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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 dates6,546Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,244 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,019 approved · 225 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0150/FUL
Construction of Raised Deck (Retrospective) and Fence
8 Craighorn Drive Falkirk FK1 5NS
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0151/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
24 Crawford Drive Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0DL
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0152/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
85 Wheatlands Avenue Bonnybridge FK4 1PJ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0153/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
21 Castle Drive Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DH
Received 7 Apr 2025 - UnknownP/23/0404/NMV02
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 7 Apr 2025 - UnknownP/22/0657/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 3, 5 and 6 of P/22/0657/FUL - Construction of Residential Care Facility and Associated Development
Land To The South East Of 2 Woodlands, Kinneil Drive Crawfield Avenue Bo'ness
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0154/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Formation of Raised Terrace and Vehicular Access
41 Blinkbonny Road Falkirk FK1 5BY
Received 8 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0155/FUL
Extension to Kennel Building (Retrospective)
Avonstream Falkirk FK1 2JL
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0156/FUL
External Alterations
16 - 18 Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JQ
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0157/LBC
Alterations, Installation of CCTV and Security Equipment
16 - 18 Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JQ
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0158/75D
Discharge of Planning Obligation in terms of Section 50 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 attached to planning permissions F/84/6 and F/86/577 which limited the occupation of the property now known as Greenacre, Longcroft, Bonnybridge FK4 1ST to a person or his/her dependants whose principal source of income is agriculture; restricted the sale of the property in all time coming to a person employed in and whose principal source of income is agriculture; and prevented the property from being sold separately from Underwood Farm Steading by Bonnybridge.
Greenacre Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1ST
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0159/FUL
Formation of Outside Seating Area, Including the Construction of Decking and Canopy (Retrospective)
Kiosk Callendar Park Falkirk
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0160/ADV
Display of Digital Advertisement
Crossroads Garage Dean Road Bo'ness EH51 0DL
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0161/75D
Modification of Planning Obligation attached to Planning Permission P/07/0451/FUL
Land To The South Of Wester Thomaston Farm Banknock
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0162/FUL
Change of Use from Class 10 (Non-Residential Institutions) to Gym (Class 11 Assembly and Leisure) (Retrospective)
Unit 5 201 High Street Falkirk
Received 11 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0164/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To East Of Cadgersloan Cottage Bonnybridge
Received 11 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0165/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
Brodie Hall Falkirk Road Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2LU
Received 14 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0166/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
51 Burnhead Road Larbert FK5 4AZ
Received 15 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0167/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Clonmel 14 Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 15 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0168/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
16 - 18 Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JQ
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0169/FUL
Change of use from Class 1A (Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings (Sui Generis)
25 Manor Street Falkirk FK1 1NH
Received 16 Apr 2025 - DecidedP/25/0171/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
1 Kersie Mains Cottage Kersie Terrace South Alloa Stirling FK7 7NL
Received 16 Apr 2025 - UnknownP/24/0422/COND01
Compliance with Condition 3 of P/24/0422/FUL - Construction of 6 Flatted Dwellings and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The North Of 17 Kinacres Grove Bridgeness Road Bo'ness
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0374/COND01
Compliance with Condition 3 of P/24/0374/MSC - Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1A, 1D-K, 1U-V, 1X, 1AA, 1EE-FF, 3 and 6 Relating to Phase 1 Construction of 98 Dwellinghouses (Finished Floor Levels, Siting, Design, and External Appearance, Access and Street Layout, Landscaping and Open Space/ Play, Pedestrian and Cycle Facilities, Boundary Treatments, Surface Water Drainage and Flood Measures, Noise Mitigation, Residential Travel Pack, Car Parking Including Electric Vehicle Charging, and Waste Collection and Storage) of Planning Permission in Principle P/20/0493/PPP
Land To The East Of Gilston Farm Gilston Crescent Polmont
Received 16 Apr 2025
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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