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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates5,804Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,600 approved or refused records
200Refused applications
4,400 approved · 200 refused · 464 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- 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/18/0133/LBC
Alterations to Shopfront and Display of Advertisement
43 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 9 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0134/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
43 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 9 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0135/FUL
Installation of Car Park Attendants Huts
Kelpies Marina The Helix Falkirk FK2 7ZT
Received 8 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0136/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
62 Cobblebrae Crescent Falkirk FK2 7QP
Received 12 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0137/FUL
Erection of 3 Detached Dwellinghouses
Greenhill Cottage Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 12 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0138/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Kennard Street Falkirk FK2 9EH
Received 12 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0139/FUL
Part Change of Use from Class 1 (Shops) to Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure)
H14 Callendar Square High Street Falkirk FK1 1UJ
Received 13 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0140/FUL
Change of Use from Class 5 to Used Car Sales (Retrospective)
Fisher Coach Builders Bo'mains Industrial Estate Crawfield Lane Bo'ness EH51 0QG
Received 13 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0141/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
17 Muirhead Place Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0GX
Received 13 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0142/FUL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse
36 Major's Loan Falkirk FK1 5QA
Received 12 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0143/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
12 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JL
Received 12 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0144/LBC
Replacement of ATM
138 - 140 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 14 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0145/FUL
Erection of Industrial Building and Boundary Wall
9 Castle Drive Falkirk FK2 7UX
Received 14 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0146/FUL
Redevelopment / Conversion of Derelict Farm Buildings to Form 5 Dwellinghouses and Erection of 4 Dwellinghouses
Brackenlees Farm Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 15 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0147/FUL
Change of Use from Offices (Class 4) to Community Hub (Class 10)
199A - 203 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DU
Received 15 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0148/FUL
Change of Use of and Alterations to Public House to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings
Elphinstone Inn High Street Airth Falkirk FK2 8JN
Received 15 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0149/FUL
Siting of Storage Container
Boat House Lochgreen Road Falkirk
Received 15 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0150/FUL
Erection of Storage Shed
128 Kilsyth Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1HY
Received 15 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0151/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use with Associated Access
Land To The North Of 41 Kings Seat Place Glendevon Drive Maddiston
Received 15 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0152/CPL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse (Formation of Patio Doors to Replace Window)
32 Wester Newlands Drive Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0ZX
Received 20 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0153/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Cuttyfield Place Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8TA
Received 20 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0154/FUL
Erection of 2 No Holiday Let Cottages
Drumbowie Farm Denny FK6 5NA
Received 20 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0155/FUL
Erection of Building and Boundary Wall
1 - 5 Abbotsinch Road Grangemouth FK3 9UX
Received 21 Mar 2018 - DecidedP/18/0156/FUL
Formation of Raised Deck and Extension to Outbuilding
27 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5EF
Received 21 Mar 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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