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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Falkirk
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Falkirk. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,746Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,546 approved or refused records
197Refused applications
4,349 approved · 197 refused · 463 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01324504950Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- DecidedP/17/0571/FUL
Replacement of Conservatory Roof and Glazing
16 Bonnymuir Crescent Bonnybridge FK4 1GD
Received 1 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0572/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Industrial Unit to Form Office Building (Class 4)
The Old Mill Industrial Estate Airth
Received 1 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0573/MSC
Erection of 6 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Myrehead Farm Linlithgow EH49 6LQ
Received 4 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0574/FUL
Installation of Telecommunication Cabinets
Site To The North Of 1 Bank Street Bank Street Falkirk
Received 4 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0575/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
36 Kings Road Grangemouth FK3 9AR
Received 4 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0576/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Brae 25 Glen Brae Falkirk FK1 5LL
Received 4 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0579/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Purposes
Land To The South Of 4 - 7 The Bungalows The Bungalows Larbert
Received 6 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0580/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse
West Riverside Farm Denny FK6 5JF
Received 6 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0581/FUL
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses, Car Parking and Access Road
Land To The South Of 3 Hillcrest Square Reddingmuirhead
Received 6 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0582/FUL
Change of Use from Industrial Use to Form Dwellinghouse
15 Corbiehall Bo'ness EH51 0AW
Received 7 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0583/FUL
Demolish Existing Garage and Porch, Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Vehicular Access
16 Jubilee Road Dunipace Denny FK6 6NH
Received 7 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0584/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Decking
53 Franklin Avenue Falkirk FK2 7FU
Received 8 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0585/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
27 Garvald Road Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5NR
Received 8 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0586/FUL
Change of Use from Former Bank (Ground Floor) to 2 No. 2 Bedroom Flats
26 Duke Street Denny FK6 6DD
Received 8 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0587/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Kinloch Place Grangemouth FK3 0EB
Received 11 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0588/FUL
Development of a Class 5 Biofuels Demonstration Plant Comprising Buildings, Plant and Associated Works
Site To The East Of 3 Caledon Green Caledon Green Grangemouth
Received 12 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0589/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Torwood Avenue Larbert FK5 4NG
Received 12 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0590/FUL
Demolition of Public House (Sui Generis) and Erection of Building for Retail Use (Class 1) with Associated Infrastructure, Including ATM Machine
175 Dean Road Bo'ness EH51 0HG
Received 12 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0592/FUL
Installation of French Doors and Formation of Bay Window
36 Laurel Grove Bonnybridge FK4 2EE
Received 12 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0593/LBC
Replacement Windows
1A - 1D Kirk Wynd Falkirk FK1 1LZ
Received 13 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0594/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Raising of Roof Height)
123 Bantaskine Street Falkirk FK1 5EX
Received 13 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0595/FUL
Alterations and Extensions to Hotel
Park Hotel 1 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RY
Received 14 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0596/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Waterfurs Drive Falkirk FK2 7GB
Received 14 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0597/PPP
Subdivision of Garden Ground and Erection of Dwellinghouse Incorporating Formation of Vehicular Access
57 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 18 Sept 2017
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Falkirk, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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