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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 dates6,187Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,928 approved or refused records
211Refused applications
4,717 approved · 211 refused · 509 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/0400/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
39 Taymouth Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PF
Received 3 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0402/FUL
Landscaping and Groundworks including Formation of Play Areas and Footpaths
Land To The North Of 173 - 183 Bellsdyke Road Bellsdyke Road Larbert
Received 4 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0403/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
43 Rankin Drive Falkirk FK2 8RF
Received 4 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0404/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Milnquarter Farm Roman Road Bonnybridge FK4 2DE
Received 4 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0405/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Churchill Place Falkirk FK2 7FN
Received 4 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0406/FUL
Erection of Domestic Garage
9 Millfield Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PH
Received 4 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0407/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
71 Blenheim Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4PW
Received 7 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0408/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Kennedy Way Airth Falkirk FK2 8GB
Received 8 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0409/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
150 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 8 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0410/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
36 Douglas Avenue Brightons Falkirk FK2 0HB
Received 9 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0411/FUL
Installation of Replacement Windows and Doors
1 -17 Silk House Park Street Falkirk FK1 1RW
Received 9 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0412/FUL
Subdivision of Garden Ground and Conversion of Existing Domestic Garage to Form Dwellinghouse
Glencrag 4 Watson Street Falkirk FK2 7EX
Received 10 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0413/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Sunart Place Grangemouth FK3 0HN
Received 10 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0414/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
9 Callendar Road Falkirk FK1 1XS
Received 11 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0416/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Callander Drive Larbert FK5 3ET
Received 14 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0417/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
152 Almond Street Grangemouth FK3 8PS
Received 14 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0418/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Candie Crescent Grangemouth FK3 9JT
Received 14 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0419/FUL
Extension to Building
Blaefaulds Poultry Farm Castlerankine Road Denny FK6 5LW
Received 15 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0421/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 South Broomage Avenue Larbert FK5 3EB
Received 16 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0422/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Raised Decking
115 Easton Drive Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2DW
Received 16 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0423/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Tesco Stores Main Street Bo'ness EH51 9NG
Received 16 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0424/FUL
Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Point
Tesco Stores Main Street Bo'ness EH51 9NG
Received 16 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0425/FUL
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North Of Westerwood Moss Road Falkirk FK2 8RY
Received 16 Sept 2020 - DecidedP/20/0426/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Barrie Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4LF
Received 16 Sept 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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