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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 dates6,276Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,006 approved or refused records
217Refused applications
4,789 approved · 217 refused · 517 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0350/FUL
Change of Use from Office to Dwelling and External Alterations Including Painting of Frontage and Windows
113 - 115 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 9 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0351/LBC
Internal and External Alterations Including Painting of Frontage and Windows and Installation of Gas Pipe
113 - 115 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 10 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0352/FUL
Construction of Free-Standing Solar Panels Units, Car-Park Entrance Barriers and Car-Park Lighting Units
Greenrigg Cycle Centre Falkirk FK1 3AZ
Received 10 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0353/FUL
Change of Use of Land to Form Private Garden Ground
M'Dina Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 10 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0354/TEL
Installation of 18m Monopole, Cabinet and Associated Ancillary Works
Site To The North East Of 6 Sealock Court Bowhouse Road Grangemouth
Received 8 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0355/FUL
Formation of Outdoor Seating Area/Beer Garden, Including Roofed Enclosure (Retrospective)
Union Inn Portdownie Falkirk FK1 4QZ
Received 11 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0356/FUL
Construction of Entrance Porch and Access Ramp
Forth Valley Royal Hospital Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4WR
Received 11 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0357/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Jasper Avenue Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9LY
Received 11 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0358/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
35 Wester Newlands Drive Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0ZX
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0359/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Temple Denny Road Denny FK6 6AN
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0360/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 Gartcows Crescent Falkirk FK1 5QH
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0362/FUL
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses
The Paddock Moss Road Falkirk FK2 8RX
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0363/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
100 Wallace Street Falkirk FK2 7DX
Received 15 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0364/FUL
Siting of Shepherd's Hut for Use as Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation (Class 7)
Manuelhaugh Farm Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6JF
Received 15 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0366/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Equipment
Park Hotel 1 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RY
Received 15 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0368/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
8 Hermitage Road Dunipace Denny FK6 6FH
Received 16 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0369/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
56 Beaumont Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8SN
Received 16 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0370/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
25 Muirhall Road Larbert FK5 4RG
Received 16 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0371/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse (Formation of Pitched Roof over Extension)
19 Glen Brae Falkirk FK1 5LL
Received 17 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0372/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Hill Farm Cottage Standburn Falkirk FK2 0BT
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0373/FUL
Construction of a Hazardous Waste Cell
Avondale Quarry Polmont Falkirk FK2 0YG
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0374/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Buskette 74 Main Street Redding Falkirk FK2 9UH
Received 21 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0375/DMO
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
Buskette 74 Main Street Redding Falkirk FK2 9UH
Received 21 Jun 2021 - DecidedP/21/0377/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
69 Wallace Brae Drive Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0FB
Received 21 Jun 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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