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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 dates5,825Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,617 approved or refused records
200Refused applications
4,417 approved · 200 refused · 467 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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/18/0223/75M
Modification of Planning Obligation under Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 attached to Planning Permission P/12/0546/FUL to provide a mechanism which allows the contribution amounts payable to reflect the final number of consented units on site
Land To The South Of Mydub Farm Glasgow Road Denny
Received 24 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0233/VRC
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission P/14/0094/FUL to Allow for Movement of Additional Scrap Metal into the North-West Part of the Site over a 3 Month Period and Removal of Condition 3 to Allow for Permanent Storage of Material Within the North-West Part of the Site.
All Parts Auto Salvage Hillview Road High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2BD
Received 24 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0234/FUL
Change of Use from Sui Generis and Public Open Space to Class 5 (General Industrial) and Installation of Plant, Welfare Facilities, Control Room, Formation of Vehicular Access and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South Of DKL Metals Inchyra Road Grangemouth
Received 25 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0235/FUL
Alterations to Outbuilding to form Ancillary Residential Accommodation (Retrospective)
Higginsneuk Falkirk FK2 8PW
Received 24 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0236/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Garden Street Falkirk FK1 1RN
Received 24 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0238/MSC
Erection of Dwellinghouse
East Bonhard Linlithgow EH49 7NT
Received 26 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0239/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Hareburn Hatchery Falkirk FK1 2JE
Received 25 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0240/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
1 Greenwell Terrace Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0SW
Received 27 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0241/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
Blackness House Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NE
Received 27 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0243/FUL
Siting of two storage containers and a change of use from Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) to form an MOT Testing area and HGV repair service Class 5 (General Industrail)
Smith & Frater West Mains Industrial Estate Grangemouth FK3 8YE
Received 30 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0244/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
11 Oxgang Road Grangemouth FK3 9BY
Received 1 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0245/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
25 Park Road Falkirk FK2 7PT
Received 1 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0246/FUL
Amendment to Planning Permission P/13/0227/MSC (Substitution of Housetype on Plot 1)
Forrester Quarter Bonnybridge FK4 2HA
Received 1 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0247/FUL
Amendment to Planning Permission P/13/0227/MSC (Substitution of Housetype on Plot 2)
Forrester Quarter Bonnybridge FK4 2HA
Received 1 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0248/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling and Outhouse (Partially Retrospective).
Flat 2 Mount House Pleasance Gardens Falkirk FK1 1BE
Received 27 Apr 2018 - DecidedP/18/0249/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Erection of Boundary Fence
10 Linlithgow Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4LP
Received 1 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0250/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
The Lidl Carron Building Unit 1 The Carron Centre Ronades Road Falkirk FK2 7TA
Received 2 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0251/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse- Installation of New Windows and Rooflights
Conlans Linhouse Farm Falkirk FK1 2JS
Received 2 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0252/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Wellpark Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1TP
Received 1 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0253/FUL
Formation of Path, Road Crossing and Erection of Fence
Land To The East Of Seafield Falkirk
Received 1 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0254/FUL
Use of Car Park for Overnight Parking of Buses
Little Kerse Leisure Ltd Grange Road Grangemouth Falkirk FK2 0YB
Received 3 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0255/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 Colonsay Avenue Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UZ
Received 3 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0256/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
42 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9EA
Received 3 May 2018 - DecidedP/18/0257/VRC
Siting of Catering Outlet, Amendment to Condition 2 of Planning Permission P/16/0679/FUL to Extend Temporary Period until 15/9/18.
Kelpies Marina The Helix Falkirk FK2 7ZT
Received 4 May 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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