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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 dates6,485Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,190 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,966 approved · 224 refused · 535 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0201/FUL
Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses
135 Main Street Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2DT
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0202/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Stewart House Stewart Road Falkirk FK2 7AS
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0203/FUL
Alteration and Repair to Community Orchard
Site To North West Of 40 Shore Road Shore Road Airth
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0204/MSC
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Detached Garage
Land To The East Of Wester Hillhead Avonbridge
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0205/AGR
Construction of Agricultural Building
Kaemuir Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2LB
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0206/LBC
Alterations and Repair Works to Listed Building
Gemini House 2 Lint Riggs Falkirk
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0207/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Enlargement of Dormer)
4 Holly Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DN
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0208/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement (Retrospective)
Beancross West Beancross Farm Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XS
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0210/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Montgomery Crescent Carron Falkirk FK2 8ND
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0211/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Churchill Place Falkirk FK2 7FN
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0212/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels and Air Source Heat Pumps
Bowhouse Primary School Tinto Drive Grangemouth FK3 0DZ
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0213/CPL
Use of Property for Short Term Letting
96 Craigleith Road Grangemouth FK3 0BA
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0214/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Redundant Farm Building to Form Dwellinghouse
Hardilands Farm Skinflats Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 24 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0215/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 John Davidson Drive Dunipace Denny FK6 6NA
Received 25 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0216/FUL
Engineering Operation (Terracing), Laying of Hard Surface, Construction of Retaining Walls, Fencing and Outbuilding (Retrospective)
47 Lochside Cottages Woodburn Avenue Redding Falkirk FK2 9YH
Received 25 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0217/FUL
Alterations to Building and Change of Use from Class 11 - Assembly and Leisure to Class 1A - Shops and Financial, Professional and Other Services
Temple 1 Burnbank Road Falkirk FK2 7PE
Received 26 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0218/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Planning Permission P/23/0409/FUL)
Land To The West Of 46 Glasgow Road Lochpark Place Denny
Received 26 Apr 2024 - UnknownP/22/0009/COND01
Compliance with Condtions: No.3 (play provision), No.5 (boundary treatments), No.6 (external finishing materials), No.7 (footpath surfacing), No.8 (pedestrian crossing) and No.9 (contaminated land) of P/22/0009/FUL
Land To The South Of Bo'ness Fire Station Crawfield Road Bo'ness
Received 26 Apr 2024 - UnknownP/23/0597/NMV01
Amendent to P/23/0597/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
2 Albert Road Falkirk FK1 5LS
Received 26 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0220/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Chestnut Grove Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DU
Received 29 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0221/FUL
Construction of Community Hub, Including Multi-Purpose Hall, Caf�, Meeting Spaces Changing Facilities and Associated Development (Class 11)
Land To The West Of Newtown Park Jamieson Avenue Bo'ness
Received 29 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0223/FUL
Construction of Building (Class 6. Storage or Distribution) (Retrospective) and Siting of Portable Buildings
Land To The West Of Carron Works Stenhouse Road Carron
Received 1 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0224/FUL
Extension to Form External Spraybooth
Central Auctions Castlelaurie Industrial Estate Bankside Falkirk FK2 7XF
Received 1 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0225/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Driveway
Fairholme 164 Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9BU
Received 1 May 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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