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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4,834 approved · 220 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/21/0717/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The North Of 41 Kings Seat Place Glendevon Drive Maddiston
Received 14 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0718/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Polmont Park Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XT
Received 14 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0719/FUL
Siting of Kiosk (Retrospective)
Dalderse Sewage Works Falkirk FK2 7XP
Received 15 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0721/FUL
Construction of Raised Deck and Balustrade
Westbrook Ochil View Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2DP
Received 15 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0722/FUL
Construction of Retail Unit with Associated Car Parking
Land To The East Of Stirling Street Car Park Davies Row Denny
Received 15 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0723/FUL
Construction of 87 Dwellinghouses and Associated Works
Site To The North Of 37 Rosebank Avenue Dunipace
Received 15 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0724/FUL
Replacement Windows
14 Hendry Street Falkirk FK2 7NX
Received 16 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0726/FUL
Siting of Modular Building, Installation of Disability Ramp and Extension to Car Park
Westquarter And Redding Cricket Club Pavilion Sunnyside Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0RN
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0727/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
43 Forth Avenue Larbert FK5 4NJ
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0728/FUL
Change of Use from Open Space to Garden Ground and Construction of Fence
3 Corrie Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4UX
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0729/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 South Broomage Avenue Larbert FK5 3LF
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0730/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling
16 Hendry Street Falkirk FK2 7NX
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0731/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 10 Mannerston Holdings Blackness
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0732/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Land To The North Of 9 Mannerston Holdings Blackness
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0733/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
17 Galbraith Crescent Larbert FK5 4GZ
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0734/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Gauze Court Bo'ness EH51 9UH
Received 21 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0735/LBC
Installation of Door and Steps
Helenslea Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 21 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0736/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Hardilands Farm Skinflats Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 21 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0738/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
72 Donaldson Road Redding Falkirk FK2 9TF
Received 22 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0739/FUL
Extension to Nursery
12 Wellside Place Falkirk FK1 5RL
Received 22 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0740/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Farrenridge Stables Standburn Falkirk FK1 2HN
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0741/FUL
Public Realm Works Including Footway and Road Surfacing Upgrades, Provision of Planting, Lighting and Seating, Reconfiguration of Bus Laybys, Relocation of a Bus Stop and Associated Works
Site To The South Of 10 Newmarket Centre Newmarket Street Falkirk
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0742/LBC
Construction of Play Area
Site To The North West Of Bo'ness Harbour & Dock Union Street Bo'ness
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0743/FUL
Construction of Play Area
Site To The North West Of Bo'ness Harbour & Dock Union Street Bo'ness
Received 23 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.
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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