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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 dates6,330Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,054 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,834 approved · 220 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0232/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
12 Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE
Received 1 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0642/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding for Business Use (Class 1) and Formation of Vehicular Access
2A Glenyards Road Greenhill Bonnybridge FK4 2EB
Received 3 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0643/FUL
Construction of Ancillary Living Accommodation
The Wood Yard Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LX
Received 3 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0644/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Belern Maddiston Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JJ
Received 3 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0645/CPL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Woodpark 103 Main Street Redding Falkirk FK2 9UQ
Received 4 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0646/FUL
Demolition of Lock Ups and Formation of Parking Bays
1 - 6 Lockups Munro Gardens Laurieston
Received 5 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0647/FUL
Construction of Balcony
101 Main Street Redding Falkirk FK2 9UQ
Received 5 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0648/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
32 Longdyke Place Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8TD
Received 5 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0649/FUL
Alterations to Roof
10 Orchard Grove Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XE
Received 5 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0650/FUL
Construction of 3 Dwellinghouses
Land To The East Of 8 Rowan Drive Rowan Drive Banknock
Received 8 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0651/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Balcony
4 Nicholson Place Falkirk FK1 5BJ
Received 8 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0652/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
28 St. Johns Way Bo'ness EH51 9JF
Received 8 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0654/FUL
Siting of Catering Unit
Kelpies Marina The Helix Falkirk FK2 7ZT
Received 8 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0655/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Graham Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9QG
Received 8 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0656/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The West Of 21 Polmont Park Polmont Road Polmont
Received 9 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0657/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Greenrigg Cottages Falkirk FK1 3AD
Received 9 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0658/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
50 Beaumont Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8SN
Received 10 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0659/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Greencraig Avenue Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2ER
Received 10 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0660/FUL
Installation of 2 No. Electrical Vehicle Charging Points with Associated Plant Enclosures and Infrastructure (Amendment to Planning Permission P/21/0314/FUL)
Earls Gate Service Station Falkirk Road Grangemouth FK3 8XP
Received 10 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0661/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling Incorporating Canopy, Seating Area and Window Amendments
8 Canal Street Camelon Falkirk FK1 4QU
Received 10 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0662/FUL
Installation of Container (Retrospective)
28 Millar Place High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2AR
Received 10 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0663/FUL
Construction of 2 x 17.4m Telecommunications Masts and Equipment Cabinet
Site To The South West Of 16 Union Court Union Street Bo'ness
Received 10 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0665/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
18 Alma Street Falkirk FK2 7HB
Received 12 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0666/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
26 Grove Street Denny FK6 6PG
Received 12 Nov 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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