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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.
Scotland · Local authority
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 dates6,528Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,228 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,003 approved · 225 refused · 540 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0511/FUL
Demolition of Kiln, Construction of Dwellinghouse and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South East Of Whitstonedge Falkirk
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedP/24/0512/FUL
Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Form Retail Sales Display Area
Kersie Bank Kersie Terrace South Alloa Stirling FK7 7NJ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedP/24/0513/FUL
Construction of 3 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Site To The East Of 10 Hillcrest Square Hillcrest Square Reddingmuirhead
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedP/24/0514/FUL
Construction of 4 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South West Of Tappernail Farm Reddingmuirhead
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedP/24/0515/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse, Including Construction of Raised Terrace (Amendment to Planning Permission P/23/0467/FUL)
34 Mannerston Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7ND
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedP/24/0516/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Jardine Avenue Falkirk FK2 8RG
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedP/24/0517/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use from Class 1A (Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Class 3 (Food and Drink)
28 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PU
Received 29 Oct 2024 - UnknownP/24/0236/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/24/0236/FUL - Alteration and Change of Use of Community Hall (Class 11) to Beauty Therapy Centre (Class 1A)
Fairhaven House Main Street Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PT
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedP/24/0518/MSC
Construction of 11 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
North Bank Farm Bo'ness EH51 9RR
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedP/24/0519/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Carronview 35 Main Street Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2DZ
Received 1 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0520/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
12 Ingleston Avenue Dunipace Denny FK6 6QW
Received 1 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0521/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence
7 Mcghee Place Falkirk FK1 5BL
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0522/FUL
Amendment to Housetypes - Plots 1 and 2 (Amendment to Planning Permission P/14/0444/FUL)
Land To The North West Of Airth Parish Church Graham Terrace Airth
Received 4 Nov 2024 - UnknownP/23/0450/COND03
Compliance with Conditions of P/23/0450/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 4 Douglas Avenue Douglas Avenue Airth
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0524/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
1 Garvald Road Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5NP
Received 6 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0526/FUL
Construction of Memorial
Land To The East Of KFC Callendar Road Falkirk
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0527/FUL
Installation of Diesel Generator and Associated Fuel Tank
Land To The North Of Scottish Power Falkirk Road Bonnybridge
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0528/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
20 Brown Crescent Redding Falkirk FK2 9FG
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0529/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence
36 Redpath Drive Falkirk FK2 8QL
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0531/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Dunmore Villa Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0532/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
28 Mungalhead Road Falkirk FK2 7JF
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0533/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Mast To The North Of 1 Forbes Court Castings Road Falkirk
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0534/FUL
Formation of Canopy
Telephone Exchange Kerse Lane Falkirk FK1 1RQ
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0535/FUL
Amendment to Planning Permission P/20/0519/MSC (Amendment to Housetypes and Construction of No. 2 Additional Dwellinghouses)
Land To The North Of North Bank Farm Bo'ness
Received 13 Nov 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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