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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 dates5,784Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,582 approved or refused records
200Refused applications
4,382 approved · 200 refused · 464 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedP/17/0780/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Logie Drive Larbert FK5 4EA
Received 18 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0781/FUL
Erection of 5 Flatted Dwellings and Associated Infrastructure
Land South Of 7 Shore Road Shore Road Airth
Received 19 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0782/FUL
Demolition and Replacement of Restaurant Including Retention of Front Wall
Underwood Lockhouse Bonnybridge FK4 1ST
Received 19 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0783/FUL
Change of Use of First Floor Ancillary Storage Area (for Public House, Restaurant and Function Suite) to Hotel (Class 7), Extension to Bar and External Alterations
Masonic Arms 224 Glasgow Road Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1QP
Received 20 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0784/FUL
Change of Use of Office (Class 4) to Driver Testing Centre (Class 2)
6 Earls Court Roseland Hall Earls Gate Park Grangemouth FK3 8ZE
Received 20 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0785/FUL
Change of Use from Public Open Space to Garden Ground and Erection of 1.8 Metre High Boundary Fence
39 Mamre Drive California Falkirk FK1 2BT
Received 19 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0786/FUL
Erection of 105 Dwellinghouses and 8 Flats with Associated Roads and Landscaping
Land To The North Of 340-342 Stirling Street Stirling Street Dunipace
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0787/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
35 Keppock Place Falkirk FK1 5UQ
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0788/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Cottage Crescent Falkirk FK1 4AX
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0789/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Double Garage - Amendment to Housetype on Plot 3 Granted by Planning Permission P/17/0233/FUL
Land To The North Of Elmview Larbert
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0790/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
25 Hallam Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BF
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0791/FUL
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses
37 Wellside Place Falkirk FK1 5RL
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0792/PPP
Redevelopment of the Former Manuel Brickworks Site - Mixed Use Development Comprising Approximately 400 Residential Dwellings, Associated Local Retailing and Community Facilities (Classes 1, 2 and 3) and Approximately 29,000m2 Total Gross Area of Commercial Units (10% Class 4 : Business & 90% Class 6 : Storage/Distribution)
Land To The East Of Almondhall Farm Falkirk
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0793/FUL
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The West Of 10 Avonpark Avonpark Avonbridge
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0794/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
32 Anderson Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8DU
Received 21 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0795/FUL
Demolition of Existing Extension and Erection of Two Storey Extension to Side
10 Tarbert Place Polmont Falkirk FK2 0YX
Received 22 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0796/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Munro Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QF
Received 22 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0797/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use with Associated Infrastructure
Land To The North Of Crownerland Farm Linlithgow
Received 22 Dec 2017 - DecidedP/17/0799/FUL
Erection of Security Fencing and Use of External Area for Storage (Partially Retrospective)
B & Q plc Middlefield Road Falkirk FK2 9EQ
Received 3 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0001/FUL
Installation of ATM (Retrospective)
235 Kilsyth Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UF
Received 3 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0002/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
235 Kilsyth Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UF
Received 3 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0003/FUL
Erection of New Energy Plant and Associated Works, Including Pipe Bridge
Ineos Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9XH
Received 4 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0004/FUL
Replacement of Wind-Turbines Three Blade Head ( 20.35m to Tip) with a Two Blade Head (21.75m to Tip)
Greenwells Farm Falkirk FK1 3AT
Received 3 Jan 2018 - DecidedP/18/0006/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
6 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JL
Received 5 Jan 2018
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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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