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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates6,532Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,232 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,007 approved · 225 refused · 540 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0557/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Redpath Drive Falkirk FK2 8QL
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0558/FUL
Construction of Assisted Living Facility (Class 8) and Associated Development
Land To The West Of 14 King Street Thornhill Road Falkirk
Received 2 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0559/FUL
Change of Use and Subdivision of Ground Floor Restaurant (Class 3) to Form Retail Unit (Class 1A) and Hot Food Take-away (Sui Generis)
4 - 6 Main Street Bo'ness EH51 9NG
Received 2 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0560/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Driveway
73 St. Johns Way Bo'ness EH51 9JD
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0561/FUL
Change of Use from Office to Flatted Dwelling
French Duncan 39 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0562/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
French Duncan 39 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0563/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Livingstone Crescent Falkirk FK2 9BW
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0564/FUL
Replacement Windows
Oakdene 2 Church Wynd Bo'ness EH51 0AN
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0566/FUL
Public Realm Works
Royal Hotel and Site North Of 9 High Street High Street Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3EH
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0567/FUL
Public Realm Works
Bonnybridge War Memorial Main Street Bonnybridge
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0568/FUL
Alterations and First Floor Extension to Outbuilding
Powfoulis Hotel Airth Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0569/FUL
Conversion and Alterations to Outbuildings to Form Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
Land To The West Of Candie Hill Falkirk
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0570/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Greenacre Place Bonnybridge FK4 2BJ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0571/MSC
Residential Development with Potential Commercial / Community Use and Associated Access, Parking, Landscaping, Open Space and Drainage
Land To The South Of Bo'ness Fire Station Crawfield Road Bo'ness
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0572/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
Carrongrange House Carrongrange Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BQ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0573/FUL
Change of Use of Land to Class 5 General Industrial Use and Siting of Portable Buildings
Glen Bungalow Falkirk FK1 2AY
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0574/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
63 Adam Crescent Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DG
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0575/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse
19 Carriden Brae Bo'ness EH51 9SL
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0576/LBC
Alteration to Listed Building
19 Carriden Brae Bo'ness EH51 9SL
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0577/FUL
Change of Use of Outbuilding to Beauty Therapy Salon and Store
65 Shannon Drive Falkirk FK1 5HU
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0578/FUL
Installation of Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)
Dower House 115 - 117 Grangepans Bo'ness EH51 9PH
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0579/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
Dower House 115 - 117 Grangepans Bo'ness EH51 9PH
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0580/CPL
Demolition of Existing and Construction of Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Don Street Bo'ness EH51 9UG
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0581/FUL
Installation of an Air-Source Heat Pump Compound Including Associated Equipment and Pipework
Forth Valley Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Westburn Avenue Falkirk FK1 5QE
Received 12 Dec 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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