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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 dates6,249Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,983 approved or refused records
215Refused applications
4,768 approved · 215 refused · 514 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0242/FUL
Erection of 2 Wind Turbines (Amendment to Planning Permission P/19/0183/FUL to Increase Tip Height from 125m to 150m)
Land To The North Of Lochview House Falkirk
Received 21 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0243/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
67 Thistle Avenue Grangemouth FK3 8YQ
Received 21 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0244/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
1 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5QU
Received 21 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0246/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
28 Geesmuir Gardens Falkirk FK2 8BE
Received 21 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0247/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Lochgreen Road Falkirk FK1 5NJ
Received 22 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0248/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Domestic Garage
1 Braeside Place Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0DD
Received 22 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0250/CPL
Demolition of 56 Flatted Dwellings, Erection of 20 Dwellinghouses and 20 Flatted Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure
2 - 44 (Even) & 7 - 59 (Odd) Haugh Gardens Falkirk FK2 7RA
Received 23 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0251/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse - Raising Roof Ridge Height
14 Glenwood Drive Stoneywood Denny FK6 5GW
Received 23 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0253/FUL
Change of Use from Office (Class 4) to Flatted Dwelling (Sui-Generis)
43 - 45 West Bridge Street Falkirk FK1 5AZ
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0254/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront and Replacement Roof Plant
BHS Callendar Square High Street Falkirk FK1 1UJ
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0255/ADV
Display of Non Illuminated Advertisements
BHS Callendar Square High Street Falkirk FK1 1UJ
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0256/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
33 Steps Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4LH
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0258/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
77 Larbert Road Bonnybridge FK4 1EN
Received 27 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0259/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Kenmure Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4UH
Received 28 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0260/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Freidheim 9 Marchlands Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9ES
Received 28 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0261/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Garneylees Wallacestone Brae Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0DH
Received 29 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0263/FUL
Demolition and Replacement of Restaurant Including Retention of Front Wall (Renewal of P/17/0782/FUL)
Underwood Lockhouse Bonnybridge FK4 1ST
Received 29 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0264/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
57 Mungalhead Road Falkirk FK2 7JQ
Received 29 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0266/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
The Greens 24 Carronvale Road Larbert FK5 3LZ
Received 29 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0267/PPP
Formation of Vehicular Access
Quarter Dunipace Denny FK6 6QZ
Received 30 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0268/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
18 Campbell Drive Larbert FK5 4PR
Received 30 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0269/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Raised Patio
8 Orchard Grove Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XE
Received 30 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0270/FUL
Installation of French Doors and Construction of Balcony
56 Mellock Crescent Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0RH
Received 30 Apr 2021 - DecidedP/21/0271/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Callendar Square High Street Falkirk FK1 1UJ
Received 3 May 2021
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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