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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 dates6,418Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,136 approved or refused records
222Refused applications
4,914 approved · 222 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0074/LBC
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Mayfield House 7 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5SJ
Received 13 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0075/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
2 Ivy Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 13 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0076/LBC
Alteration to Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
2 Ivy Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 13 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0077/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
27 Bonnybridge Road Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1RN
Received 13 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0078/FUL
Construction of Building (Class 6. Storage or Distribution)
Land To The West Of Merchiston Industrial Estate Smith Street Falkirk
Received 13 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0079/FUL
Construction of Fence (Retrospective)
Flat 1 Arnothill House 3B Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 13 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0080/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
145 Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4HG
Received 14 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0081/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Plum Cottage 26 Kersie Terrace South Alloa Stirling FK7 7NJ
Received 14 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0082/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Halls Of Airth Cottage Airth Falkirk FK2 8PN
Received 15 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0083/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
52 Kersiebank Avenue Grangemouth FK3 0ND
Received 15 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0084/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Detached Garage
Land To The East Of 8 Providence Brae Providence Brae Bo'ness
Received 15 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0085/FUL
Alteration and Change of Use from Class 4 (Business) to Form 1 No. Flatted Dwelling (Sui Generis)
26 East Pier Street Bo'ness EH51 9AB
Received 15 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0086/LBC
Alteration to Listed Building
26 East Pier Street Bo'ness EH51 9AB
Received 15 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0087/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Craigallan Park Bo'ness EH51 9QY
Received 15 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0088/PEAT
Restoration of Peatland
Site To The East Of Salterhill Lodge Slamannan Road Limerigg
Received 15 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0089/FUL
Alterations and Extensions to Dwellinghouse
Lamonde 123 Waggon Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0EJ
Received 16 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0090/FUL
Installation of Roof Lights
Lodge House 33 Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4WT
Received 16 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0091/LBC
Installation of Roof Lights
Lodge House 33 Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4WT
Received 16 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0092/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
28 Rae Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QW
Received 16 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0094/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Site To The North Of 47 King Street King Street Stenhousemuir
Received 17 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0096/FUL
Conversion of Office (Class 4) to House in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) (Sui Generis)
Alexandra House Station Road Grangemouth FK3 8DG
Received 20 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0097/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Hunter Place Falkirk FK2 8QS
Received 20 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0098/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
Park Cottage 20 Park Terrace Brightons Falkirk FK2 0HY
Received 21 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0099/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
92 Bryce Avenue Carron Falkirk FK2 8JB
Received 21 Feb 2023
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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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