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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 dates5,907Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,684 approved or refused records
202Refused applications
4,482 approved · 202 refused · 481 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19/0089/FUL
Change of Use from Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Erection of Boundary Fence
Burnbrae Lodge Burnbrae Road Falkirk FK1 5SD
Received 15 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0090/FUL
Conversion and Alterations of Dwellinghouse to Form 2 Flatted Dwellings and Conversion of Rooms to Form Flatted Dwelling
Castings House 1 Castings Avenue Falkirk
Received 15 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0092/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The South Of 2 Glenyards Road Glenyards Road Greenhill
Received 18 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0093/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Alma Street Falkirk FK2 7HB
Received 18 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0094/FUL
Erection of 2 Detached Dwellinghouses
Land To The South Of Grangelea Court Carronflats Road Grangemouth
Received 18 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0095/FUL
Installation of ATM (Retrospective)
244 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BH
Received 19 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0096/ADV
Retention of Illuminated Advertisements
244 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BH
Received 19 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0097/FUL
External Alterations
Park Hotel 1 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RY
Received 19 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0098/FUL
Change of Use of Unit 4 from Class 1 (Shops) to Hot Food Take Away (Retrospective)
Unit 4 Dhillon Complex Maddiston Road Rumford Falkirk FK2 0SB
Received 19 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0099/FUL
Siting of Modular Building (Toilet Facility)
Kelpies Marina The Helix Falkirk FK2 7ZT
Received 19 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0100/FUL
Siting of a Temporary Modular Retail Building (Class 1)
66 Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0HX
Received 20 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0101/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
35 Castle Drive Airth Falkirk FK2 8GD
Received 20 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0102/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Duncan Street Bonnybridge FK4 1DP
Received 20 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0103/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Clarinda Place Larbert FK5 4FG
Received 21 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0104/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
5 Paris Avenue Denny FK6 5AB
Received 22 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0105/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Formation of Raised Decking and Erection of Fence
20 Pirleyhill Drive Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2EA
Received 22 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0106/PPP
Demolish Existing Public House and Erection of 12 Flatted Dwellings
The Tavern Kilsyth Road Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1HN
Received 25 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0107/FUL
Change of Use of and Alterations to Former Police Office to form Flatted Dwelling
32 Brodie Street Falkirk FK2 7RY
Received 26 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0108/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
23 Stewart Avenue Bo'ness EH51 0HT
Received 26 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0109/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Hurworth Street Falkirk FK1 5EN
Received 26 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0110/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Rodel Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0YU
Received 26 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0111/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
27 Thistle Avenue Grangemouth FK3 8YH
Received 28 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0112/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Rowanlea Cottage South Brae Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0LX
Received 28 Feb 2019 - DecidedP/19/0114/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
19 Sandyloan Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9NU
Received 28 Feb 2019
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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