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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4,834 approved · 220 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0691/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Carronview Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3HU
Received 30 Nov 2021 - DecidedP/21/0692/FUL
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump
7 Craigs Way Rumford Falkirk FK2 0EU
Received 1 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0693/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Unit 26 & 26A Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 2 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0694/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
53 Muirhead Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4JD
Received 2 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0695/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
129 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 2 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0697/FUL
Change of Use of Outbuilding for Use as Holiday Let with External Alterations (Retrospective)
1 The Sidings Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LQ
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0698/LBC
Internal Alterations to Toilets
Callendar House Callendar Park Falkirk FK1 1YR
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0699/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
Woodside Cottage Lime Road Falkirk FK1 4RS
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0700/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Renewal of Planning Permission P/18/0570/PPP)
Drumbroider Moss Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2JD
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0701/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Road with Associated Infrastructure
Land To The North Of Lochview House Falkirk
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0703/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
Elderslie House Wallacestone Brae Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0DJ
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0704/FUL
Development of Caravan Site, Including Service Cabin, Shower / Toilet Block and Ancillary Development
Whiterigg Standburn Falkirk FK2 0BX
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0705/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
17 Tantallon Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8DJ
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0706/FUL
Construction of Restaurant (Class 3) with Drive-Thru Facility and Associated Works
Land To The South Of 58 Grahams Road Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0707/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
23 John Davidson Drive Dunipace Denny FK6 6NA
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0708/FUL
Partial Demolition of Mill Building and Extension to Form Dwellinghouse
The Mill House Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LQ
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0709/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Gartcows Crescent Falkirk FK1 5QH
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0710/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Brooke Lane Grangemouth FK3 8TB
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0711/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
Viewforth Filling Station Airth Falkirk FK2 8PW
Received 10 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0712/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Viewforth Filling Station Airth Falkirk FK2 8PW
Received 10 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0713/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Viewforth Filling Station Airth Falkirk FK2 8PW
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0714/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Edgewood 7 Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LX
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0715/FUL
Engineering Operation Comprising Regrading of Islands and Pools, Installation of Viewing Screen and Ancillary Development
Site To The South Of Bothkennar Centre For Citizen Education Falkirk
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0716/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Goosedubs Place Falkirk FK2 7GW
Received 14 Dec 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.
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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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