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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 dates6,286Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,014 approved or refused records
218Refused applications
4,796 approved · 218 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0432/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
115 Church Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QR
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0433/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding to Form Ancillary Living Accommodation
Glen Mor Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0434/FUL
Extension to Building to Form Flatted Dwelling
Bonnyview Nursery Falkirk Road Larbert FK5 3NQ
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0435/FUL
Formation of Driveway and Vehicle Access
30 Bothkennar Road Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8HS
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0436/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
Low Valley House Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NL
Received 21 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0437/FUL
Engineering Operation Including Infill and Regrading of Former Quarry
Land To The North Of Hillview, Glen Road Glen Road Torwood
Received 21 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0438/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Henryson Crescent Larbert FK5 4GH
Received 21 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0439/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Craigs Crescent Rumford Falkirk FK2 0EN
Received 22 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0440/FUL
Alterations and Extension to School, Including Engineering Works, Construction of Retaining Wall and Formation of Car Park
Maddiston Primary School Glendevon Drive Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0GT
Received 22 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0441/FUL
Change of Use from Class 4 (Business) to Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services)
The Courtyard Unit 7A Callendar Boulevard Callendar Business Park Falkirk FK1 1XR
Received 22 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0442/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use from Shop (Class 1) to Food and Drink (Class 3)
9 Callendar Road Falkirk FK1 1XS
Received 22 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0443/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Balcony
Saulire Victoria Place Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TZ
Received 23 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0444/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse (Formation of Balcony)
5 Avon Brook Steading Falkirk FK1 3AG
Received 26 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0445/FUL
Construction of Bar, Restaurant and Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Auchenhill Stud Fankerton Denny FK6 5JF
Received 26 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0446/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Glenbervie Nursery 85 Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4SQ
Received 27 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0447/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Rashiehill Road Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3HD
Received 27 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0448/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Meadow Court Dunipace Denny FK6 6JU
Received 27 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0449/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
2 Cadzow Avenue Bo'ness EH51 9BJ
Received 28 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0450/FUL
Construction of Storage Buildings, Formation of Replacement Car Park, Enclosures and Associated Works
Whyte & Mackay South Lumley Street Grangemouth FK3 8NF
Received 28 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0451/FUL
Change of Use of Dwelling to Shop (Incorporating Staff Facilities) Associated with Golf Driving Range
Forthview Golf Centre 1 Forthview House Airth Falkirk FK2 8PL
Received 28 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0452/FUL
Construction of Raised Deck
Braemar 59 Braehead Bo'ness EH51 9DW
Received 28 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0453/FUL
Formation of Vehicle Access
23 Barnego Road Dunipace Denny FK6 6JS
Received 28 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0454/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 Callendar Park View Falkirk FK1 1SX
Received 28 Jul 2021 - DecidedP/21/0455/TEL
Construction of 20m Monopole, Cabinet and Ancillary Works
Site To The South West Of 2 Caledon Green Beancross Road Grangemouth
Received 26 Jul 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.
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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