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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 dates6,387Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,107 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,887 approved · 220 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/0531/FUL
Change of Use from Class 4 Office to Residential Use
9 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PL
Received 18 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0532/FUL
Formation of Raised Decking and Boundary Fence
19 Maggies Crescent Larbert FK5 4ZT
Received 19 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0533/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Ellrigg 42 Major's Loan Falkirk FK1 5QB
Received 20 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0535/FUL
Conversion and Alterations to Form 6 Flatted Dwellings
1 Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JY
Received 24 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0536/LBC
Conversion and Alterations to Form 6 Flatted Dwellings
1 Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JY
Received 24 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0537/FUL
Construction of Hot Food Take Away (Sui Generis)
Lockups Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk
Received 24 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0540/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Ronaldshay Crescent Grangemouth FK3 9JH
Received 25 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0541/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Form Dwellinghouse, Temporary Siting of Residental Caravan and Re-Grading of Ground Levels
North Albion Cottage Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NH
Received 26 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0542/FUL
Demolition of Existing Dwelling and Construction of Dwellinghouse
Kingswell Cottage Denny FK6 6BJ
Received 26 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0543/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Raised Decking (Partially Retrospective)
36 Ercall Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TS
Received 27 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0544/FUL
Construction of Stables
Land To The North Of Strathmill Falkirk
Received 27 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0545/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
48 Mariner Road Falkirk FK1 4JR
Received 27 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0546/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1 (Shops) to Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services)
Unit 3 Greenpark Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PZ
Received 27 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0547/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Thornholm 4 Godfrey Crescent Larbert FK5 3LQ
Received 27 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0548/FUL
Construction of No. 4 Holiday Lodges with Associated Infrastructure
Land To The North East Of Glenbervie House Hotel Torwood
Received 27 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0549/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Moulder Place Falkirk FK2 7FZ
Received 28 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0550/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling
16A Hendry Street Falkirk FK2 7NX
Received 28 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0551/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of 5 Kilsyth Road Kilsyth Road Longcroft
Received 28 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0552/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Recreational Hut)
Land To The South East Of Gateside Cottage Standburn
Received 31 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0553/FUL
Extension to Sales Building
Bowhouse Service Station Avonbridge Falkirk FK2 0BX
Received 31 Oct 2022 - DecidedP/22/0554/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Ardroi 37 Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 1 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0556/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
71 Craigs Crescent Rumford Falkirk FK2 0ET
Received 2 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0557/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Raised Deck
57A Carronvale Road Larbert FK5 3LG
Received 2 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0558/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use, Landscaping and Open Space
Roughlands Farm Mill Road Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8QE
Received 2 Nov 2022
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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