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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 dates6,337Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,060 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,840 approved · 220 refused · 523 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/0102/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
111 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 22 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0103/LBC
Alteration to Listed Building (Display of Advertisement)
111 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 22 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0104/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
13 Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NP
Received 22 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0105/FUL
Construction of 215 Dwellings (211 Dwellinghouses and 4 Flatted Dwellings) and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South Of 1 Hillside Grove Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness
Received 22 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0106/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Alex Watters Crescent Falkirk FK2 8SW
Received 23 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0107/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
27 Kingsley Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4LE
Received 23 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0108/FUL
Change of Use of Vacant Land to Form Private Permanent Gypsy/Traveller Pitch (One Static Caravan and One Tourer), Formation of Hardstanding, Car Parking and Erection of Shed (Retrospective)
Wesleymount Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 23 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0109/FUL
Formation of Raised Patio
20 Jacob Place Falkirk FK1 1QT
Received 24 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0110/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
East Farm Bo'ness Linlithgow EH49 7NT
Received 25 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0111/FUL
Installation of Solar Panels
Sheriff Court Main Street Camelon Falkirk FK1 4AR
Received 25 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0112/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
7 Hoggan Court Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1UJ
Received 28 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0113/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access
338 Stirling Street Dunipace Denny FK6 6QN
Received 28 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0114/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1 (Shop) to Class 2 (Financial and Professional Services)
54 - 56 Ladysmill Falkirk FK2 9AU
Received 1 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0115/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Tipperary Place Larbert FK5 4SX
Received 1 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0116/FUL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
Station Cottage Lime Road Falkirk FK1 4RS
Received 2 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0117/FUL
Construction of 15 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North Of 90 Glasgow Road Glasgow Road Longcroft
Received 3 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0118/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Rainhill Avenue Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0NR
Received 3 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0119/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Manor Wynd Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0AP
Received 3 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0122/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
1 Marshall Drive California Falkirk FK1 2AB
Received 8 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0123/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouses
26 & 28 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5QT
Received 8 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0124/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use from Dental Practice (Class 2) to Flatted Dwelling (Sui Generis)
2 Register Street Bo'ness EH51 9AE
Received 9 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0125/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
101 Falkirk Road Larbert FK5 3NQ
Received 9 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0127/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Formation of Raised Deck, and Erection of Fences (Part Retrospective)
10 Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE
Received 10 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0128/FUL
Alterations to Outbuilding to form Ancillary Living Accommodation
Glencrag 4 Watson Street Falkirk FK2 7EX
Received 11 Mar 2022
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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