Erskine Church Hodge Street Falkirk FK1 1BL Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/0281/FUL - Planning Permission Awaiting decision
Change of useDemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Part-Demolition, and Conversion of Church to Form 20 Flatted Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Validated
22 Jul 2026
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Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 74. The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Grade C listed: Erskine Parish Church (Church Of Scotland) Including Church Hall And Boundary Wall, Hodge Street And Cockburn Street
List entry LB51113 · 22 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade C)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
World heritage site 13 m away: Antonine Wall World Heritage Site Boundary
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 40 m away: Arnothill and Dollar Park.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Falkirk
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
FK1 1BL
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Falkirk South
Parish
No Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
under Delegated Powers
Applicant
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Agent
GLM

Decision outlook

Day 74, past Falkirk's usual 53 days for changes of use. 81% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 21 Oct 2026.

Day 7417 days to the 91-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Falkirk in the last twelve months, from validation. Falkirk decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100760715-001
Neighbours
13 Aug 2026
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Compliance with Conditions of P/20/0364/FUL - Part-Demolition, Extension and Conversion o…
P/20/0364/COND01
2020 Approved
Part-Demolition, Extension and Conversion of Church (Class,10 ) to Form 15 Flatted Dwelli…
P/20/0364/FUL
2020 Approved
Part-Demolition, Extension and Conversion of Church to Form 15 Flatted Dwellings with Ass…
P/20/0361/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
109 Cockburn Street Falkirk FK1 1DL
Construction of 10 Flatted Dwellings and Associated Development
P/23/0106/FUL
2021 Approved
1 Neilson Street Falkirk FK1 5AQ
Conversion of 3 Flatted Dwellings and Commercial Unit to Form Dwellinghouse (Partly Retro…
P/21/0497/FUL
2021 Approved
The Coach House Hodge Street Falkirk FK1 5AA
Demolition of Out-Buildings (Retrospective), Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses and Alterat…
P/21/0478/FUL
2021 Withdrawn
The Coach House Hodge Street Falkirk FK1 5AA
Demolition of Existing Building and Outbuildings and Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses and Alt…
P/21/0048/FUL
2016 Approved
Lower Adrian House Pleasance Falkirk FK1 1BG
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
P/16/0001/FUL