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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 dates6,506Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,208 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
4,983 approved · 225 refused · 538 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0386/FUL
Alterations to and Renovation of Building, Construction of Shed and Alteration to Access Gate
Park Street Community Education Centre Park Street Falkirk FK1 1RE
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0387/LBC
Alterations and Renovation to Building, Construction of Shed and Alteration to Access Gate
Park Street Community Education Centre Park Street Falkirk FK1 1RE
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0388/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
5 Avonlea Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QJ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0389/FUL
Construction of No. 4 Industrial Units (Class 5), with Ancillary Office and Showroom (Unit No.4 only) and Associated Infrastructure
Plot 9 Ivanhoe Drive Abbotsford Business Park Falkirk
Received 15 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0390/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
1 Howgate Shopping Centre High Street Falkirk FK1 1HG
Received 15 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0391/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Griffiths Street Falkirk FK1 5AJ
Received 15 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0392/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1A Shops and Financial, Professional and Other Services to Form Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
102 Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AE
Received 19 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0393/FUL
Construction of No. 2 Holiday Lodges
Glenbervie House Torwood Larbert FK5 4SJ
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/20/0398/COND02
Compliance with Conditions of P/20/0398/FUL - Demolition of Existing Kiosk Building, Erection of Petrol Filling Station with Associated Kiosk (Class 1), Jet Washes, Restaurant (Including Drive-Thru) (Class 3), Formation of Site Access, Parking Provision, Landscaping and Ancillary Works
Viewforth Filling Station Airth Falkirk FK2 8PW
Received 19 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0394/CPL
Conversion of Garage to Form Habitable Accommodation
4 Bonhard Way Bo'ness EH51 9RF
Received 20 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0395/FUL
Change of Use from Office to Flatted Dwelling
French Duncan 39 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 20 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0396/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
French Duncan 39 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 20 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/23/0450/COND01
Compliance with Condition 4 of P/23/0450/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 4 Douglas Avenue Douglas Avenue Airth
Received 20 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0398/FUL
Alterations to and Partial Change of Use from Restaurant (Class 3 Food and Drink) to Hotel Accommodation (Class 7 Hotels & Hostels)
Rosebank Beefeater Main Street Camelon Falkirk FK1 4DN
Received 21 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0399/LBC
Internal Alterations (Retrospective)
4 57 North Street Bo'ness EH51 0AE
Received 21 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0400/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Farm Buildings to Form 7 Dwellinghouses
South Bellsdyke Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8PG
Received 21 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0401/CPL
Formation of Hardstanding
26 Balfour Crescent Larbert FK5 4BA
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0402/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Croftfoot Place Dunipace Denny FK6 6QT
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0403/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Planning Permission P/11/0595/FUL)
Drumbroider Farm Standburn Falkirk FK1 2HN
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0404/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of Linlithgow Hill Bo'ness
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0405/FUL
Installation of Roof Mounted Solar Photovoltaic System
Torwood Garden Centre Central Park Avenue Central Park Larbert FK5 4EG
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0406/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Strathyre Place Falkirk FK1 5UU
Received 23 Aug 2024 - UnknownP/21/0504/COND01
Compliance with Condition 2 (finishing materials) of P/21/0504/FUL - Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Scott Avenue Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PN
Received 26 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0407/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
1 La Porte Precinct Grangemouth FK3 8AZ
Received 27 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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