Elphinstone Inn High Street Airth Falkirk FK2 8JN
Approved on 3 October 2025
Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of Use and Alterations to Public House to Form 4 Flatted Dwellings for Use as Short Term Serviced Accommodation
- Received
- 13 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Falkirk Council
- Ward
- Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst
- Agent
- McEwan Hainey Planning & Development
- ReceivedReceived13 Aug
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation12 Sep
- TargetTarget Date1 Oct
- DecidedDecided3 Oct
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Elphinstone Inn High Street Airth Falkirk FK2 8JN. Falkirk has handled 2,785 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Falkirk's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst. We hold 828 applications in total for the FK2 postcode area.
94% of full applications at Falkirk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- FK2 8JN
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Airth Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 18 September 2025
- Consultation start
- 22 August 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 18 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 1 October 2025
- Permission expires
- 2 October 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- McEwan Hainey Planning & Development
- Agent address
- FAO Ged Hainey Carmel Cottage 5 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 28 August 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 18 September 2025
- Site notice end
- 18 September 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20247 May
Change of Use and Alterations to Public House to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings
ApprovedListed building consentP/24/0235/LBC - 20247 May
Change of Use and Alterations to Public House to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings
ApprovedPlanning PermissionP/24/0234/FUL - 20186 Apr
Alterations to Public House to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings
ApprovedListed building consentP/18/0198/LBC - 201815 Mar
Change of Use of and Alterations to Public House to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings
ApprovedPlanning PermissionP/18/0148/FUL - 200919 Jan
Internal Alterations to Listed Building
ApprovedListed building consentP/09/0028/LBC - 200916 Jan
Change of Use from Public House to Teenage Drop In Centre
ApprovedPlanning PermissionP/09/0026/FUL - 200614 Jun
Formation of Beer Garden/External Smoking Area and Erection of Retractable Awning
ApprovedListed building consent06/0580/LBC - 200613 Jun
Formation of Beer Garden/External Smoking Area and Erection of Retractable Awning
ApprovedPlanning Permission06/0578/FUL
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