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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates5,933Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,706 approved or refused records
203Refused applications
4,503 approved · 203 refused · 485 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19/0306/FUL
Formation of Hardstanding for Vehicle Sales Display, Erection of Building and Fences (Partially Retrospective)
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd Beancross Road Grangemouth FK3 8YF
Received 14 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0307/FUL
Installation of District Heating System and Associated Works
Graeme High School, Callendar Rd FK1 1SY & St Andrews Primary School, Hawley Rd FK1 1SW & Maxwell, Symon, Paterson, Marshall & Leishman Tower, Seaton Place & Belmont & Eastburn Tower Eastburn Dr & Corentin & Breton Court Finistere Ave
Received 14 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0308/FUL
Installation of 20m High Telecommunications Mast and Associated Ancillary Equipment.
Site To The North Of Foundry Loan (East) Car Park Foundry Loan Larbert
Received 14 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0309/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Annsley 27 Henry Street Bo'ness EH51 9TY
Received 15 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0310/FUL
Change of Use from Class 6 (Storage / Distribution) to MOT Testing Station (Sui Generis)
Unit 1 17 Winchester Avenue Denny
Received 15 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0311/FUL
Siting of Storage Unit
100 Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AE
Received 13 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0312/FUL
Two Storey and Single Storey Extensions to Dwellinghouse
2 Kinacres Grove Bo'ness EH51 9LT
Received 13 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0313/FUL
Siting of Portable Unit
Car Wash Bryson Street Falkirk
Received 14 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0314/CPL
Use of Care Home for Residential Accommodation With On Site Support Facilities
Woodlands Kinneil Drive Bo'ness
Received 16 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0315/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
9 Loudens Walk Dunipace Denny FK6 6QH
Received 16 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0316/FUL
Extension to Existing Garden Centre Including Coffee Shop, Office, Storage Accommodation and Ancillary Works (Amendment to Planning Permission P/18/0104/FUL)
Klondyke Garden Centre Burnside Nursery Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XS
Received 17 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0317/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Harris Place Grangemouth FK3 8TN
Received 17 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0319/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Erection of Outbuilding and Fence
58 Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5LE
Received 20 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0320/75D
Discharge of Planning Obligation attached to Planning Permission P/15/0769/FUL which required the payment of �1911 per unit towards the provision and upgrading of open space in the Bo'ness area.
Land To The West Of 3 Elam Terrace Deanfield Road Bo'ness
Received 20 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0322/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of Candie Hill Falkirk
Received 21 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0323/LBC
Alterations to Shopfront and Display of Advertisement
27 Manor Street Falkirk FK1 1NH
Received 21 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0325/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
104 Union Place Brightons Falkirk FK2 0FH
Received 22 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0326/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Demolition of Conservatory and Boilerhouse
The Grange Maddiston Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JJ
Received 22 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0327/FUL
Formation of Equestrian Riding Arena and Erection of Boundary Fence
Burnhouse Farm Dunipace Denny FK6 6QY
Received 22 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0324/FUL
Change of Use of Accommodation (Commercial to Residential)
Glenskirlie House Kilsyth Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UF
Received 22 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0328/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
4 Princes Street Grangemouth FK3 9DN
Received 23 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0329/LBC
Repair Works to Piers
Avon Viaduct Linlithgow
Received 23 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0330/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
32 Bryce Avenue Carron Falkirk FK2 8JA
Received 23 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0331/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements (Retrospective)
1 Almond Court Falkirk FK2 9HT
Received 23 May 2019
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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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