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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5,019 approved · 225 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Planning enquiries01324504950Council source
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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/25/0067/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Newhouse Taylor's Road Larbert FK5 3EN
Received 18 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0068/FUL
Extension to Storage Building to Form New Offices (Class 4)
31 Winchester Avenue Denny FK6 6QE
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0069/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1A to Hot Food Take-Away (Sui Generis)
9 Callendar Riggs Falkirk FK1 1UZ
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0070/CPL
Installation of Solar Panels
4 Central Boulevard Central Park Larbert FK5 4RU
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0071/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground
31 Wallace Brae Rise Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0GD
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0072/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
12 Maclachlan Avenue Denny FK6 5HF
Received 20 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0073/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
68 South Street Bo'ness EH51 9HA
Received 20 Feb 2025 - UnknownP/24/0508/NMV01
Amendment to P/24/0508/FUL - Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
35 Lochgreen Road Falkirk FK1 5NN
Received 20 Feb 2025 - UnknownP/23/0404/COND03
Compliance with Condition 3iii (Contamination) and Condition 9vi (Hard Landscaping) of P/23/0404/FUL - Construction of 39 Dwellings and Associated Roads, Drainage and Infrastructure
Land To The East Of 1 Rosemead Terrace Main Street California
Received 20 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0074/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
51 Clarinda Avenue Falkirk FK1 4LZ
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0075/MSC
Construction of 11 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
North Bank Farm Bo'ness EH51 9RR
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0076/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Land To The West Of Field View House Cumbernauld Road Longcroft
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0077/75M
Modification of Planning Obligation under Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 Attached to Planning Permission P/20/0429/FUL to the Extent that Commuted Sums are Paid in Lieu of Affordable Housing
Land To The East Of 8 Canalside Drive Canalside Drive Reddingmuirhead
Received 25 Feb 2025 - UnknownP/24/0400/NMV01
Amendment to P/24/0400/FUL - Alterations and Conversion of Farm Buildings to Form 7 Dwellinghouses
South Bellsdyke Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8PG
Received 25 Feb 2025 - UnknownP/17/0753/NMV04
Amendment to P/17/0753/VRC - (Which Allowed a Variation Of Planning Conditions 1 and 13 for Planning Permission P/16/0321/FUL to Permit Design Amendments to the Renewable Energy Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant)
Calachem Ltd Earls Road Grangemouth FK3 8XG
Received 2 Jul 2024 - UnknownP/22/0105/NMV03
Amendment to P/22/0105/FUL - Construction of 215 Dwellings (211 Dwellinghouses and 4 Flatted Dwellings) and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South Of 1 Hillside Grove Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness
Received 25 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0078/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space, Alterations to Modular Building and Construction of Fencing
Dawson Centre Davids Loan Falkirk FK2 7RG
Received 26 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0079/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Mount Pleasant 8 Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0DD
Received 26 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0080/FUL
Use of Property as Dwellinghouse, Funeral Directors and Mortuary
Thornlea 34 Ladysmill Falkirk FK2 9AU
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0081/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
20 Redpath Drive Falkirk FK2 8QL
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedP/25/0082/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
36 Torlea Place Larbert FK5 4QZ
Received 27 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/17/0437/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/17/0437/FUL - Redevelopment of Existing Farm Buildings to Form 6 Dwellinghouses and Erection of 4 Dwellinghouses
Burnhouse Farm Dunipace Denny FK6 6QY
Received 26 Feb 2025 - UnknownP/22/0262/NMV01
Amendment to P/22/0262/FUL - Change of Use of Cafe/Shop to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis)
39 Redding Road Redding Falkirk FK2 9XR
Received 27 Feb 2025 - UnknownP/23/0252/COND02
Compliance with Condition 4 of P/23/0252/FUL - Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Construction of Dwellinghouse with Associated Infrastructure
Paddockhall Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LU
Received 28 Feb 2025
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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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