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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 dates6,404Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,123 approved or refused records
222Refused applications
4,901 approved · 222 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/0653/FUL
Alteration to Wedding Venue Building (Installation of Window)
Three Kings Falkirk FK1 3AT
Received 22 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0654/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
72 Kilgannan Drive Redding Falkirk FK2 9GU
Received 22 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0656/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Saltcoats Drive Grangemouth FK3 9JR
Received 22 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0657/FUL
Construction of Residential Care Facility and Associated Development
Land To The South East Of 2 Woodlands, Kinneil Drive Crawfield Avenue Bo'ness
Received 22 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0658/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Halls Of Airth Cottage Airth Falkirk FK2 8PN
Received 23 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0659/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
45 Henryson Crescent Larbert FK5 4GH
Received 23 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0660/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Recreational Hut)
Land To The South East Of Gateside Cottage Standburn
Received 23 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0661/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Hillhead Drive Falkirk FK1 5NG
Received 23 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0662/FUL
Construction of Sports Pavilion
Little Kerse Leisure Ltd Grange Road Grangemouth Falkirk FK2 0YB
Received 23 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/23/0001/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1 Shop to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) and Installation of External Flue
342 Main Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3JR
Received 1 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0002/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Porch)
64 Simpson Drive Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0LS
Received 1 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/22/0663/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Site To The East Of Earls Gate Service Station Falkirk Road Grangemouth
Received 30 Dec 2022 - DecidedP/22/0664/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Forth Centre Grangemouth Road Falkirk FK2 9DD
Received 4 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0003/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building, Including the Application of Limewash and Render Repairs
Flats 1 To 8 49 North Street Bo'ness EH51 0AQ
Received 5 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0004/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Hareburn Hatchery Falkirk FK1 2JE
Received 5 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0005/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Sandaig Shieldhill Road Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0DU
Received 6 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0007/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground, Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Boundary Fence
3 Nicholson Place Falkirk FK1 5BJ
Received 9 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0008/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use to Form Accommodation for Serviced Rooms (Class 7)
23 Baxters Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PF
Received 10 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0009/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Henryson Crescent Larbert FK5 4GH
Received 10 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0010/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Alterations to Roof)
19 Forbes Crescent Larbert FK5 3LX
Received 10 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0011/FUL
Installation of No.2 Fuel Tanks (Retrospective)
JW Suckling Transport Ltd Inchyra Road Grangemouth FK3 9XB
Received 11 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0014/LBC
Alterations to Shopfront and Internal Alterations
161 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DU
Received 12 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0015/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North West Of Linside Steading Avonbridge
Received 13 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0016/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Domestic Garage
Hareburn Mains Falkirk FK1 2JE
Received 16 Jan 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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