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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 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4,412 approved · 200 refused · 466 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/18/0207/FUL
Repairs and Alterations including those to Roof, Chimney's, Window Replacement Re-rendering Gables and Removal of Render from South Elevation.
122 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NW
Received 12 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0208/LBC
Repairs and Alterations including those to Roof, Chimneys, Window Replacement Re-rendering Gables and Removal of Render from South Elevation
122 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NW
Received 12 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0209/FUL
Erection of 3 No. Dwellinghouses (Amendment to Planning Permission P/16/0074/FUL Incorporating the Formation of a New Access , Revised Site Layout and House Types)
Land To The South West Of Wester Bonhard Bo'ness
Received 12 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0210/FUL
Installation of Rapid Electric Vehicle Charging Station
263 Main Street Larbert FK5 4PU
Received 13 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0212/FUL
Erection of 36 Nos. Flatted Dwellings incorporating External Amenity Space and Parking
Land To The South East Of 1 Williamson Street Williamson Street Falkirk
Received 17 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0213/FUL
Alterations to Industrial Unit and Formation of Car Parking
Unit A2 Etna Road Falkirk FK2 9EG
Received 17 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0214/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Sir William Wallace Court Larbert FK5 4GA
Received 18 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0215/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Marchmont 27 Wellside Place Falkirk FK1 5RL
Received 18 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0216/PPP
Sub-Division of Garden Ground and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Newington Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 18 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0217/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
76 Manor Street Falkirk FK1 1NU
Received 17 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0218/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
3 Glentye Gardens Falkirk FK1 5NT
Received 18 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0219/FUL
Sub-Division of Garden Ground and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Millpark Smiddy Brae Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XZ
Received 19 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0220/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
161 Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4HG
Received 19 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0224/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Bethesda Grove Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0FR
Received 19 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0225/FUL
Demolition of Existing Office Unit and Erection of 3No Retail Units and All Associated External Works
115 Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9BJ
Received 20 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0221/FUL
Installation of Decking (Retrospective).
30 Wilson Road Falkirk FK1 4HY
Received 20 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0222/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 Netherfield Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XG
Received 20 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0226/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Maranatha Crescent Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DF
Received 23 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0227/FUL
Replacement of Conservatory Roof
19 Sunnyside Drive Brightons Falkirk FK2 0GG
Received 23 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0228/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Erection of Domestic Garage and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Greendyke Farm Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 23 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0229/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
16 & 18 Princes Street Falkirk FK1 1NE
Received 20 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0230/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Lade Drive Larbert FK5 3EZ
Received 24 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0231/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding to Provide Ancillary Accommodation
Willowbank Fergusson Grove Bonnybridge FK4 1PU
Received 24 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0232/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
14 Sharp Terrace Grangemouth FK3 8PH
Received 24 Apr 2018
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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