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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 dates6,475Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,183 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,959 approved · 224 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0062/CPL
Siting of Caravan for Incidental Residential Use
Ellan Gowan Cadzow Lane Bo'ness EH51 9AX
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0063/CPL
Demolition of Rear Porch and Internal, External Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Darrach Mohr 16 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9EG
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0064/FUL
Alterations to Kiosk
Kiosk Callendar Park Falkirk
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0065/FUL
Change of Use of Premises to Form Gym (Class 11. Assembly and Leisure) (Retrospective)
Unit 4 Granary Square Bankside Falkirk FK2 7XJ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0066/LBC
Window Alterations
2 Ivy Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0067/LBC
Internal and External Alterations, Replacement of Windows (Including Larger Roof Lights) and Doors, Construction of Roof Vents, Demolition of Wall, Addition of Bi-Fold Doors, New Garden Wall and Enlargement of Existing Window Opening to Create Door Opening (Partial Retention of)
Kilns House Kilns Road Falkirk FK1 5SA
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0068/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
Star Inn 150 - 152 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BY
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0069/FUL
Change of Use from Office to House (Class 9), Alterations to Property, Demolition of Freestanding Building, Construction of Freestanding Building and Fencing (Partially Retrospective)
Kilns House Kilns Road Falkirk FK1 5SA
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0070/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
14 Little Carriden Bo'ness EH51 9SW
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0071/FUL
Change of Use of Church (Class 10.Non-Residential Institutions) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9.Houses)
Avonbridge Congregational Church Main Street Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NG
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0072/FUL
Change of Use from Class 5 General Industrial Use to Class 11 Assembly and Leisure (Karate Academy)
Site To The West Of 80 Glasgow Road Glasgow Road Denny
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0073/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
Library House Acre Road Bo'ness EH51 9SX
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0074/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Library House Acre Road Bo'ness EH51 9SX
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0075/FUL
Proposed Change of Use and Alterations to Dwellinghouse to form Dog Grooming Facility
23 Hillhouse Road Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5PG
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0076/FUL
Change of Use of Gypsy/Traveller Site to Comprise 38 Chalets/Lodge Holiday Accommodation, 11 Glamping Pods, a Caf�/Shop (Class 3/1A), a Building for Education Purposes (Class 10), Conversion of Former Stable Block to Include 4 Business Studios for Arts and Crafts/ Cottage Industries (Class 4) and a Management Office, and Associated Landscaping
Birchwood Farm Bonnybridge FK4 2ET
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0077/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Existing Barn to Form Dwellinghouse
Orchard Farm Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UA
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0079/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Planning Permission P/23/0272/FUL)
7 Dean Road Bo'ness EH51 9BQ
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0080/75D
Discharge of Planning Obligation attached to Planning Permission P/09/0313/FUL which required that the developer should retain the bistro, manager's dwellinghouse and three holiday let cottages to be situated on the development in all time coming as a single unit for operational and planning purposes, and should not subdivide the development or otherwise sell or dispose of the constituent parts, or change or transfer the uses thereof as permitted under the Planning Permission.
Bridge 49 Cafe Bar Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LW
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0081/FUL
Change of Use of Bistro (Class 3) to Form 2 Holiday Lets (Sui Generis)
Bridge 49 Cafe Bar Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LW
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0082/LBC
Replacement Windows
Carsaig Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0083/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
10 Ochil View Denny FK6 5NQ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0084/CPL
Partial Demolition of Industrial Unit and External Alterations
28 Abbotsinch Road Grangemouth FK3 9UX
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0085/FUL
Change of Use from Small Business Centre (Class 4) to Food Production Facility (Class 5)
118 North Main Street Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8HR
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0086/LBC
Installation of Gas Pipework
Avon Bridge Bo'ness Road Grangemouth
Received 19 Feb 2024
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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