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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 dates6,405Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,124 approved or refused records
222Refused applications
4,902 approved · 222 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0017/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use from Class 1 (Shop) to Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services)
4 Princes Street and 25 Vicar Street Falkirk
Received 16 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0018/LBC
Alterations and Change of Use from Class 1 (Shop) to Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services)
4 Princes Street and 25 Vicar Street Falkirk
Received 16 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0019/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Rainhill Avenue Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0NR
Received 17 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0020/FUL
Extension and Alteration to Dwellinghouse, Including Construction of Raised Terrace, Timber Deck and Pergola
Galdana 16 The Grange Brightons Falkirk FK2 0SS
Received 17 Jan 2023 - Awaiting decisionP/23/0021/FUL
Construction of 2 No. Temporary Buildings and Changes of Use of Existing Ground to Form Parking and Yard Area (Part Retrospective)
Alltruck Group Carrongrange Park Skinflats Falkirk FK2 8NH
Received 18 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0022/FUL
Construction of 3 Holiday Cabins and Associated Infrastructure
Lin Mill Main Street Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NN
Received 18 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0023/FUL
Change of Use from Shop (Class 1) to Financial, Professional and Other Services (Tattoo Studio) (Class 2)
45 King Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4HD
Received 18 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0024/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The West Of Schiehallion Falkirk
Received 18 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0025/FUL
Change of Use of Church and Alterations to Form 6 Flatted Dwellings
United Pentecostal Church 2 Canal Street Bainsford Falkirk FK2 7FD
Received 18 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0026/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
86B Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4HF
Received 19 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0027/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Rankin Crescent Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1RA
Received 19 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0028/FUL
Construction of 4 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North Of Fieldview House Cumbernauld Road Longcroft
Received 19 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0029/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Dunnottar Drive Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4TE
Received 19 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0030/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
77 Mclachlan Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3HW
Received 20 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0031/FUL
Construction of Pump Track (Wheeled Sport Facility)
Land To The South Of 1 Laurel Court Barnego Road Dunipace
Received 20 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0032/FUL
Formation of Raised Deck (Retrospective)
6 Craighorn Drive Falkirk FK1 5NS
Received 20 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0033/FUL
Change of Use from Shop (Class 1) to Day Centre (Class 10)
83 Broomhill Road High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2AT
Received 20 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0034/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Woodhome Grahamsdyke Avenue Bo'ness EH51 9EE
Received 20 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0036/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated and Illuminated Advertisements
2 Newmarket Centre Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JX
Received 23 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0037/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
2 Newmarket Centre Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JX
Received 23 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0038/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding for Use as Beauty Business (Class 2) and Associated Development
156 Newlands Road Grangemouth FK3 8NZ
Received 23 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0040/FUL
Construction of Residential Care Unit (Class 8)
Land To The North Of 1 Carronview Glensburgh Road Grangemouth
Received 23 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0041/FUL
Alteration and Conversion of Domestic Outbuilding to form Beauty Salon (Class 2)
27 Belmont Avenue Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2BS
Received 23 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0042/FUL
Exterior Stone Cleaning and Repointing of Dwellinghouse
Rondebush 20 Grange Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9DS
Received 25 Jan 2023
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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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