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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 dates5,974Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,743 approved or refused records
204Refused applications
4,539 approved · 204 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19/0442/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Gowanbrae 50 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5QT
Received 8 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0443/MSC
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Denovan House Denny FK6 6BJ
Received 8 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0444/ADV
Display of No.2 Digital Advertisement Hoardings
Site To The East Of Skidz Mungalend Falkirk
Received 8 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0445/FUL
Residential Development Comprising of 32 Units for Social Rent with Associated Landscaping, Car Parking and Infrastructure
Land To The West Of 2 Lewis Road Lewis Road Polmont
Received 8 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0446/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Morven Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XD
Received 5 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0448/FUL
Extension of Nursing Home and Conversion of Vacant Cottage to Ancillary Laundry
Wheatlands Nursing Home Larbert Road Bonnybridge FK4 1ED
Received 10 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0449/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Single Storey to Rear)
20 Cotland Drive Falkirk FK2 7GE
Received 11 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0450/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Raised Decking (Amendment to Planning Permission P/19/0270/FUL)
3 Eastcroft Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0SU
Received 12 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0452/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Miller Park Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UJ
Received 12 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0453/FUL
Substantial Demolition of Former Farm Steading and Redevelopment to form 12 Affordable Dwellinghouses, Erection of 69 Affordable Dwellinghouses, 30 Affordable Flatted Dwellings, Formation of Roundabout, Landscaping and SUDS Pond
Woodend Farm Hallglen Road Hallglen Falkirk FK1 2AT
Received 12 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0454/LBC
Substantial Demolition of Former Farm Steading and Redevelopment to form 12 Dwellinghouses
Woodend Farm Hallglen Road Hallglen Falkirk FK1 2AT
Received 12 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0455/FUL
Alterations and Refurbishment of Outbuildings to Provide Ancillary Living Accommodation and Erection of Garage
3C Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 15 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0456/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Hillend Lodge Blackston Road Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2ND
Received 15 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0457/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Belmont Avenue Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2BS
Received 15 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0458/FUL
Change of Use to Gymnastics Club Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure)
Unit D1 Delta Workshops Lochlands Industrial Estate Larbert FK5 3NS
Received 15 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0459/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of Stoneburn House Vellore Road Maddiston
Received 12 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0460/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
87 Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9BJ
Received 16 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0461/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Site 1 To The East Of Larbert Mill House Stirling Road Larbert
Received 16 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0462/FUL
Change of Use of Vacant Land to Form a 5 Pitch Caravan Site (One Principal and Two Touring Caravans for Each Pitch), Erection of Amenity Blocks (One Each Pitch), Fencing Gates and Walls
Site To The South West Of Todsbuchts Farm Slamannan
Received 16 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0463/FUL
Installation of Water Fountain
Callendar House Callendar Park Falkirk FK1 1YR
Received 17 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0464/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Rose Terrace Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DW
Received 18 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0465/FUL
Erection of 4 Residential Units with on-site care provision (Class 8 - Residential Institution)
Land To The East Of 18 Union Road Union Road Falkirk
Received 18 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0467/FUL
Erection of Stable Block
Land To The North West Of 3 Binniehill Farm Binniehill Road Slamannan
Received 19 Jul 2019 - DecidedP/19/0468/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Kinglass Park Bo'ness EH51 9RD
Received 19 Jul 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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