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The New Falkirk Town Hall - Pre-Application Engagement

Pre-Application Consultation 

 As the new town hall proposal is classed as a major development, we must carry out a Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) before we submit a planning application. 

 This is a separate process to the usage survey and focuses specifically on the external design of the building and its surroundings. 

As part of this consultation, you’ll be invited to feedback on: 

  • The size and footprint of the building
  • External designs and building materials
  • Access and transport links
  • Landscaping and surrounding environment

 

How the PAC process works

 We will soon submit a Proposal of Application Notice to the Planning Authority, starting a minimum 12-week period before a planning application can be submitted. 

 During that period, we'll: 

  • Publish a notice in The Falkirk Herald setting out how you can get involved in the PAC.
  • Hold public drop-in sessions over two days in June, where you can review the proposals, ask questions and share your views.
  • Launch a PAC-specific survey in June to gather feedback, available online at Participate+ and in hardcopy at Falkirk Library, Hope Street, and the Falkirk Delivers office at 199a High Street.
  • Host feedback sessions in July to share what we’ve heard through the PAC survey and drop-in events and explain how your views will inform the planning application.
  • Review all feedback (usage survey and PAC survey) and consider any changes before preparing a report summarising what we’ve heard and how we’ve responded. This report will be submitted alongside the planning application in autumn 2025.

 

Once dates for the PAC sessions and survey launch are confirmed, we’ll share the details here, on our social media channels, and via www.falkirk.gov.uk/falkirk-town-hall.