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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 dates6,577Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,273 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,048 approved · 225 refused · 543 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0433/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Castle View Airth Falkirk FK2 8GE
Received 1 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0434/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Replacement Garage Roof and Construction of Outbuilding
39 Douglas Avenue Airth Falkirk FK2 8GF
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0435/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of 30 Bog Road Bog Road Banknock
Received 2 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0437/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Grougfoot Farm Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LT
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0438/FUL
Change of Use from Open Space to Private Garden Ground
Land To The North Of 30 Belmont Avenue Belmont Avenue Shieldhill
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0439/FUL
Construction of 14 Flatted Dwellings and a Class 3 Retail Unit, with Associated Works
Land To The South Of 58 Grahams Road Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 6 Oct 2025 - UnknownP/21/0723/COND02
Compliance with Conditions 5 and 10 of P/21/0723/FUL - Construction of 87 Dwellinghouses and Associated Works
Site To The North Of 37 Rosebank Avenue Dunipace
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0440/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
23 Broomage Park Larbert FK5 3LE
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0441/LBC
Alterations to Shopfront
138A High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0442/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
138A High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0443/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Loch Na Var Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0444/FUL
Siting of Modular Buildings for Class 11 Use (Assembly and Leisure)
Grangemouth High School Tinto Drive Grangemouth FK3 0HW
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0445/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Culzean Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4UD
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0446/FUL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
1 Carmel Gardens Falkirk FK1 5FA
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0448/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Land To The East Of Maple Lodge Braeface Road Banknock Bonnybridge
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0449/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Mossgiel Street Falkirk FK1 4NA
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0450/VRC
Section 42 Application Seeking to Amend Conditions 1 and 2 (to Extend Time Limits) of Planning Consent P/16/0756/PPP (Mixed Use Development to Include a Mixed Tenure Care Village: Including Residential Care Home, Retirement Housing, Supported Housing Units and a Hotel, all with Associated Services, Landscaping and Infrastructure)
Land To The North Of Manor House Maddiston Falkirk
Received 10 Oct 2025 - UnknownP/24/0223/NMV01
Amendment to P/24/0223/FUL - Construction of Building (Class 6. Storage or Distribution) (Retrospective) and Siting of Portable Buildings
Land To The West Of Carron Works Stenhouse Road Carron
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0451/FUL
Construction of Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
15 Deanfield Place Bo'ness EH51 0EY
Received 13 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0452/FUL
Installation of Fence and Gates
Calachem Ltd North Site Earls Road Grangemouth FK3 8XG
Received 13 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0453/FUL
Change of Use from Class 3 (Food and Drink) to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis)
6 High Street Falkirk FK1 1EY
Received 13 Oct 2025 - UnknownP/25/0130/COND01
Compliance with Condition 5 of P/25/0130/FUL - Construction of Microalgae Production Plant Comprising Buildings, Plant, Access and Associated Works
Site To The South West Of Grange Works Earls Road Grangemouth
Received 13 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0454/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Hadrian Way Bo'ness EH51 9QL
Received 14 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0455/VRC
Section 42 Application to Vary Condition 7 of Planning Permission P/22/0360/FUL
Site To The North West Of 47 Mannerston Holdings Blackness
Received 14 Oct 2025
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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