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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 dates6,409Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,128 approved or refused records
222Refused applications
4,906 approved · 222 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0044/FUL
Alterations to Buildings, Construction of Gatehouse, Weighbridge, Office, Welfare Accommodation and Associated Development
1 - 5 Abbotsinch Road Grangemouth FK3 9UX
Received 26 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0045/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
52 Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4NF
Received 26 Jan 2023 - DecidedP/23/0046/FUL
Formation of 43MW Battery Energy Storage System and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South East Of Merchiston Industrial Estate Smith Street Falkirk
Received 1 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0049/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Formation of Raised Deck, Construction of Double Garage and Outbuilding
Glen Rosa 49A Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9ED
Received 1 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0050/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding (Partially Retrospective)
Schoolhouse Parkhall Drive Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0LQ
Received 1 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0051/FUL
Change of Use of Outbuilding to Form Holiday Accommodation (Retrospective)
Bonnyside House Bonnyside Road Bonnybridge FK4 2AA
Received 1 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0052/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Associated Infrastructure
Airlie House Carronvale Road Larbert FK5 3LG
Received 1 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0053/FUL
Construction of Retaining Walls and Land Raising to form Access (Retrospective)
Land To The North West Of 30 Haygate Avenue Haygate Avenue Brightons
Received 2 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0055/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding for Short Term Holiday Let
1 The Sidings Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LQ
Received 2 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0057/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Neuk Main Street Standburn Falkirk FK1 2HP
Received 3 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0058/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse
73 Abbotsgrange Road Grangemouth FK3 9JZ
Received 6 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0059/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Innerdouny Drive Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0LW
Received 6 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0060/FUL
Siting of Storage Container (Renewal of Planning Permission P/18/0045/FUL)
Bothkennar Centre For Citizen Education Airth Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 6 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0061/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Roman Road Bonnybridge FK4 2DE
Received 6 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0062/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Netherby Road Airth Falkirk FK2 8LQ
Received 6 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0063/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
Bus Stop Cottage 18 Carriden Brae Bo'ness EH51 9SL
Received 6 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0064/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Riverside Cottage Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 7PX
Received 7 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0065/FUL
Formation of Link Road and Footway and Associated Street Lighting
Land To The North West Of Fire Station Falkirk
Received 7 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0067/FUL
Use of Land for Sale of Motor Vehicles, Including Siting of No. 2 Containers and Construction of Fence (Retrospective)
Land To The South East Of Tannery Garage Grangemouth Road Falkirk
Received 9 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0069/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
34 Thistle Avenue Grangemouth FK3 8YQ
Received 10 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0070/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Porch)
21 Rowan Drive Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1TB
Received 10 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0071/FUL
Construction of 39 Dwellings and Associated Roads, Drainage and Infrastructure
Land To The East Of 1 Rosemead Terrace Main Street California
Received 13 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0072/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Myot Cottage Drove Loan Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5LH
Received 13 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0073/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Mayfield House 7 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5SJ
Received 13 Feb 2023
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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