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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 dates6,657Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,340 approved or refused records
230Refused applications
5,110 approved · 230 refused · 554 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionP/26/0395/AGR
Formation of Temporary Turning Area
Kinneil Woods Provost Road Bo'ness
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0256/NMV01
Amndment to P/24/0256/FUL - Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse, Including Alteration and Change of Use of Steading Buildings to Form Extension to Dwellinghouse, Construction of Outbuilding, Driveway and Associated Development
Old Airngath Riding Stables Bo'ness Linlithgow EH49 7RH
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0396/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Eastmount 15 Erngath Road Bo'ness EH51 9EN
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0397/CON
Demolition of Outbuilding
Eastmount 15 Erngath Road Bo'ness EH51 9EN
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0398/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of Braeside Avonbridge Road Avonbridge Road Slamannan
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0399/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
The Bruce Glenbervie Larbert FK5 4EG
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0400/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
62 Muirhead Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9TH
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0402/FUL
Extension to Ancillary Building to Form a New Garage, Gym and Golf Simulator
The Wood Yard Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LX
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0403/VRC
Application Under Section 42 to Vary Condition 1 of Planning Permission P/23/0166/FUL
Land To The North Of 1 Glen Farm Cottage Falkirk
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0404/FUL
Construction of Agricultural Building
The Blairs Farm Cottage Larbert Larbert FK5 4SS
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0405/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Haig Street Grangemouth FK3 8QJ
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0406/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Offices to Form 7 Flatted Dwellings
Office 1 - 16 Melville Street Falkirk
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0407/LBC
Internal Alterations to Building
44 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JB
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0408/FUL
Installation of Replacement Windows
171 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DU
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0409/FUL
Installation of ATM
106 Newhouse Road Grangemouth
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0410/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
106 Newhouse Road Grangemouth
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0411/FUL
Extension of Workshop
5 - 7 Burnbank Road Falkirk FK2 7PE
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0412/CPL
Extension of Industrial Building
Jawcraig Brickworks Falkirk FK1 3AL
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0413/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to P/19/0349/FUL)
Land To The South East Of Byways Glen Road Torwood
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0415/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinhouse and Construction of Outbuilding
2 Garthill Gardens Falkirk FK1 5SN
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0416/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 St. Johns Avenue Falkirk FK2 7DP
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0417/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Hillview Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0418/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding to Form Ancillary Living Accommodation
Torell Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0420/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Mcdonald Crescent Falkirk FK2 9FL
Received 6 Oct 2026
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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