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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 dates6,513Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,213 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
4,988 approved · 225 refused · 540 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0408/FUL
Construction of Spectator Stand
Dunipace Juniors Football Ground Town House Street Denny
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0409/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land At Hillend Farm Mosscastle Road Slamannan
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0410/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The East Of Hillend Farm Mosscastle Road Slamannan
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0411/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The West Of Roadlip Cottage Mosscastle Road Slamannan
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0412/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Arnothill Court Falkirk FK1 5SY
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0413/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
65 Anderson Crescent Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2ED
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0414/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Whitewisp 15 Ochil View Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2DP
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0415/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Enlargement of Window Opening/Installation of Patio Doors)
19 Clarinda Place Larbert FK5 4FG
Received 30 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/23/0593/COND01
Compliance of Condition No.3 for P/23/0593/FUL - Extension and Alteration to Industrial Building (Class 5)
Caledonian New Victoria Sawmills Bridgeness Road Bo'ness
Received 30 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/23/0585/COND01
Compliance of Condition No.3 and 4 for P/23/0585/FUL - Construction of Office and Welfare Accommodation Building (Class 5)
Caledonian New Victoria Sawmills Bridgeness Road Bo'ness
Received 30 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/23/0404/NMV01
Amendment to P/23/0404/FUL - Construction of 39 Dwellings and Associated Roads, Drainage and Infrastructure
Land To The East Of 1 Rosemead Terrace Main Street California
Received 30 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0416/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Porteous Place Redding Falkirk FK2 9GS
Received 2 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0417/FUL
Construction of Dog Kennels (Retrospective)
Avonstream Falkirk FK1 2JL
Received 2 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0418/LBC
Installation of Replacement Door
3 Strathearn Court Grangemouth FK3 9HY
Received 2 Sept 2024 - UnknownP/23/0379/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/23/0379/FUL - Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Heugh Street Falkirk FK1 5QR
Received 2 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0419/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Montrose Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0YN
Received 3 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0420/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Asda Hallam Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BF
Received 3 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0421/FUL
Installation of ATM
Asda Hallam Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BF
Received 3 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0422/FUL
Construction of 6 Flatted Dwellings and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The North Of 17 Kinacres Grove Bridgeness Road Bo'ness
Received 3 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0423/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground
31 Wallace Brae Rise Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0GD
Received 3 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0424/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Princes Street Grangemouth FK3 9DN
Received 5 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0425/FUL
Replacement Window in Conservation Area
Cliftonville 10 Grange Loan Bo'ness EH51 9DX
Received 4 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0426/FUL
Construction of Open Sided Building and Associated Development, Including Formation of Hardstanding
Whyte & Mackay South Lumley Street Grangemouth FK3 8NF
Received 6 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0427/FUL
Change of Use from Class 4 (Business) to Class 5 (General Industrial)
118 North Main Street Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8HR
Received 6 Sept 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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