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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 dates5,819Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,612 approved or refused records
200Refused applications
4,412 approved · 200 refused · 466 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/18/0182/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
161 Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4HG
Received 30 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0183/ADV
Illuminated Fascia Advertisement (Retrospective)
Unit 1 72 Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0HX
Received 30 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0184/FUL
Erection of Detached House and Change of Use of Open Space to Garden Ground
Netherton Falkirk FK2 0BU
Received 2 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0185/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
16 Viewforth Drive Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9NZ
Received 3 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0186/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Solas Wallacestone Brae Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0DH
Received 3 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0187/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
12 Alma Street Falkirk FK2 7HB
Received 3 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0188/FUL
Change of Use from Car Park to Storage Yard and Erection of 2.4m High Fence
Land To The North Of HL Plant Ltd Graham Terrace Airth
Received 29 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0189/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (First Floor ), Erection of Outbuilding and Alterations to Driveway
Elmpark 17 Erngath Road Bo'ness EH51 9EN
Received 3 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0190/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of Rumah Shieldhill Road Reddingmuirhead
Received 4 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0191/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Rebuilding of Boundary Wall
42 Alma Street Falkirk FK2 7HE
Received 4 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0192/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Single Storey to Rear)
23 Crozier Crescent Larbert FK5 4AQ
Received 4 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0193/LBC
Alteration to Listed Building- Replacement of External Glazed Screen
St Mary Of The Angels 100 Glasgow Road Falkirk FK1 4HJ
Received 4 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0194/FUL
Change of Use on First and Second Floor from Flatted Dwelling to Office (Class 4. Business)
90 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7DL
Received 4 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0195/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
38 Blair Avenue Bo'ness EH51 0QT
Received 5 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0196/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Howieson Avenue Bo'ness EH51 9JG
Received 5 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0197/FUL
Alterations to Boundary Wall and Fence
2 Corbett Drive Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0XW
Received 5 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0198/LBC
Alterations to Public House to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings
Elphinstone Inn High Street Airth Falkirk FK2 8JN
Received 6 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0200/LBC
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Helenslea Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 5 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0201/FUL
Construction of Electricity Storage Station, Enclosure (secure fence and secure double gate) and Associated Ancillary Equipment
Land To The East Of Unit 2 Wholeflats Road Wholeflats Road Grangemouth
Received 9 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0202/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Neidpath Drive Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4TH
Received 9 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0203/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Helenslea Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 5 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0204/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Steading to Form Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of Candie Hill Falkirk
Received 11 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0205/FUL
Erection of Raised Deck and Boundary Fence
42 Belmont Avenue Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2BS
Received 11 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0206/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Alloway Wynd Larbert FK5 4FE
Received 10 Apr 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.
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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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