funding to develop all seven plans has come from the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund and Welsh Government Transforming Towns programmes.

The council's Regeneration team is leading the work alongside other council services and external partners. The 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 Environment, Regeneration, Countryside and Tourism, said: "These Place Making Plans provide a clear, shared vision for the future of Queensferry and Connah’s Quay, shaped by local challenges and aspirations.

"They will help us attract investment and deliver improvements that residents, businesses and local stakeholders have told us they want to see.

"I am pleased to see these plans adopted and look forward to working with both communities to ensure they lead to meaningful long-term benefits."