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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 dates6,373Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,093 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,873 approved · 220 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedR/22/0001/STOP
Diversion of public footpath
Land To The East Of Bog Of Bankier Bog Road Banknock
Received 12 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0401/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
39 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5EH
Received 15 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0402/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Fairview Cottage Wellpark Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1TP
Received 15 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0403/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Porch)
49 Charles Snedden Avenue Bo'ness EH51 9TJ
Received 15 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0405/LBC
Renovation/Alteration Works to Former Dovecot and Outbuildings to form Storage Space and Garden
Arnotdale 31 Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5SQ
Received 15 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0406/FUL
Renovation / Alteration Works to Former Dovecot and Outbuildings to form Storage Space and Garden
Arnotdale 31 Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5SQ
Received 15 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0407/FUL
Installation of 2 Air Conditioning Units
Procurator Fiscal Mansionhouse Road Falkirk FK1 4LW
Received 16 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0408/CPL
Construction of Outbuilding and Boundary Fence
25 St. Johns Way Bo'ness EH51 9JD
Received 16 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0409/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence
5 Mcghee Place Falkirk FK1 5BL
Received 16 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0410/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
Plot 8 Ivanhoe Drive Abbotsford Business Park Falkirk
Received 17 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0411/FUL
Conversion of 3 flats to Form Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding (Ancillary Accommodation) and Garage
1 Newstead Cottage Bellsdyke Road Larbert Falkirk FK2 8PG
Received 17 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0412/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Lawrence Court Larbert FK5 4FS
Received 18 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0413/FUL
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump
7 Craigs Way Rumford Falkirk FK2 0EU
Received 19 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0414/FUL
Change of Use of House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to Form 2 Flatted Dwellings
3 - 5 Chapel Lane Falkirk FK1 5BB
Received 22 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0415/LBC
Internal Alterations
138 - 140 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 22 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0416/FUL
Construction of Agricultural Worker's Dwellinghouse
Land To The East Of Lochgreen Farm
Received 22 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0417/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Hillcrest Square Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0GR
Received 23 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0418/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Peploe Avenue Larbert FK5 4DZ
Received 23 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0419/FUL
Alterations to Canopy
Bowhouse Service Station Avonbridge Falkirk FK2 0BX
Received 24 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0420/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Ancillary Living Accommodation)
The Wood Yard Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LX
Received 24 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0421/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Galloway Street Falkirk FK1 1LB
Received 25 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0422/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Westerton Road Grangemouth FK3 9EX
Received 25 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0423/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
64 Wallace Brae Drive Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0FB
Received 25 Aug 2022 - DecidedP/22/0424/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
24 Acorn Crescent Larbert FK5 3LT
Received 25 Aug 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.
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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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