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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,477Searchable 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4,961 approved · 224 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/24/0157/FUL
Change of Use from Shop to Flatted Dwelling
324 - 326 Main Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3JR
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0158/FUL
Installation of Solar Panels
St James Church Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AZ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0159/LBC
Installation of Solar Panels
St James Church Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AZ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0161/CPL
Installation of Solar PV and Air Source Heat Pumps
St Margarets Primary School Salmon Inn Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XF
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0162/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
38 Mannerston Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7ND
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0163/FUL
Construction of Agricultural Building
Dunmore Home Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8LX
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0164/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Bantaskine Gardens Falkirk FK1 5EY
Received 29 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0165/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Rae Court Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8JZ
Received 1 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0166/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
169 Strowan Road Grangemouth FK3 9HF
Received 1 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0167/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Callendar Park View Falkirk FK1 1SX
Received 1 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0168/CPE
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
45 Chestnut Grove Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DU
Received 1 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0169/FUL
Installation (Re-Location) of Extraction Flue (Retrospective)
2C & 2D Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JQ
Received 1 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0170/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels and Air Source Heat Pumps
Burnbrae Home Burnbrae Road Falkirk FK1 5SD
Received 1 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0171/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels and Air Source Heat Pumps
Dorrator Court Cottage Crescent Falkirk
Received 1 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0172/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels and Air Source Heat Pumps
Dundas Resource Centre Oxgang Road Grangemouth FK3 9EF
Received 1 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0173/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Victoria House Braeface Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UE
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0175/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels
Earls Road Depot Earls Road Grangemouth
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0176/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels and Air Source Heat Pump
Kinnaird Primary School Mcintyre Avenue Larbert FK5 4TQ
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0177/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels
Larbert Village Primary School Main Street Larbert FK5 3AS
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0178/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
31 Hawthorn Drive Dunipace Denny FK6 6LW
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0179/CPL
Construction of Outbuilding
Byreside Main Street Standburn Falkirk FK1 2HP
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0180/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels and Air Source Heat Pumps
Avonbridge Primary School Main Street Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NG
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0181/CPL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Mitchell Place Falkirk FK1 5PJ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0182/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Callendar Square Car Park Kerse Lane Falkirk
Received 5 Apr 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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