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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 dates5,938Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,709 approved or refused records
204Refused applications
4,505 approved · 204 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19/0332/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Strathyre Place Larbert FK5 4WQ
Received 24 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0333/FUL
Erection of 32.5m Telecommunications Mast and 10 Equipment Cabinets within Modified Site Compound and Ancillary Works
Site To The East Of 1 - 5 Abbotsinch Road Abbotsinch Road Grangemouth
Received 24 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0334/FUL
Erection of Domestic Garage, Outbuilding and Boundary Fence (Partically Retropective)
11 & 13 Richmond Terrace Bo'ness EH51 0DQ
Received 24 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0335/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Craigs Crescent Rumford Falkirk FK2 0ET
Received 27 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0336/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
122 Norwood Avenue Bonnybridge FK4 1PQ
Received 27 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0337/FUL
Erection of Engine Workshop
Bo'ness Station Union Street Bo'ness EH51 9AQ
Received 27 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0339/LBC
Internal Alterations
Bridge Inn Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 7PX
Received 27 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0340/FUL
Extension to Railway Museum
Bo'ness Station Union Street Bo'ness EH51 9AQ
Received 27 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0341/RAIL
Installation of Scour Protection Measures
Avon Viaduct Linlithgow
Received 27 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0342/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Rae Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QP
Received 28 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0345/LBC
Alterations and Repair Works to Fountain
Fountain Zetland Park Drummond Place Grangemouth
Received 29 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0346/LBC
Alteration and Repair of War Memorial
Zetland Park War Memorial Drummond Place Grangemouth
Received 29 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0347/PPP
Sub-division of Garden Ground and Erection of 1 No. Dwellinghouse
Dalness Balmulzier Road Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3EW
Received 29 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0348/FUL
Amendment to Planning Permission P/13/0513/FUL - Repositioning of 20m Native Broadleaf Species Tree Planting, Formation of Individual Vehicular Access and Re-positioning of Dwellinghouse - Plot 1
Land To The South East Of Byways Glen Road Torwood
Received 28 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0349/FUL
Amendment to Planning Permission P/13/0514/FUL - Repositioning of 20m Native Broadleaf Species Tree Planting, Formation of Individual Vehicular Access and Re-positioning of Dwellinghouse - Plot 2
Land To The South East Of Byways Glen Road Torwood
Received 28 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0350/FUL
Amendment to Planning Permission P/13/0509/FUL - Repositioning of 20m Native Broadleaf Species Tree Planting, Formation of Individual Vehicular Access and Re-positioning of Dwellinghouse - Plot 3
Land To The South East Of Byways Glen Road Torwood
Received 28 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0351/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Marnic Cottage Falkirk Road Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NA
Received 28 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0352/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Hard Standing
119 Oxgang Road Grangemouth FK3 9HL
Received 28 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0353/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Craiglea Victoria Place Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TZ
Received 28 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0355/FUL
Installation of 2 Jet Wash Bays
Crossroads Garage Dean Road Bo'ness EH51 0DL
Received 31 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0356/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
1 Major's Place Falkirk FK1 5QS
Received 31 May 2019 - DecidedP/19/0357/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 School Road Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9JA
Received 3 Jun 2019 - DecidedP/19/0359/FUL
Extension to Wood Process Building
Woodwaste Ltd Bo'ness EH51 9SF
Received 3 Jun 2019 - DecidedP/19/0360/FUL
Erection of Stables
Crownerland Farm Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LN
Received 31 May 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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