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58 Union Road Falkirk FK1 4PF

Granted Falkirk P/26/0025/CPL Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Use of Building as Class 1A (Shops and Financial, Professional and Other Services)

As published by the council, reference P/26/0025/CPL

Application record

Reference
P/26/0025/CPL
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Certify the Existing Use as Lawful
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Decided
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Falkirk North
Parish
Camelon, Bantaskine and Tamfourhill
Decision by
under Delegated Powers
Postcode
FK1 4PF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Falkirk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • L/25/0006/S50 Awaiting decision

    58 Union Road Falkirk FK1 4PF

    Application for Section 50 Planning Certificate

    Submitted 20 Oct 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2026

    Received by Falkirk

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Certify the Existing Use as Lawful

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Helix Architecture Studio LTD Agent, an architecture practice registered in Falkirk

Active · incorporated 2022 · Falkirk

54 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 88% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Decision Notice · 20 Mar 2026
  • Certificate of lawful use - proposed Application Form · 16 Jan 2026
  • (certified lawful 02) composite Drawing · 16 Jan 2026
  • (certified lawful 01) location plan Drawing · 16 Jan 2026
  • Supporting information Supporting documents · 16 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Falkirk granted permission on 20 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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