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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 dates5,980Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,748 approved or refused records
204Refused applications
4,544 approved · 204 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19/0469/FUL
Erection of Boundary Enclosures
Avonhall Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9BU
Received 19 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0470/FUL
Installation of Solar Panels
15 Tantallon Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8DJ
Received 22 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0471/FUL
Installation of Replacement Windows and Doors
Argyle Cottage 3 Erngath Road Bo'ness EH51 9DR
Received 23 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0472/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Outbuilding
9 Stevenson Avenue Polmont Falkirk FK2 0GU
Received 23 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0473/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Detached Double Garage
73 Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4SQ
Received 24 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0475/FUL
Erection of Boundary Fence and Wall
28 Tipperary Place Larbert FK5 4SX
Received 24 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0476/FUL
Erection of Timber Pergola
Outside Inn Glenbervie Business Park Larbert FK5 4EG
Received 24 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0477/FUL
Formation of Temporary Site Constructions Access
Land To The North Of 340-342 Stirling Street Stirling Street Dunipace
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0478/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Driveway
2 Poplar Street Grangemouth FK3 8NE
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0479/FUL
Erection of 5 Woodland Lodges and Formation of Car Park
Dunmore Park Airth Falkirk FK2 8LP
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0480/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
St Ola 47 Dean Road Bo'ness EH51 9BH
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0481/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Bus Stance To The West Of 95A Grahams Road Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0482/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Bus Stance To The West Of 61A Grahams Road Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0483/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Bus Stance To The West Of 32 - 38 Grahams Road Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0484/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Bus Stance To The South Of Grangemouth Town Hall Bo'ness Road Grangemouth
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0485/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Bus Stance To The North Of Grangemouth Library Bo'ness Road Grangemouth
Received 25 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0486/FUL
Erection of 8 Dwellinghouses
Castings Community Sports & Social Club Etna Road Falkirk FK2 9EG
Received 26 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0487/FUL
Erection of 2 No. Holiday Cottages and Detached Garage
Land To The West Of Bridge House Linlithgow
Received 26 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0488/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Rowling Crescent Falkirk FK2 8RH
Received 26 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0489/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
16 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JL
Received 26 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0490/FUL
Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Open Space, Infilling and Regrading of Land with Associated Landscaping and Boundary Treatment
Land To The North Of 44 Drum Farm Lane Bo'ness Harbour Road Bo'ness
Received 26 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0491/FUL
Erection of Domestic Garage
3 Millfield Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PJ
Received 29 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0492/LBC
Alterations to Building
105 - 107 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 29 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0493/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1 (Shops) to Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services)
40 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PU
Received 29 Jul 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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