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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 dates6,502Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,205 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
4,980 approved · 225 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0340/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
1 Almond Court Falkirk FK2 9HT
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0341/FUL
Change of Use, Alteration and Sub-Division of Industrial Unit (Class 5) to form Sandwich Shop (Class 1A)
1 Almond Court Falkirk FK2 9HT
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0342/FUL
Demolition of Existing Dwellinghouse and Construction of New Dwellinghouse
Glen Etive Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1QB
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0343/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Lawson Cottage 55 Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0DW
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0345/FUL
External Alterations to Office Building (Class 4)
Iron Works Business Centre Castlelaurie Industrial Estate Bankside Falkirk FK2 7XF
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0346/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Dirleton 7 Ashley Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QF
Received 16 Jul 2024 - UnknownP/20/0081/COND01
Details Submitted to Purify Condition 2 of P/20/0081/FUL
3A Bean Row Falkirk FK1 1PH
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0347/FUL
External Alterations and Formation of Canopy
Thornbridge Works Laurieston Road Grangemouth FK3 8XX
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0348/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
35 Graham Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9QQ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0349/FUL
Change of Use from Amusement Arcade (Sui Generis) to Shop / Post Office (Class 1A)
1 La Porte Precinct Grangemouth FK3 8AZ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - UnknownP/24/0071/COND01
Compliance with Condition 3 (Contaminated Land) of P/24/0071/FUL - Change of Use of Church (Class 10.Non-Residential Institutions) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9.Houses)
Avonbridge Congregational Church Main Street Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NG
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0350/FUL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Hillwood Torwood Larbert FK5 4SH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0351/FUL
Installation of Hydro Scheme including Construction of Powerhouse and Associated Works
Site To The South West Of Carrongrange Park Skinflats
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0352/WIN
Prior Approval- Replacement Windows
Alystra Acre Road Bo'ness EH51 9SX
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0353/FUL
Installation of Chemical Disposal Unit Incorporating Alterations to Retaining Wall, Extension of Hardstanding and Construction of Fence
Falkirk Wheel Lime Road Falkirk FK1 4RS
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0354/FUL
Change of Use from Open Space to Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence
27 Wallace Brae Avenue Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0FY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0355/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
Carrongrange House Carrongrange Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BQ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - UnknownP/23/0175/NMV01
Amendment to P/23/0175/FUL - Formation of Raised Patio
17 Braeside Place Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9NN
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0358/FUL
Change of Use of Former Railway Land to Self-Storage Facility (Part Retrospective)
Land To The West Of Overbridge Greenhill Road Bonnybridge
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0359/FUL
Change of Use of Dental/Medical Practice to Form Dwellinghouse
18 Meeks Road Falkirk FK2 7ES
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0360/FUL
Installation of Ground-Mounted Solar Array
Whyte & Mackay South Lumley Street Grangemouth FK3 8NF
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0361/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
32 Bantaskine Street Falkirk FK1 5EX
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0362/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
70 Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4EN
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0363/LBC
Installation of Plaque
Avon Railway Viaduct Falkirk
Received 31 Jul 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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