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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.
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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 dates6,362Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,082 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,862 approved · 220 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/0318/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Venachar Road Falkirk FK1 5UP
Received 16 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0319/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
33 Princes Street Grangemouth FK3 9DH
Received 16 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0320/FUL
Construction of Agricultural Building
Wester Jaw Farm Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3DS
Received 17 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0321/FUL
Exterior Stone Cleaning and Repointing of Dwellinghouse
Rondebush 20 Grange Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9DS
Received 17 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0322/FUL
External Alterations and Part Change of Use of Community Hall (Class 11) to Form Shop (Class 1)
Bainsford Community Hall Davids Loan Falkirk FK2 7NS
Received 17 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0323/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
51 Achray Drive Falkirk FK1 5UN
Received 17 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0324/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Gartcows Crescent Falkirk FK1 5QH
Received 17 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0325/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Alterations to Outbuilding
2 Ivy Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 20 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0326/LBC
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Alterations to Outbuilding
2 Ivy Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 20 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0327/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Norwood Avenue Bonnybridge FK4 1PY
Received 20 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0328/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Dorrator Road Falkirk FK1 4BN
Received 20 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0330/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Decking
22 Rennie Street Falkirk FK1 5QW
Received 21 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0331/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
34 Mannerston Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7ND
Received 21 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0332/CPL
Replace Existing Garage Flat Roof with New Pitched Roof
21 Lawers Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0RQ
Received 22 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0333/FUL
Window Replacement
Beech Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 24 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0335/FUL
Change of use from Class 4 Office to Residential Use
9 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PL
Received 28 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0336/LBC
Alterations to Building
9 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PL
Received 28 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0337/FUL
Construction of Decking and Boundary Fence (Amendment to Planning Permission P/21/0126/FUL) (Partially Retrospective)
18 Crawford Drive Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0DL
Received 28 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0339/FUL
Occupation of Footway to Form External Seating Area (Retrospective)
Goose 17 Lint Riggs Falkirk FK1 1DG
Received 29 Jun 2022 - DecidedP/22/0340/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Broom Crescent Falkirk FK1 5RE
Received 1 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0341/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 5 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0342/FUL
Construction of Office Building, Welfare Facilities and Boundary Fence
Hazco Environmental Inchyra Road Grangemouth FK3 9XB
Received 6 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0343/FUL
Construction of 18 Flatted Dwellings
Land To The West Of 46 Glasgow Road Lochpark Place Denny
Received 6 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0344/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Alterations to Garage Roof
3 Hazel Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1LH
Received 6 Jul 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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