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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 dates5,866Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,652 approved or refused records
200Refused applications
4,452 approved · 200 refused · 472 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/18/0440/FUL
Erection of Fence
23 Queen's Crescent Falkirk FK1 5JL
Received 13 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0461/PPP
Erection of 4 Dwellinghouses and Construction of Access Road
Home Farm Drove Loan Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5LH
Received 14 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0462/PPP
Development of Land for Housing Purposes
Land South Of Elm Drive Elm Drive Westquarter
Received 15 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0463/FUL
Demolition of Public House and Erection of 13 Dwellinghouses and 16 Flatted Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure, Parking, Landscaping and Boundary Treatment
1 Carradale Avenue Falkirk FK1 4AA
Received 15 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0464/FUL
Siting of Modular Building
Scottish Water Bo'ness EH51 9SF
Received 15 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0465/FUL
Erection of 4 Dwellinghouses with Integrated Garages
Land To The West Of 3 Elam Terrace Deanfield Road Bo'ness
Received 15 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0466/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements (Partial Retention).
Land To The West Of 1 & 2 Hill Of Kinnaird Cottages Falkirk
Received 14 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0467/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Glenburn Way Bo'ness EH51 0NJ
Received 16 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0469/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Waters End Carron Falkirk FK2 8PY
Received 17 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0470/FUL
Lower kerb to form new driveway, increase off road parking
Hylands Greenhithe Terrace Rumford Falkirk FK2 0SR
Received 17 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0473/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Outbuilding
16 Drossie Road Falkirk FK1 5LU
Received 20 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0474/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Fulmar Crescent Larbert FK5 4FW
Received 20 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0475/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
8 Stephens Croft Falkirk FK2 7GU
Received 20 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0476/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding to Provide Ancillary Accommodation and Erection of Boundary Fence
13 Carronview Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3HU
Received 20 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0477/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of Millwood Falkirk Road Avonbridge
Received 21 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0478/FUL
Erection of Stable Block and Outdoor Riding Arena
8 Champany Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LU
Received 21 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0479/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access
42 Larbert Road Bonnybridge FK4 1EE
Received 21 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0480/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Coneypark Crescent Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1TT
Received 21 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0481/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Beech Crescent Dunipace Denny FK6 6LJ
Received 22 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0482/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Deck
32 Tolsta Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XN
Received 22 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0483/FUL
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses and Domestic Garages
Land To The South Of 7 Blackbraes Road Falkirk
Received 23 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0484/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Burnbrae Gardens Falkirk FK1 5SB
Received 23 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0485/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to House Type)
Netherton Falkirk FK2 0BU
Received 23 Aug 2018 - DecidedP/18/0487/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Erection of 1.8m Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
93 Rowan Crescent Falkirk FK1 4SH
Received 22 Aug 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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