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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 dates5,848Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,637 approved or refused records
200Refused applications
4,437 approved · 200 refused · 470 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/18/0377/FUL
Formation of Ramped Access, Installation of Steps, Handrail and Slabbed Platt
Larbert Old Church Denny Road Larbert FK5 3AB
Received 2 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0378/LBC
Internal and External Alterations
5 Seaview Place Bo'ness EH51 0AJ
Received 2 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0379/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
2 Tulliallan Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4TN
Received 2 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0382/CPL
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for 24 Hour Opening of Existing Petrol Filling Station (Sui Generis)
Crossroads Garage Dean Road Bo'ness EH51 0DL
Received 2 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0384/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The East Of 39 Braefoot Road Braefoot Road Bo'ness
Received 2 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0385/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Inveran Main Street Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2HA
Received 3 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0386/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
121 Tryst Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QJ
Received 3 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0387/FUL
Change of Use from Class 5 (General Industrial) to Dog Daycare Centre (Sui Generis)
1 - 2 Longcroft Trading Centre 209 Glasgow Road Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1QQ
Received 3 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0388/FUL
Amendment to Road Layout (Amendment to P/13/0227/MSC)
Forrester Quarter Bonnybridge FK4 2HA
Received 4 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0389/FUL
Installation of Play Equipment
Callendar Park Seaton Place Falkirk
Received 4 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0390/FUL
Partial Change of Use of Amusement Arcade to form Cafe (Class 3) and Occupation of Public Footpath to Form External Seating Area (Retrospective)
75 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ES
Received 4 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0391/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Mannerston Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NP
Received 5 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0392/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Karries Court Denny FK6 5JB
Received 5 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0393/FUL
Siting of Snack Van (Retrospective)
Site To The South East Of 2 Castings Court Castings Road Falkirk
Received 5 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0394/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
1 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5QU
Received 6 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0395/FUL
Change of Use from Class 5 (General Industrial) to Class 6 (Storage & Distribution)
30 Abbots Road Falkirk FK2 7ZP
Received 6 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0396/FUL
Erection of Security Fencing and Use of External Area for Storage (Partially Retrospective)
B & Q plc Middlefield Road Falkirk FK2 9EQ
Received 6 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0397/FUL
Erection of Detached Dwellinghouse with Integral Garage (Plot 2)
Land To The South Of The Stables Braeface Road Banknock
Received 9 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0398/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Kirkland Drive Stoneywood Denny FK6 5JA
Received 9 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0399/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 MacDonald Court Larbert FK5 4FR
Received 9 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0401/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
20 Cruikshank's Court Denny FK6 5DU
Received 11 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0402/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
2 Tulliallan Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4TN
Received 11 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0404/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
2 Ochilview Road Bo'ness EH51 0LE
Received 12 Jul 2018 - DecidedP/18/0405/FUL
Erection of Holiday Cottage (Class 7)
Manuelhaugh Farm Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6JF
Received 12 Jul 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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