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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 dates6,136Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,884 approved or refused records
207Refused applications
4,677 approved · 207 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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/20/0059/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
39 Achray Drive Falkirk FK1 5UN
Received 12 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0061/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Wheatfield Road Bo'ness EH51 9RU
Received 12 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0062/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
11 Kirk Wynd Falkirk FK1 1LZ
Received 14 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0063/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
45 Campfield Street Falkirk FK2 7DN
Received 14 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0064/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14A Ronaldshay Crescent Grangemouth FK3 9JH
Received 14 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0065/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Orchardson Road Larbert FK5 4GT
Received 14 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0066/FUL
Sub-Division of Garden Ground and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Dalness Balmulzier Road Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3EW
Received 17 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0067/FUL
Formation of Car Park
1 Inchyra Road Grangemouth FK3 9XB
Received 17 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0068/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
38 Mungalhead Road Falkirk FK2 7JF
Received 17 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0069/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Smallburn Place Grangemouth FK3 9LT
Received 17 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0070/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Montgomery Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8SJ
Received 18 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0071/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Woodland View 25 Orchard Grove Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XE
Received 18 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0072/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding / Workshop (Partially Retrospective)
Bothkennar House Bothkennar Road Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8PB
Received 18 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0073/FUL
Erection of Outbuildings (Garage and Summerhouse) and Boundary Treatment
The Spinney 7A Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5SJ
Received 19 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0074/FUL
Erection of Domestic Garage, Boundary Fencing and Hardsurface
2 Linden Drive Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1LE
Received 19 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0075/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 1 Carronview Glensburgh Road Grangemouth
Received 19 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0076/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
24 Heugh Street Falkirk FK1 5QR
Received 20 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0077/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
27 Canal Walk Brightons Falkirk FK2 0FJ
Received 20 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0078/FUL
Alterations to Cafe Frontage
Plaza Cafe The Helix Park Falkirk
Received 21 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0079/FUL
Change of Use from Class 5 (Industrial) to Class 11 (Leisure and Assembly) and Formation of Visitor Car Park
Rembrand Timber Mungalend Falkirk FK2 7XF
Received 21 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0081/FUL
Demolition of Commercial Unit and Erection of Dwellinghouse
3A Bean Row Falkirk FK1 1PH
Received 24 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0082/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 Lithgow Place Denny FK6 5BF
Received 24 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0083/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Associated Infrastructure
Hillview Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 24 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0085/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Corbiehall Bo'ness EH51 0AW
Received 25 Feb 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Falkirk
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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