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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 dates6,126Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,875 approved or refused records
206Refused applications
4,669 approved · 206 refused · 502 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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/20/0002/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
Gartmore 12 South Broomage Avenue Larbert FK5 3LF
Received 7 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0003/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
55 Wood Street Grangemouth FK3 8LS
Received 8 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0004/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
75 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ES
Received 9 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0005/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
35 Hallam Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BF
Received 9 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0007/FUL
Change of Use from Financial Professional and Other Services (Class2) to Flatted Dwelling
4 Wellside Place Falkirk FK1 5RL
Received 9 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0010/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Ardgay Crescent Bonnybridge FK4 2FN
Received 13 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0011/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
Unit 18 Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 15 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0012/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Broomhill Avenue Larbert FK5 3EH
Received 16 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0013/FUL
Change of Use of Shop (Class 1) to Gymnasium (Class 11)
The Village Store Main Street Skinflats Falkirk FK2 8NU
Received 16 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0014/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
McDonalds Restaurants Falkirk Road Grangemouth FK3 8XP
Received 17 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0016/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
12 Jenkinson Drive Redding Falkirk FK2 9TL
Received 20 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0017/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Howard Street Falkirk FK1 5JG
Received 20 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0018/FUL
Erection of Domestic Garage
8 Cockburn Crescent Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6JT
Received 20 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0020/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
74 - 78 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DD
Received 21 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0021/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
The Spinney 7A Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5SJ
Received 21 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0022/FUL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse
5 Mitchell Place Falkirk FK1 5PJ
Received 22 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0023/FUL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse
5 Swan Place Grangemouth FK3 8RL
Received 21 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0025/CON
Partial Demolition of Former Toilet Block
Public Convenience Dollar Park Camelon Road Falkirk
Received 27 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0026/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Farm Buildings to Form 4 Dwellinghouses and Erection of 1 Dwellinghouse
South Bellsdyke Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8PG
Received 27 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0027/AGR
Erection of Agricultural Building
Threaprig Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3AL
Received 27 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0028/FUL
Part Demolition, Alterations and Extension to Outbuildings to Form Dwellinghouse and Erection of Garage
3C Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 27 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0029/FUL
Formation of Car Park, Reconfiguration of Existing Car Parks, Provision of Temporary Parking and Associated Infrastructure
Forth Valley Royal Hospital Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4WR
Received 28 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0030/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Gartcows Avenue Falkirk FK1 5QJ
Received 28 Jan 2020 - DecidedP/20/0032/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Rannoch Place Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2PB
Received 29 Jan 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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