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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 dates5,881Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,660 approved or refused records
201Refused applications
4,459 approved · 201 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/18/0639/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Hadrian Way Bo'ness EH51 9QL
Received 31 Oct 2018 - DecidedP/18/0640/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Cirrus Station Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TY
Received 30 Oct 2018 - DecidedP/18/0641/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Macland Maddiston Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JP
Received 2 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0642/FUL
Removal of existing garage door and installation of new window.
31 Cruikshank's Court Denny FK6 5DU
Received 5 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0643/LBC
It is proposed to alter the internal arrangement of part of the modern banking hall, to allow the introduction of an additional machine and for safer servicing.
138 - 140 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 5 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0644/CPL
Extension to Driveway and Vehicular Access
14 Braes View Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2EB
Received 5 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0645/FUL
Demolition of Outbuilding and Erection of Dwellinghouse with Associated Infrastructure
Candiehead House Standburn Falkirk FK1 2LE
Received 5 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0646/FUL
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses
Land To The East Of Fairview Main Street Standburn
Received 5 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0647/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
67 Glengarry Crescent Falkirk FK1 5UE
Received 6 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0648/FUL
Formation of Petrol Filling Station and Alterations to Car Park
Asda 21 Hallam Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BF
Received 6 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0650/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Unit 11-12 Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 7 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0651/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Lyon Court Bo'ness EH51 0HR
Received 7 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0652/FUL
Part Demolition of Garage / Dwellinghouse, Subdivision of Garden Ground and Erection of Dwellinghouse
6 Booth Place Falkirk FK1 1BA
Received 7 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0653/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 South Craigs Road Rumford Falkirk FK2 0SF
Received 7 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0602/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
19A Kirk Wynd Falkirk FK1 1LZ
Received 7 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0656/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Tornes 8 Park Avenue Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JA
Received 8 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0657/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Broomside Place Larbert FK5 3EG
Received 9 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0658/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
Springview Cottage Sunnyside Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0RW
Received 9 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0659/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to House Type P/16/0707/FUL, Plot 3) and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South Of 1 - 2 Livingstone Rise Glen Brae Falkirk
Received 9 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0660/FUL
Part Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Class 9) to Nursery (Class 10)
Burnside Cottage Falkirk Denny FK6 5HH
Received 12 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0661/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Fullerton Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XX
Received 12 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0662/FUL
Alterations and Refurbishment and Change Use of Building to Community Hub and Centre of Canal Repair & Operation Excellence
JC Timber Moulding Ltd Portdownie Falkirk FK1 4QZ
Received 12 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0663/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Erection of Fence
5 Merville Terrace California Falkirk FK1 2DB
Received 9 Nov 2018 - DecidedP/18/0664/FUL
Erection of Shed
41 Wallace Crescent Brightons Falkirk FK2 0HN
Received 9 Nov 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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