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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 dates6,489Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,192 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
4,967 approved · 225 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0271/AGR
Construction of Agricultural Building
Land To The North West Of 5 Fairfields Moss Road Falkirk
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0272/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
17 Milne Drive Redding Falkirk FK2 9GT
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0273/FUL
Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Bays and Associated Works
Site To The West Of Unit A Etna Road Abbots Road Falkirk
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0275/FUL
Construction of Indoor Sports Facility (Class 11) and Associated Development
Little Kerse Leisure Ltd Grange Road Grangemouth Falkirk FK2 0YB
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0276/FUL
Installation of Self-Service Dog Washing Facility
Par 3 Golf Centre Callendar Park Falkirk
Received 31 May 2024 - UnknownP/23/0034/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/23/0034/FUL - Extension to Dwellinghouse
Woodhome Grahamsdyke Avenue Bo'ness EH51 9EE
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0277/FUL
Extension to Outbuilding to form Ancillary Accommodation
46 Tiree Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UX
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0278/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
39 Hoggan Path Cumbernauld Road Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1UL
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0279/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Alterations and Conversion of Outbuilding to Form Short Term Holiday Let
Hillend Blackston Road Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2ND
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0281/FUL
Part Change of Use of Recreation Area to Form Allotments and Access Road
North Broomage Playing Fields Graham Avenue Larbert
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0282/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Achray Drive Falkirk FK1 5UN
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0283/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Site To The South Of Hill Of Kinnaird Falkirk
Received 5 Jun 2024 - UnknownP/21/0256/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/21/0256/FUL - Extension to Dwellinghouse
33 Steps Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4LH
Received 6 Jun 2024 - UnknownP/17/0781/NMV03
Amendment to P/17/0781/FUL - Erection of 5 Flatted Dwellings and Associated Infrastructure
Land South Of 7 Shore Road Shore Road Airth
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0285/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
Beancross West Beancross Farm Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XS
Received 7 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0287/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
76 Falkirk Road Larbert FK5 3AH
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0288/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
Star Inn 150 - 152 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BY
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0289/FUL
Alteration and Change of Use from Public House (Sui Generis) to Form No.2 Hot Food Takeaways (Sui Generis) (Ground Floor) and Flatted Dwelling (Sui Generis) (First Floor)
Star Inn 150 - 152 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BY
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0290/FUL
Replacement Windows
Oakdene 2 Church Wynd Bo'ness EH51 0AN
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0291/FUL
Construction of Slurry Lagoon
The Glen Farm Falkirk FK1 3AA
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0292/FUL
Construction of 4 Dwellinghouses
Land To The West Of Diageo Scotland Ltd Glasgow Road Dennyloanhead
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0293/LBC
Replacement Windows
Denovan House Denny FK6 6BJ
Received 13 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0294/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
4 Avon Brook Steading Falkirk FK1 3AG
Received 13 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0295/FUL
Change of Use from Shop / Food Retail to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis)
13 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5HR
Received 13 Jun 2024
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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