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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 dates6,546Searchable 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5,019 approved · 225 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0199/FUL
Demolition of Outbuilding and Construction of New Outbuilding
24 Craighorn Drive Falkirk FK1 5NS
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0200/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Grangeview 20 Harvey Avenue Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QR
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0201/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Larch Grove Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DT
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0202/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Porteous Place Redding Falkirk FK2 9GS
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0203/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 Solway Drive Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5NS
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0204/FUL
Construction of Fencing, Play Equipment and Associated Development (Retrospective)
Polmont Playgroup Redding Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0AA
Received 9 May 2025 - UnknownP/25/0016/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 2 (cooking extraction system), 4 (external window design), 5 (external vent/flue colour) and 6 (mature tree protection) of P/25/0016/FUL - Alterations and Change of Use from Class 1A (Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Hot Food Take-Away (Sui Generis)
28 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PU
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0206/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Wester Bowhouse Farm Standburn Falkirk FK2 0BX
Received 12 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0207/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
46 Craigs Crescent Rumford Falkirk FK2 0EN
Received 12 May 2025 - UnknownP/24/0342/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 3, 4 and 7 of P/24/0342/FUL - Demolition of Existing Dwellinghouse and Construction of New Dwellinghouse
Glen Etive Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1QB
Received 9 May 2025 - UnknownP/25/0044/NMV01
Amendment to P/25/0044/FUL - Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 Oswald Avenue Grangemouth FK3 9AF
Received 12 May 2025 - UnknownP/21/0305/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/19/0722/PPP and P/21/0305/MSC (Plot No.1)
Land To The North Of Westerwood Moss Road
Received 12 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0208/FUL
Installation of Replacement Doors
Flat 2 12 School Brae Bo'ness EH51 0BX
Received 13 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0209/FUL
Installation of New Window
Priorsford 75 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 13 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0211/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
65 Alloway Crescent Bonnybridge FK4 1EZ
Received 14 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0212/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
15 Parkhall Drive Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0AQ
Received 14 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0213/FUL
Installation of Solar PV Array
Sewage Purification Works Grangemouth Road Bo'ness EH51 0PY
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0214/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding Including Demolition of Existing Buildings (Renewal of Planning Permission P/22/0196/FUL)
52 Grange Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9DU
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0215/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4NF
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0218/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Building
102 Glasgow Road Falkirk FK1 4HR
Received 19 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0219/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
Caleybrae Slamannan Road Limerigg Falkirk FK1 3BW
Received 19 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0220/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Rebuilding of Boundary Wall
42 Alma Street Falkirk FK2 7HE
Received 19 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0221/FUL
Change of Use from Garage and Office to Class 1A Retail Shop (Retrospective)
Craig Cottage Drove Loan Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5LE
Received 19 May 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0222/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Site To The North Of Bowhouse Stables Whitecross
Received 19 May 2025
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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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