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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 dates6,477Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,185 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,961 approved · 224 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/24/0134/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
34 Grahamsdyke Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9QE
Received 12 Mar 2024 - UnknownP/21/0301/NMV03
Amendment to P/21/0301/MSC - Erection of 96 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure and Landscaping Works (Matters Specified under Application P/17/0347/PPP)
Scottish Fire and Rescue Main Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0LG
Received 12 Mar 2024 - UnknownP/22/0105/NMV01
Amendment to P/22/0105/FUL - Construction of 215 Dwellings (211 Dwellinghouses and 4 Flatted Dwellings) and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South Of 1 Hillside Grove Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0135/FUL
Use of Modular Building to form Hospitality Suite (Retrospective)
Camelon Junior Football Club Carmuirs Park Fairlie Drive Falkirk FK1 4NP
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0136/FUL
Change of Use from No.2 Dwellinghouses (Class 9) to Business (Class 4) (Retrospective)
Benvue & Castlehill House Bank Street Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3EZ
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0137/FUL
Installation of EV Chargers, Substation and Postage Locker (Retrospective)
Land To The South Of 3 The Vennel Broad Street Denny
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0138/FUL
Change of Use of Land from Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Associated Boundary Treatment
Taigh Breagha 53A Old Redding Road Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9JU
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0139/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Raised Platform
5 Addison Gardens Larbert FK5 4ZH
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0140/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Polmont Road Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9QQ
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0141/FUL
Construction of 74 Dwellinghouses and 4 Flats with Associated Infrastructure Including Associated Landscaping, Drainage, SUDS and Engineering Works
Land To The West Of 31 Wellpark Road Wellpark Road Banknock
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0142/FUL
External Works Relating to Walkway and Car Park
Training Centre Foundry Loan Larbert FK5 4AW
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0143/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
6 Drumside Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9QX
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0145/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Outbuilding
46 Tiree Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UX
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0146/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Ben Roy Park Avenue Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JA
Received 18 Mar 2024 - UnknownP/21/0050/COND01
Compliance with Condition 2 of P/21/0050/FUL - Alteration and Extension to 2 Dwellings to Form 4 Flatted Dwellings
130 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BZ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0149/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Douglas Avenue Airth Falkirk FK2 8GF
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0151/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
5 Balmoral Gardens Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JF
Received 22 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0152/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Moncks Road Falkirk FK1 1SG
Received 22 Mar 2024 - UnknownP/18/0371/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/18/0371/FUL - Partial Demolition and Redevelopment of Former Distillery to Form New Distillery incorporating Visitor Experience, Cafe, Retail, Associated Landscaping and Car Park Structure
Former Rosebank Distillery Camelon Road Falkirk
Received 22 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0153/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Recreational Hut)
Land To The South East Of Gateside Cottage Standburn
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0154/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
32 Bantaskine Street Falkirk FK1 5EX
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0155/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To East Of Cadgersloan Cottage, Bonnybridge
Received 25 Mar 2024 - UnknownP/23/0304/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 3 (vehicle parking) and 4 (cycle parking) of P/23/0304/FUL - Change of Use from House (Class 9) to Residential Institution (Class 8)
Lyndene 15 Windsor Drive Falkirk FK1 5QN
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0156/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Castlehill Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LW
Received 26 Mar 2024
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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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