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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 dates5,994Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,762 approved or refused records
204Refused applications
4,558 approved · 204 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19/0521/ADV
Installation of Illuminated ATM Fascia Signage (Retrospective)
65 Main Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0ZL
Received 15 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0522/FUL
Replacement of Refrigeration Plant and Gantry and Installation of Glycol and Chilled Water Pumps, and Refridgeration Unit Enclosures
Caledonian Produce Bo'ness EH51 9SJ
Received 16 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0524/FUL
Installation of Replacement Doors and Windows, Erection of 1 Metre High Fence and Erection of Outbuilding
33 Letham Cottages Letham Falkirk FK2 8QJ
Received 19 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0525/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
The Co-op The Carron Centre Ronades Road Falkirk FK2 7TA
Received 20 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0526/FUL
Erection of No. 3 Industrial Units (Class 4)
Carriden Garage Bo'mains Industrial Estate Crawfield Lane Bo'ness EH51 0QG
Received 20 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0527/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
32 Broomside Place Larbert FK5 3EG
Received 21 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0528/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Acorn Crescent Larbert FK5 3LT
Received 21 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0529/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Outbuilding to Form 1st Floor Ancillary Accommodation
21 Lawrence Court Larbert FK5 4FS
Received 21 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0530/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access & Driveway
3 Burnside Terrace Redding Road Redding Falkirk FK2 9XT
Received 22 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0532/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Torosay Avenue Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0NU
Received 23 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0533/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Purposes (Renewal of P/15/0631/PPP)
44 - 46 Broomhill Road High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2AN
Received 23 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0534/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Jeffrey Terrace Polmont Falkirk FK2 0RA
Received 23 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0536/FUL
Alterations to Garage Building to Form Office and Store.
St Mary's Presbytery Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0DP
Received 26 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0537/LBC
Alterations to Building Including Internal Alterations, Replacement Windows and Installation of Entry System
St James Church Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AZ
Received 27 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0538/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront and Installation of ATM
147 - 149 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DZ
Received 27 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0539/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
147 - 149 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DZ
Received 27 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0540/LBC
Alterations to Shopfront and Display of Illuminated Advertisements
147 - 149 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DZ
Received 27 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0541/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Falkirk Community Stadium Ltd The Falkirk Stadium 4 Stadium Way Falkirk FK2 9EE
Received 27 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0542/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Reid Place Larbert FK5 4GP
Received 27 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0543/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
23 Bonhard Way Bo'ness EH51 9RF
Received 28 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0544/FUL
Erection of 1.8m Boundary Fence
55 Anson Avenue Falkirk FK1 5JB
Received 28 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0545/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
6 & 10 Stirling Street Denny FK6 6DU
Received 28 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0546/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Detached Garage
Land To The East Of Pineta Cottage Myothill Road Denny
Received 29 Aug 2019 - DecidedP/19/0547/FUL
Change of Use of Quarry to Garden Ground, Extension to Dwellinghouse, Erection of Outbuilding with Ancillary Living Accommodation and Erection of Fence and Woodstore
Hillview Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 29 Aug 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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