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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 dates5,794Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,591 approved or refused records
200Refused applications
4,391 approved · 200 refused · 464 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/18/0030/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 272 Stirling Street Stirling Street Dunipace
Received 22 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0035/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
53 Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5NF
Received 23 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0036/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Porch)
29 Keir Hardie Avenue Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9JL
Received 23 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0038/FUL
Erection of Beacon and Installation of Granite Slab Paving
Kinneil House Provost Road Bo'ness EH51 0PR
Received 23 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0039/FUL
Erection of Beacon, Installation of Benches and Granite Slab Paving.
Land To The North West Of Union Street Car Park Union Street Bo'ness
Received 23 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0040/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Site To The North West Of Higginsneuk Falkirk
Received 23 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0041/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Site To The North East Of 5A Snab Lane Kinneil Road Bo'ness
Received 23 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0042/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Site To The West Of Bothkennar Centre For Citizen Education
Received 23 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0043/FUL
Formation of Raised Patio
31 Drum Farm Lane Bo'ness EH51 9RJ
Received 24 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0044/FUL
Erection of 4 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North East Of Broadhead Falkirk
Received 24 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0045/FUL
Siting of Storage Container
Bothkennar Centre For Citizen Education Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 25 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0046/FUL
Installation of Rapid Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Cowden Service Station 88 Main Street Bonnybridge FK4 1AG
Received 25 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0047/FUL
Erection of Buoy Monument and Associated Works
Land To The North Of Union Street Car Park Union Street Bo'ness
Received 26 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0048/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Integrated Garage (Plot 3)
Land To The South Of The Stables Braeface Road Banknock
Received 29 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0049/FUL
Installation of Rapid Electric Vehicle Charging Station
263 Main Street Larbert FK5 4PU
Received 29 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0051/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Romar Quarry Brae Brightons Falkirk FK2 0SX
Received 30 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0054/FUL
Demolition of Industrial Buildings and Change of Use to Form Vehicle Sales Area with Further Additional Hardstanding / Car Parking, Retaining Wall and Boundary Fence
John R Weir Beancross Road Grangemouth FK3 8YF
Received 31 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0056/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Victoria Road Grangemouth FK3 9JN
Received 31 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0064/FUL
Formation of Car Wash and Valet Centre, Including Siting of No. 2 Containers, Erection of Shelter, 2.2 Metre, High Acoustic Fence and 3 Metre High Polycarbonate Screen (Partially Retrospective)
Land To The South East Of Tannery Garage Grangemouth Road Falkirk
Received 2 Feb 2018 - DecidedP/18/0068/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
22 Manuel Terrace Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6JG
Received 5 Feb 2018 - DecidedP/18/0072/FUL
Alterations to Shop Fronts
8, 9 & 10 Newmarket Centre Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JT
Received 7 Feb 2018 - DecidedP/18/0073/FUL
Erection of Canopy, Fencing and Gates
Wm Morrison Supermarket Brockville Park Hope Street Falkirk FK1 5BU
Received 8 Feb 2018 - DecidedP/18/0078/FUL
Installation of Interpretive Entrance Feature
Land To The North Of Carron Works Stenhouse Road Stenhousemuir
Received 14 Feb 2018 - DecidedP/18/0079/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Raised Decking
3 Kinglass Drive Bo'ness EH51 9RA
Received 14 Feb 2018
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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