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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 dates6,212Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,950 approved or refused records
213Refused applications
4,737 approved · 213 refused · 510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/21/0030/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding and Re-rendering of Dwellinghouse
M'Dina Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 21 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0031/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Sarti Terrace Larbert FK5 4TD
Received 25 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0032/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Raised Patio
25 Reilly Gardens High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2BB
Received 25 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0033/FUL
Formation of Temporary Car Park and Associated Fencing and Floodlights (Retrospective).
Land To The North West Of 14 Wood Street Wood Street Grangemouth
Received 26 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0034/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
Elmbank 16 Hodge Street Falkirk FK1 1BN
Received 26 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0035/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Leven Street Falkirk FK2 7NL
Received 26 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0036/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Planning Permission P/19/0438/FUL)
71 & 73 Dean Road Bo'ness EH51 9BA
Received 26 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0037/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Lime Grove Larbert FK5 3LY
Received 26 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0038/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding and Raised Timber Deck
Priorsford 75 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 27 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0039/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Norvia 92 Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4NF
Received 27 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0040/FUL
Erection of 8 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North East Of Braehead 1 Main Street Main Street Shieldhill
Received 28 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0041/FUL
Installation of Solar Array (Ground-Mounted), Electric Vehicle Charging Points, No.2 x Education Cabins (Class 10) with Ancillary Changing Facilities and Cafe and Associated Infrastructure (Partially Retrospective)
Little Kerse Leisure Ltd Grange Road Grangemouth Falkirk FK2 0YB
Received 29 Jan 2021 - DecidedP/21/0042/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Redbrae Cottage Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3AW
Received 1 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0043/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Waverley Park Redding Falkirk FK2 9RT
Received 2 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0044/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
44 Valleyview Drive Falkirk FK2 7JA
Received 2 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0045/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building - Replacement of 10 Windows and Painting of 2 Windows
60 Grahams Road Falkirk FK1 1HN
Received 3 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0046/FUL
Erection of 9 Dwellinghouses with Associated Garages and Engineering Infrastructure
Site To The West Of Castlewood Glen Road Torwood
Received 3 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0047/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse - Formation of Balcony
Jeneven Glasgow Road Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1QN
Received 3 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0048/FUL
Demolition of Existing Building and Outbuildings and Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses and Alterations to Existing Boundary Walls
The Coach House Hodge Street Falkirk FK1 5AA
Received 3 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0049/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling (Replacement Windows and Installation of Roof Windows)
Chance Place 21A Erngath Road Bo'ness EH51 9EH
Received 3 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0050/FUL
Alteration and Extension to 2 Dwellings to Form 4 Flatted Dwellings
130 & 132 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BZ
Received 4 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0051/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
Amodo Mio 104 Manor Street Falkirk FK1 1NU
Received 4 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0052/FUL
Part Change of Use (Ground Floor) from Hotel (Class 7) to Form No. 4 Shop Units (Class 1), Including Alterations to Shopfronts, Formation of Parking Area and Ancillary Development
Bowhouse Hotel Bowhouse Road Grangemouth FK3 0HD
Received 4 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0053/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding, Enlargement of Existing Extension, and Amendments to Car park
James Jones & Sons Ltd Broomage Avenue Larbert FK5 4NQ
Received 4 Feb 2021
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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