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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 dates6,156Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,904 approved or refused records
208Refused applications
4,696 approved · 208 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/20/0188/MSC
Approval of Matters Relating to Planning Permission Reference P/09/0508/PPP, for Residential Development, Comprising 38 Affordable Housing Units, Associated Access Arrangements, Site Drainage and Landscaping
Land To The North Of Watson Place Glasgow Road Longcroft
Received 22 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0189/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements (Retrospective)
2 - 4 Wooer Street Falkirk FK1 1NJ
Received 22 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0190/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
65 Tiree Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UX
Received 24 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0191/FUL
Erection of 24 Flatted Dwellings, 6 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
6 Commissioner Street Bo'ness EH51 9AF
Received 24 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0192/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Harvey Avenue Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QR
Received 27 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0193/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
63 Wallace Brae Drive Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0FB
Received 29 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0194/VRC
Variation of Condition No. 1 of Planning Permission P/14/0081/FUL to Extend Temporary Permission for the Marquees and External Bar Area
The Parsonage Airth Falkirk FK2 8LU
Received 29 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0195/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Housetype P/19/0514/FUL, Plot 1)
Compthall Sunnyside Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0RW
Received 29 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0196/FUL
Relocation of Existing Recycling Facility, Formation of Hardstanding and Erection of Fencing
Tesco Stores Ltd Glasgow Road Falkirk FK1 4HQ
Received 29 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0197/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Marion Wilson View Larbert FK5 4TP
Received 30 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0198/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Woodcroft Carronvale Road Larbert FK5 3LG
Received 30 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0199/LBC
Alterations to Dwelllinghouse
Woodcroft Carronvale Road Larbert FK5 3LG
Received 30 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0200/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
33 Aitchison Place Falkirk FK1 5AY
Received 1 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0201/FUL
Erection of Outbuildings (Partially Retrospective)
Bothkennar House Bothkennar Road Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8PB
Received 4 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0202/LBC
Alterations to Flatted Building, Including Replacement Lighting and External Fabric Repair
191A - 199F (Odd) Corbiehall Bo'ness EH51 0AX
Received 5 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0203/FUL
Erection of Storage Shed and Welfare Facilities (Retrospective)
Glenbervie Golf Club Torwood Larbert FK5 4SJ
Received 6 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0204/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Union Place Brightons Falkirk FK2 0FH
Received 6 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0205/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Housetype P/19/0624/FUL), Siting of Residential Caravan and Associated Infrastructure
Myrehead Farm Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LQ
Received 6 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0207/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Creteil Court Falkirk FK1 1UL
Received 11 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0208/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
12 MacGregor Place Falkirk FK2 8RJ
Received 11 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0209/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Housetype P/15/0491/FUL, Plot 6)
7 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 14 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0210/FUL
Erection of War Memorial and Associated Landscaping
Laurieston War Memorial James Street Laurieston
Received 14 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0212/CPL
Alterations to Health Centre
Bonnybridge Health Centre Larbert Road Bonnybridge FK4 1ED
Received 18 May 2020 - DecidedP/20/0213/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
35 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9ED
Received 18 May 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.
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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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