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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 dates6,434Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,149 approved or refused records
222Refused applications
4,927 approved · 222 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0209/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Rae Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QW
Received 12 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0210/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
479 Main Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4EX
Received 13 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0211/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Kersiebank Avenue Grangemouth FK3 9EL
Received 13 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0212/FUL
Construction of Shed
The Helix Park Falkirk
Received 13 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0214/FUL
Construction of Temporary Site Access
Site To The North Of 37 Rosebank Avenue Dunipace
Received 13 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0215/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The South East Of 39 Laxdale Drive Laxdale Drive Head Of Muir
Received 13 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0216/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
342 Main Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3JR
Received 14 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0217/FUL
Amendment to Road Layout (Retrospective)
Site At Transco Holder Station Etna Road Falkirk
Received 17 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0218/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Bantone By-pass Road Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1RS
Received 17 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0219/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
19 Haygate Avenue Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TL
Received 17 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0220/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
14 Griffiths Street Falkirk FK1 5AJ
Received 18 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0221/FUL
Extension to Public House
Ochilview Bar Tryst Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QJ
Received 18 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0222/FUL
Change of Use of and Alterations to Shop to Form Flatted Dwelling
44 Melrose Place Dundee Court Falkirk FK1 1PP
Received 19 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0223/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
10 Kersiebank Avenue Grangemouth FK3 9EL
Received 19 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0224/CPL
Installation of Outside Boiler
2 Tarduff House Whitecross Falkirk FK2 0BS
Received 19 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0225/FUL
Installation of Water Booster Kiosk
Carron Valley Water Treatment Works Denny
Received 19 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0226/FUL
Siting of Portable Unit (Renewal of Planning Permission P/21/0272/FUL)
198 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BX
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Awaiting decisionP/23/0227/FUL
Construction of 8 Dwellinghouses with Associated Infrastructure
Land To The East Of 2 Pender Gardens Pender Gardens Rumford
Received 19 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0229/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
44 Demoreham Avenue Denny FK6 5BJ
Received 20 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0230/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Hillhead Drive Falkirk FK1 5NG
Received 20 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0231/TEL
Installation of Telecommunication Apparatus
Site To The North Of Unit 18, Central Retail Park Queen Street Falkirk
Received 20 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0232/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Site To The West Of South Lodge, 22 Newlands Road Newlands Road Brightons
Received 20 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0206/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Site To The West Of 1 Charlotte Dundas Court Kersiebank Avenue Grangemouth
Received 20 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0233/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Ancillary Living Accommodation), Including Installation of Raised Decking
Cliftonhill Farm California Falkirk FK1 2DF
Received 21 Apr 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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.
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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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