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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Falkirk
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Falkirk. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,743Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,543 approved or refused records
197Refused applications
4,346 approved · 197 refused · 463 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01324504950Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- DecidedP/17/0548/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access
53 Kilsyth Road Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1HA
Received 22 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0549/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 George Street Falkirk FK2 7EY
Received 21 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0550/FUL
Replacement Windows
1A - 1D Kirk Wynd Falkirk FK1 1LZ
Received 23 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0551/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Mannerston Holdings Linlithgow EH49 7ND
Received 23 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0552/FUL
Change of Use of First Floor Ancillary Storage Area (for Public House, Restaurant and Function Suite) to Hotel (Class 7) and External Alterations
Masonic Arms 224 Glasgow Road Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1QP
Received 23 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0553/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Avon Street Dunipace Denny FK6 6LD
Received 23 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0545/RAIL
Prior Approval - Minor Parapets Works to Overbridge
Site At M876 North Of 32 MacDonald Court Larbert
Received 23 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0473/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
93 Hawley Road Falkirk FK1 1SJ
Received 22 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0555/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
16 Steel Crescent Denny FK6 5JP
Received 25 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0556/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
6 Mungalhead Road Falkirk FK2 7JF
Received 25 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0557/FUL
Erection of Two Agricultural Workers Dwelllinghouses (Amendment to Planning Permission P/13/0109/FUL)
Land To The West Of Netherview Cottage Bonnybridge
Received 25 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0558/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Planning Permission P/16/0271/FUL) Retrospective
2 Broomside Place Larbert FK5 3EE
Received 28 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0559/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Glen View Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1RJ
Received 28 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0560/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse (Raising of Roof Height) and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Bonnyside Cottage 46 Bonnyside Road Bonnybridge FK4 2AD
Received 28 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0561/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
3 West Drive Larbert FK5 3EQ
Received 25 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0562/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Gartcows Gardens Falkirk FK1 5QL
Received 28 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0563/FUL
Construction of Electricity Generating and Storage Station
Land To The North East Of 1 Spitfire Way Spitfire Way Grangemouth
Received 29 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0564/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
2 Crosshall Place Main Street Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2HD
Received 29 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0565/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
127 Newlands Road Grangemouth FK3 8NU
Received 30 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0566/FUL
Conversion and Extension of Existing Building to Form Dwellinghouse, Siting of Static Caravan During Construction of Dwellinghouse
280 Stirling Street Dunipace Denny FK6 6LX
Received 31 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0567/FUL
Erection of Fence (Retrospective)
42 & 44 Mansionhouse Road Falkirk FK1 4PS
Received 31 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0568/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Stephens Croft Falkirk FK2 7GU
Received 30 Aug 2017 - DecidedP/17/0569/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
129 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 1 Sept 2017 - DecidedP/17/0570/LBC
Internal/External Alterations and Display of Advertisements
129 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 1 Sept 2017
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Falkirk, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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