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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4,980 approved · 225 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0364/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Carronside Service Station Carron Road Falkirk FK2 7SW
Received 31 Jul 2024 - UnknownP/17/0265/NMV02
Amendment to P17/0265/FUL - Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Erection of Meeting Hall (Class 10) and Associated Parking and Access
Roslyn Cottage Wallacestone Brae Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0DJ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0365/FUL
Demolition, Construction of Offices/Business Premises (Class 4), Alteration and Change of Use of Existing Class 5 (General Industrial) Building to Fitness Studios (Class 11) and Associated Parking and Garden Area.
Billy Mills Body Shop Castlelaurie Industrial Estate Bankside Falkirk FK2 7XF
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0366/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use of Business Premises to Form 2 Dwellinghouses
33 - 35 Tryst Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QH
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0367/FUL
Extension to Business Centre to Form New Entrance with Cafe and Function Room Facility and Extension and Change of Use of From Class 5 (General Industrial) to Class 11 (Gym)
Iron Works Business Centre Castlelaurie Industrial Estate Bankside Falkirk FK2 7XF
Received 1 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/24/0100/NMV01
Amendment to P/24/0100/FUL - Extension to Dwellinghouse
36 Gartcows Drive Falkirk FK1 5QQ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/22/0480/NMV01
Amendment to P/22/0480/FUL - Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Aulton 47 Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5NF
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0368/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
81 Webster Avenue Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8BA
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0370/FUL
Change of Use of 1st Floor from Shops (Class 1A Shops, Financial, Professional and other services) to a Gym (Class 11 Assembly & Leisure)
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0371/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Achray Drive Falkirk FK1 5UN
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0374/MSC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1A, 1D-K, 1U-V, 1X, 1AA, 1EE-FF, 3 and 6 Relating to Phase 1 Construction of 98 Dwellinghouses (Finished Floor Levels, Siting, Design, and External Appearance, Access and Street Layout, Landscaping and Open Space/ Play, Pedestrian and Cycle Facilities, Boundary Treatments, Surface Water Drainage and Flood Measures, Noise Mitigation, Residential Travel Pack, Car Parking Including Electric Vehicle Charging, and Waste Collection and Storage) of Planning Permission in Principle P/20/0493/PPP
Land To The East Of Gilston Farm Gilston Crescent Polmont
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/22/0160/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/22/0160/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
Gilston Farmhouse Gilston Farm Polmont Falkirk FK2 0YQ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/24/0193/COND01
Details Submitted to Purify Condition 2 of P/24/0193/FUL
Smiddy House Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0375/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To West Of 2 Balquhatstone Crescent, Slamannan Balquhatstone Crescent Slamannan
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0377/FUL
Formation of Balcony
21 Mercat Crescent Airth Falkirk FK2 8FX
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0378/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
5 Grahams Road Falkirk FK1 1LD
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0379/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Main Street Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JY
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0380/FUL
Alteration and Change of Use of Domestic Outbuilding to Form Short Term Let
1 Kendieshill Farm Cottages Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0BP
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0381/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
8 Grange Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9DS
Received 9 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/23/0334/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 3, 4, 5 and 7 of P/23/0334/FUL - Construction of 4 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North Of Fieldview House Cumbernauld Road Longcroft
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0382/PPP
Residential Development
Land To The South Of 7 Katrine Place Katrine Place Head Of Muir
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0383/FUL
Change of Use from General Industrial Unit Class 5 to Gym Class 11 (Retrospective)
103 Broad Street Denny FK6 6DX
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0384/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
60 Cotland Drive Falkirk FK2 7GN
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0385/FUL
Change of Use from Retail Unit (Class 1A) to Public House (Sui Generis)
Unit 5 The Arcade Callendar Riggs Falkirk FK1 1XG
Received 13 Aug 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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