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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 dates6,293Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,021 approved or refused records
219Refused applications
4,802 approved · 219 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0482/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Henryson Crescent Larbert FK5 4GH
Received 12 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0483/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use of No.2 Flats (Sui Generis) to Form Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Thornlea 34 & 36 Philpingstone Road Bo'ness EH51 9JL
Received 13 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0484/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
69 Carrongrange Gardens Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3DU
Received 13 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0485/FUL
Construction of Fence
4 Millar Place Falkirk FK2 8QB
Received 13 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0486/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
38 Dawson Place Bo'ness EH51 0NP
Received 16 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0487/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
45 Hillside Grove Bo'ness EH51 9RL
Received 16 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0488/FUL
Siting of 2 Temporary Modular Classrooms
Carrongrange High School Oxgang Road Grangemouth FK3 9HP
Received 17 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0489/FUL
Extension to Industrial Unit
Unit 1 Wholeflats Road Grangemouth FK3 9UY
Received 18 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0490/FUL
Change of Use from Cafe (Class 3) and Shop (Class 1) to Hot Food Take-Away (Sui Generis), Installation of Flue and Alterations to Shopfront
122 - 126 North Street Bo'ness EH51 9NF
Received 18 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0491/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Rowantree Walk Larbert FK5 4FT
Received 18 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0492/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Station Row Station Road Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3BH
Received 18 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0493/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
69 Carrongrange Gardens Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3DU
Received 18 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0494/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Forest View Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UL
Received 18 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0495/ADV
Display of Non Illuminated Advertisement
36 High Street Falkirk FK1 1EU
Received 18 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0496/FUL
Construction of 4 Dwellinghouses and Associated Works
Land To The South Of 58 Annet Road Annet Road Head Of Muir
Received 19 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0497/FUL
Conversion of 3 Flatted Dwellings and Commercial Unit to Form Dwellinghouse (Partly Retrospective)
1 Neilson Street Falkirk FK1 5AQ
Received 19 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0498/FUL
Installation of 20m High Telecommunications Mast and Associated Ancillary Equipment
Site To The East Of 50 Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 19 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0499/FUL
Installation of Decking and Outbuilding
29 Ross Crescent Falkirk FK1 4NT
Received 19 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0500/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
10 St. Johns Avenue Falkirk FK2 7DP
Received 19 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0501/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Anson Avenue Falkirk FK1 5JB
Received 20 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0502/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
20 Rannoch Place Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2PB
Received 20 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0503/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Garden Ground
18 Roxburgh Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4UE
Received 20 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0504/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Scott Avenue Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PN
Received 20 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0505/FUL
Erection of Stable Block and Field Shelter (Partially Retrospective) and Change of Use to Land for the Keeping of Horses
Villaron Lochs Of Airth Airth Falkirk FK2 8QH
Received 20 Aug 2021
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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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