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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 dates5,893Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,672 approved or refused records
201Refused applications
4,471 approved · 201 refused · 479 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/18/0743/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
90 Glenview Avenue Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1JX
Received 18 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0744/FUL
Change of Use, External Alterations and Conversion of Shop to Form 4 Flatted Dwellings
88 North Street Bo'ness EH51 9NF
Received 18 Dec 2018 - UnknownP/18/0745/FUL
Conversion of a downstairs cupboard into a WC. This will include a toilet and a wash hand basin. Drainage will be connected into existing soil stack for the property.
1 Ewart Grove Bo'ness EH51 0JJ
Received 20 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0746/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Arnot Grange 3 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5SG
Received 20 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0747/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building, including partial retention of works.
Larbert Old Church Denny Road Larbert FK5 3AB
Received 20 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0748/FUL
Creation of 9 Touring Caravan Pitches (5 new and 4 retrospective)
Carr's Hill Dunipace Denny FK6 6RH
Received 21 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0749/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse -Conversion of Garage to Form Habitable Room
1 Crosshall Terrace Vellore Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0WD
Received 21 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0750/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
38 Griffiths Street Falkirk FK1 5AJ
Received 21 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0751/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
158 Alloa Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4HQ
Received 21 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0752/FUL
Change of Use from Dance Studio to Offices Ancillary to General Industrial (Class 5) (Retrospective)
Forth House 4 - 6 South Lumley Street Grangemouth FK3 8BT
Received 21 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0753/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
50 Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5LE
Received 24 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/18/0754/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Form Private Garden Ground and Erection of 2m High Fence
89 Corrie Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4UY
Received 31 Dec 2018 - DecidedP/19/0001/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements (Retrospective)
42 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JB
Received 1 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0002/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront (Retrospective)
42 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JB
Received 1 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0003/LBC
Alterations to Exterior of Listed Building
42 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JB
Received 1 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0004/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Falkland Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4LR
Received 4 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0005/FUL
Formation of Car Park, Including Formation of Vehicular Access, Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Points, Lighting and Associated Infrastructure
1 Inchyra Road Grangemouth FK3 9XB
Received 7 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0006/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Raised Deck.
2 Bruce Gate Airth Falkirk FK2 8GN
Received 8 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0007/FUL
Installation of ATM (Retrospective)
McColls Beaumont Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8EB
Received 9 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0008/ADV
Display of Advertisement (Retrospective)
McColls Beaumont Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8EB
Received 9 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0010/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse - Conversion of Garage to Form Habitable Room and Replacement of Garage Door with Window
1 Crosshall Terrace Vellore Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0WD
Received 11 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0011/FUL
Erection of Storage Building (Class 6)
Hanson Packed Products Laurieston Road Grangemouth FK3 8XX
Received 11 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0012/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
50 Franklin Avenue Falkirk FK2 7FU
Received 14 Jan 2019 - DecidedP/19/0013/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Cumbernauld Road Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1QJ
Received 14 Jan 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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