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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 dates6,546Searchable 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5,019 approved · 225 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/25/0107/FUL
Extension to Business Centre to Form New Entrance with Cafe (Class 3) and Function Room Facility and Extension and Change of Use of From Class 5 (General Industrial) to Class 11 (Gym) (Partially Retrospective)
Iron Works Business Centre Castlelaurie Industrial Estate Bankside Falkirk FK2 7XF
Received 17 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0108/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
3 North Inches Falkirk FK2 8RQ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0109/FUL
Construction of 4 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South Of 3 Hillcrest Square Reddingmuirhead
Received 17 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0110/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Candie Hill Standburn Falkirk FK1 2LE
Received 17 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0111/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
Parkvale 75 Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4SQ
Received 18 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0112/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Queen Street Grangemouth FK3 9AU
Received 18 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0113/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Tigh Aghmhor 23 Hamilton Crescent Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0NW
Received 18 Mar 2025 - UnknownP/22/0657/NMV01
Amendment to P/22/0657/FUL - Construction of Residential Care Facility and Associated Development
Land To The South East Of 2 Woodlands, Kinneil Drive Crawfield Avenue Bo'ness
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0114/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1A to form House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
24 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JB
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0115/LBC
Alterations to Building
24 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JB
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0116/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
29 Mariner Avenue Falkirk FK1 4LL
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0117/VRC
Variation of Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18 and 20 of Planning Permission P/20/0044/FUL for the Erection of 82 Dwellinghouses and 24 Flatted Dwellings
Land To The East Of Craigowan Kilsyth Road Banknock
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0118/FUL
Extension to Workshop
A & J Hilston Bog Road Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9PB
Received 20 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0119/FUL
Amendment to Housetype - Plot 7 (Amendment to Planning Permission P/21/0723/FUL)
Site To The North Of 37 Rosebank Avenue Dunipace
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0120/FUL
Construction of Micro Energy Storage Facility
Site To The West Of Units 7-11 Abbotsinch Road Abbotsinch Road Grangemouth
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0121/FUL
Construction of Micro Energy Storage Facility
Site To The South Of 4 Central Boulevard Central Boulevard Central Park Larbert
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0122/FUL
Construction of Micro Energy Storage Facility
The Helix Park Falkirk
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0123/FUL
Construction of Micro Energy Storage Facility
Site To The East Of Unit 2 Tamfourhill Avenue Tamfourhill Avenue Falkirk
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0125/FUL
Change of Use of First Floor from Shops (Class 1A Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Gym (Class 11 Assembly & Leisure)
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0126/LBC
Alterations to Building Associated with Change of Use from Class 1A (Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Class 11 (Assembly & Leisure)
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0127/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Bomains Farm Bo'ness Linlithgow EH49 7RQ
Received 24 Mar 2025 - UnknownP/23/0450/COND04
Compliance with Conditions of P/23/0450/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 4 Douglas Avenue Douglas Avenue Airth
Received 24 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0128/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Cromwell Road Falkirk FK1 1SF
Received 25 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0129/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Site To The West Of Toravon High Road Maddiston
Received 25 Mar 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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