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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 dates6,301Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,028 approved or refused records
219Refused applications
4,809 approved · 219 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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/21/0506/FUL
Conversion of Outbuilding to Form Dwellinghouse
Nether Kinneil Farmhouse Bo'ness EH51 0QA
Received 23 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0507/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Patio
12 Chestnut Grove Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DU
Received 23 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0508/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Venachar Road Falkirk FK1 5UP
Received 23 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0509/FUL
Installation of External Staircase and Cycle Shelter
Police Station West Bridge Street Falkirk FK1 5AT
Received 24 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0510/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Lyoncross Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1UG
Received 26 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0511/FUL
Construction of Vehicle Repair Garage (Class 5)
North Street Garage Ferry Road South Alloa Stirling FK7 7LF
Received 26 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0512/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
White Gables Ercall Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0RJ
Received 27 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0513/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
54 Talbot Street Grangemouth FK3 8HU
Received 27 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0515/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land Adjacent To Inches House Bellsdyke Road Larbert
Received 27 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0516/FUL
Construction of Domestic Garage and Car Port
Inches House Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4EL
Received 27 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0517/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Niaroo 27 Napier Place Falkirk FK2 7LL
Received 27 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0518/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Geesmuir Gardens Falkirk FK2 8BE
Received 30 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0519/FUL
Change of Use of Public Space to Garden Ground
28 Wallace Brae Rise Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0GD
Received 30 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0520/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The East Of Avonside House Reddoch Road Polmont
Received 30 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0521/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6A Merchiston Avenue Falkirk FK2 7LA
Received 30 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0522/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse with Associated Development Including Outbuilding and Stables
Site To The North West Of 47 Mannerston Holdings Blackness
Received 31 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0523/FUL
Change of Use of Flatted Dwelling to House of Multiple Occupation
112 Mary Street Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9PS
Received 31 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0524/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Deck
Glenearn 15 Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5RU
Received 31 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0525/FUL
Change of Use of Land Within the Countryside to Private Garden Ground
3 North Inches Falkirk FK2 8RQ
Received 31 Aug 2021 - DecidedP/21/0526/FUL
Extension and Alteration to Building
22 California Terrace California Falkirk FK1 2DD
Received 1 Sept 2021 - DecidedP/21/0527/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Demolition of Outbuilding
8 Alyth Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0YW
Received 1 Sept 2021 - DecidedP/21/0528/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
3 Cedar Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1JQ
Received 1 Sept 2021 - DecidedP/21/0529/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Westview Cottage Station Road Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3BQ
Received 1 Sept 2021 - DecidedP/21/0530/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Agricultural Shed
Land To The South West Of Coach Cottage Dunipace
Received 2 Sept 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Falkirk
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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