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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 dates6,190Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,930 approved or refused records
212Refused applications
4,718 approved · 212 refused · 509 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/20/0452/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
26 Craigbank Road Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NS
Received 1 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0453/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding and Hardstanding
Garvald House Fankerton Denny FK6 5HJ
Received 1 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0454/FUL
Alterations to and Change of Use of Building to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings, Incorporating 2 Shop Units (Class 1) at Ground Floor Level
86 - 88 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DD
Received 1 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0455/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
68 Beaumont Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8SN
Received 2 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0456/FUL
Change of Use of and Extension to 2 No Flats to Form Dwellinghouse
1 & 3 Inglis Place Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TE
Received 2 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0457/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Wester Newlands Drive Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0ZX
Received 2 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0458/FUL
Demolition of Class 4 (Business) Building and Erection of Building for Uses within Class 3 (Food and Drink; Class 4 (Business) and Class 6 (Storage or Distribution)
Four In One Portdownie Falkirk FK1 4QZ
Received 2 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0459/FUL
Replacement Windows and Door
Priorsford 75 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 5 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0460/FUL
Change of Use of and Alterations to House (Class 9) to Hotel (Class 7) with Ancillary Manager's Flat
Weedingshall Polmont Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XS
Received 5 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0461/FUL
Erection of Substation
1 Arnot Street Falkirk FK1 1YG
Received 5 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0462/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 Mellock Crescent Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0RH
Received 5 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0463/FUL
Formation of Outdoor Seating Area/Beer Garden ,including Roofed Enclosure
Canada Wood Kitchen and Bar Falkirk FK1 3AZ
Received 5 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0465/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
195 Grahamsdyke Street Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9LT
Received 5 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0466/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Lathallan Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PD
Received 6 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0467/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Raised Decking
57 Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5NF
Received 6 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0468/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Cruikshank's Court Denny FK6 5DU
Received 7 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0469/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
42 Thomson Drive Redding Falkirk FK2 9GN
Received 7 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0470/FUL
Siting of Temporary Office Building and Installation of Decking (Retrospective)
Forthview Golf Centre 1 Forthview House Airth Falkirk FK2 8PL
Received 7 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0471/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Old Manse 19 Denny Road Larbert FK5 3AB
Received 7 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0472/LBC
Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Old Manse 19 Denny Road Larbert FK5 3AB
Received 7 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0473/AGR
Erection of Agricultural Shed
The Blairs Farm Larbert FK5 4SS
Received 7 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0474/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
41 Mingle Place Bo'ness EH51 9HY
Received 8 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0475/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Rennie Street Falkirk FK1 5AL
Received 9 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0476/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Prospecthill Road Falkirk FK1 5LD
Received 9 Oct 2020
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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