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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 dates6,516Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,216 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
4,991 approved · 225 refused · 540 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0428/VRC
Application to Vary Condition 2 of Application Ref 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) to Allow Development to Commence on Site
Viewforth Filling Station Airth Falkirk FK2 8PW
Received 6 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0429/FUL
Alterations and Extension of Existing Dwelling and Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses
Brightons Manse Maddiston Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JP
Received 6 Sept 2024 - UnknownP/20/0617/COND01
Compliance with Condition 11 of P/20/0617/FUL - Construction of 6 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North Of Aldi Greenpark Drive Polmont
Received 6 Sept 2024 - UnknownP/19/0781/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 2 (Contaminated land) and 4 (Sustainability) of P/19/0781/FUL - Erection of 21 Flatted Dwellings and 7 Bungalows, with Associated Parking and Landscaping
Oakbank House Wilson Avenue Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QZ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - UnknownP/24/0173/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 3, 4 and 6 of P/24/0173/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
Victoria House Braeface Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UE
Received 6 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0430/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 St. Margaret's Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UP
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0431/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Greenacres Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0432/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Davids Kitchen Ltd, Unit 1 South Drum Retail Park Lourie Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9FD
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0433/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
45 Blinkbonny Road Falkirk FK1 5BY
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0434/FUL
Construction of Community Sports and Education Building (Comprising Changing Facilities, Classrooms, Storage and Office Accommodation) and Associated Infrastructure
Falkirk Community Stadium Ltd The Falkirk Stadium 4 Stadium Way Falkirk FK2 9EE
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0435/CPL
Installation of Slurry Lagoon
North Bankhead Falkirk FK1 2JH
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0436/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
Land To The South East Of Viewlands Standburn
Received 10 Sept 2024 - UnknownP/22/0242/COND02
Compliance with Condition No.2 of P/22/0242/FUL - Construction of Shop with Ancillary Cafe / Hot-Food Sales (Class 1) and Construction of Shop (No.3 Units) (Class 1) with Associated Parking, Drainage and Landscaping
Land To The South Of 1 Hillside Grove Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0438/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Mast To The North Of 1 Forbes Court Castings Road Falkirk
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0440/LBC
Internal Alterations to Listed Building
18 Union Street Bo'ness EH51 9AQ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0441/CPL
Siting of Caravan
Denovan Mains Farm Denny FK6 6BJ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0442/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The South East Of Viewlands Standburn
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0443/FUL
Construction of Above Ground Slurry Tank
Summerhouse Falkirk FK1 2JL
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0444/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
Fern Cottage 3 Philpingstone Lane Bo'ness EH51 9JP
Received 12 Sept 2024 - UnknownP/20/0641/COND01
Compliance with Condition 2 of P/20/0641/FUL - Partial Demolition and Extension to Warehouse Building for Use as a Visitor Centre/Experience (Amendment to Planning Permission P/18/0371/FUL)
Former Rosebank Distillery Camelon Road Falkirk
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/70/9999/FUL
Idox Test
6 Windsor Crescent Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0AH
Received 13 Sept 2024 - UnknownP/20/0429/NMV01
Amendment to P/20/0429/FUL - Erection of 34 Houses and 6 Flats with Associated Infrastructure
Land To The East Of 8 Canalside Drive Canalside Drive Reddingmuirhead
Received 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0447/FUL
Change of Use from General Industrial Unit (Class 5) to Car Sales Showroom (Sui Generis) (Retrospective)
5C Lochlands Industrial Estate Larbert FK5 3NS
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedP/24/0448/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
36 Kennard Street Falkirk FK2 9EH
Received 17 Sept 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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