Work to convert a landmark building in Falkirk town centre will stop as planning permission has yet to be granted, after "going round in circles" for nearly two years. ‌

Falkirk Council 's planning committee heard today (Wednesday) that council officers do not have enough information to allow work to continue to convert a former B-listed bank on the corner of Newmarket Street and Falkirk High Street into flats. ‌

They have now given the team behind the proposals two months to get more detailed information and made clear that it is against the law to work on a listed building without the necessary permissions. ‌

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‌Planning officers have said that, in principle, the council supports converting town cen

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