Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 dates6,365Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,085 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,865 approved · 220 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
Conservation areas9 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/22/0345/FUL
Change of Use from Public House (Sui Generis) to Form No.2 Shops (Class 1) and No.1 Hot Food Take-Away (Sui Generis) (Ground Floor) and No.7 Class 2 Units with Ancillary Meeting Room and Welfare Facilities (First Floor), Alterations to Shopfront and Installation of Flue
95A Newlands Road Grangemouth FK3 8NT
Received 8 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0348/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Main Street Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NF
Received 11 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0352/FUL
Change of use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
11 Redpath Drive Falkirk FK2 8QL
Received 15 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0353/FUL
Replacement Windows and Construction of Porch
7 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 18 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0354/FUL
Change of Use from Barbers (Class 1. Shops) to Cafe (Class 3. Food and Drink)
32 Glasgow Road Falkirk FK1 4HJ
Received 19 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0355/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Shiels Farm Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4EG
Received 19 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0356/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 Beech Crescent Dunipace Denny FK6 6LJ
Received 19 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0357/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5EF
Received 19 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0358/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
11 Lochside Cottages Woodburn Avenue Redding Falkirk FK2 9YH
Received 20 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0359/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Borrowstoun Place Bo'ness EH51 0JG
Received 21 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0360/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse with Associated Development Including Outbuilding and Stables
Site To The North West Of 47 Mannerston Holdings Blackness
Received 21 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0361/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Lime Grove Larbert FK5 3LY
Received 22 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0362/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Changing Facilities
Sunnyside Pavilion Dorrator Road Falkirk
Received 22 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0363/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Housetype P/15/0491/FUL, Plot 2) (Part Retrospective)
2 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 25 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0365/FUL
Construction of Garages and Storage Units
Lockups Alma Street Falkirk
Received 25 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0366/FUL
Erection of 34 Houses and 6 Flats with Associated Infrastructure (Amendment to House Types) (Amendment to Planning Permission P/20/0429/FUL)
Land To The East Of 8 Canalside Drive Canalside Drive Reddingmuirhead
Received 25 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0367/FUL
Construction of Changing and Club Facilities
Dunipace Juniors Football Ground Town House Street Denny
Received 26 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0368/FUL
Construction of Pump Track
Community Centre Park Crescent Westquarter Falkirk FK2 9RN
Received 26 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0370/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Equipment
Site To The South Of Bowhouse Community Centre Skye Court Grangemouth
Received 27 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0371/FUL
Replacement Roof and Formation of Garage to Existing Outbuilding
74 Glasgow Road Denny FK6 5DN
Received 28 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0372/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Lochview House Limerigg Falkirk FK1 3BZ
Received 28 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0373/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse (Formation of Balcony)
Riverview Bridgehill Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2LT
Received 29 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0374/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Aldi Foodstore Ltd Redbrae Road Falkirk FK1 4DD
Received 29 Jul 2022 - DecidedP/22/0375/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Aldi Greenpark Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PZ
Received 29 Jul 2022
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Falkirk
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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage