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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 dates6,549Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,247 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,022 approved · 225 refused · 542 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/25/0298/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
19 Elim Drive Main Street Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2EZ
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0299/TEL
Installation of 25m Lattice Tower and Associated Works
Site To The North Of Outreach Abbots Road Falkirk
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0300/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Powview Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0301/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Anson Avenue Falkirk FK1 5JD
Received 1 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0304/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
26 St. Margaret's Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UP
Received 2 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0305/FUL
Construction of Ancillary Care Accommodation (Class 8) and Associated Development
38 Alloa Road Carron Falkirk FK2 8EP
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0306/LBC
Alterations to Roof (Retrospective)
42 - 44 Vicar Street 3-7B and 9, 9A, 9B Melville Street Falkirk FK1 1JB
Received 2 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0307/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Millfield Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PJ
Received 2 Jul 2025 - UnknownP/19/0795/NMV02
Amendment to P/19/0795/FUL - Erection of 103 Dwellinghouses and 36 Flats and Associated Works - Phase 1
Land To The East Of 16 Argyll Path Nethermains Road Denny
Received 2 Jul 2025 - UnknownP/25/0016/NMV01
Amendment to P/25/0016/FUL - Alterations and Change of Use from Class 1A (Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Hot Food Take-Away (Sui Generis)
28 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PU
Received 4 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0308/FUL
Change of Use from Shop to Integrate with Existing Attached Dwellinghouse (including Alterations to Externals and Roof)
206 King Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4HY
Received 8 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0309/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
196 Muirhall Road Larbert FK5 4RF
Received 9 Jul 2025 - UnknownP/25/0026/NMV01
Amendment to P/25/0026/FUL - Extension to Dwellinghouse
36 Morven Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XD
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0310/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding and Associated Development
Islay House Station Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TX
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0311/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Carbrook Lodge Torwood Larbert FK5 4SP
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0312/FUL
Construction of Agricultural Building and Outbuildings (Retrospective)
Quarter Dunipace Denny FK6 6QZ
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0314/FUL
Change of Use of Outbuilding to Hairdressers (Class 1A)
4 Ford Road Bonnybridge FK4 1LJ
Received 14 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0315/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Tyndrum Acre Road Bo'ness EH51 9SX
Received 16 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0316/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Drumbroider Farm Standburn Falkirk FK1 2HN
Received 17 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0317/FUL
Installation of Replacement Telecommunications Mast, Antennae, Dishes, Equipment Cabinet and Ancillary Development
Site To The South Of 111 Easton Drive Reddingmuirhead
Received 18 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0318/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use from Shop to form Dwellinghouse
Exchange House Lochpark Place Denny FK6 5AA
Received 18 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0319/FUL
Extension to Outbuilding to Form Ancillary Granny Flat
North Letham Farm Letham Falkirk FK2 8QU
Received 18 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0320/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse (Partially Retrospective)
South Bellsdyke Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8PG
Received 21 Jul 2025 - DecidedP/25/0321/CPL
Alterations to Flat (Enlargement of Window Opening/Installation of New Doors)
72 Alloa Road Carron Falkirk FK2 8EP
Received 21 Jul 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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