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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 dates6,546Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,244 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,019 approved · 225 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- UnknownP/21/0723/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 4, 6 and 11 of P/21/0723/FUL - Construction of 87 Dwellinghouses and Associated Works
Site To The North Of 37 Rosebank Avenue Dunipace
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0045/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Candie Croft Standburn Falkirk FK1 2LE
Received 3 Feb 2025 - UnknownP/24/0056/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/24/0056/MSC - Construction of Veterinary Care Facility, Dwellinghouse, Parking and Access, and Change of Use of Land to Form Exercise Area
Land To The North West Of Nappiefaulds House Falkirk
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0046/FUL
Amendment to House Types - Plots 4 and 5 (Amendment to Planning Permission P/21/0723/FUL)
Site To The North Of 37 Rosebank Avenue Dunipace
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0047/FUL
Change of Use from Public Space to Garden Ground (Parking Spaces)
7 Cramond Court Falkirk FK1 2PW
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0048/FUL
Construction of Industrial Unit (Ground Floor - Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) and 1st Floor - Class 4 (Business) and Construction of Boundary Fence
Site To The West Of 1 Winchester Court Winchester Court Denny
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0049/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Deck
19 Moncks Road Falkirk FK1 1SG
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0050/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
72 Canalside Drive Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0FA
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0051/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Planning Permission P/21/0305/MSC, Plot 2)
Land To The North Of Westerwood Moss Road
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0052/FUL
Construction of Workshop and Office Building (Class 4), Including Formation of Access Roads and Associated Development
Land To The West Of Asda Depot Orchardhall Way Abbotsford Business Park Falkirk
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0053/FUL
Construction of Substation and Switchgear Buildings
Land To The East Of BOC Ltd Wholeflats Road Grangemouth
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/23/0442/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/23/0442/FUL - Construction of 8 Flatted Dwellings & 1 Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 34 Seaforth Road Seaforth Road Falkirk
Received 7 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0055/VRC
Variation of Conditions 6 and 9 of Application Reference - P/20/0398/FUL dated 21/10/21 - (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) for Changes to the Visibility Splay and Phasing of the Development and Cycle Path on the North Side of Higginsneuk Ferry
Viewforth Filling Station Airth Falkirk FK2 8PW
Received 10 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0056/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
81 Rowan Crescent Falkirk FK1 4RU
Received 10 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0057/FUL
Formation of Electric Vehicle Charging/Car Parking Bays and Associated Works Including Substation, Floodlighting and Bollards
Site To The South Of 1 Bellevue Street Bellevue Street Falkirk
Received 10 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0058/VRC
Section 42 Application to Vary Condition 21 of Planning Permission P/20/0493/PPP
Land To The East Of Gilston Farm Gilston Crescent Polmont
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0059/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
65 Webster Avenue Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8BA
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/19/0615/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/19/0615/FUL - Erection of 5 Class 1 Shop Units with Associated Car Parking, Footpath & Landscaping
Units 1-5 Curragh Way Bellsdyke Road Larbert
Received 12 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0060/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
5 Grahams Road Falkirk FK1 1LD
Received 13 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0061/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-illuminated Advertisements
68 South Street Bo'ness EH51 9HA
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0062/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
68 South Street Bo'ness EH51 9HA
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0064/CPE
Use of Premises as Class 3 (Food and Drink)
9 Kirk Wynd Falkirk FK1 1LZ
Received 17 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0065/FUL
Alterations to Building and Site Layout including Parking Provision and Boundary Fencing.
JC Timber Moulding Ltd Portdownie Falkirk FK1 4QZ
Received 17 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0066/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Amendment to Planning Permission P/23/0100/FUL)
Mumrills Farmhouse Sandyloan Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9QR
Received 18 Feb 2025
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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