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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 dates6,079Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,835 approved or refused records
206Refused applications
4,629 approved · 206 refused · 496 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedP/19/0625/LBC
Alterations to Building
105 - 107 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 2 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0627/FUL
Alteration to Flatted Dwelling (Enlargement of Window Opening to Form External Door)
33 Muirfield Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BS
Received 2 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0628/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Learmonth Street Falkirk FK1 5AG
Received 1 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0630/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Queens Court Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4BS
Received 3 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0631/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
Forresters Cottage Torwood Larbert FK5 4SW
Received 2 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0632/FUL
Part Change of Use (Ground Floor) from Hotel to form 4 (Class 1) Shop Units
Bowhouse Hotel Bowhouse Road Grangemouth FK3 0HD
Received 3 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0633/FUL
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses ( Amendment to Layout of Plot 16A of Planning Permission P/18/0527/FUL Replacing 1 Dwellinghouse with 2 Dwellinghouses)
Land To The East Of 16 MacGregor Place Drysdale Avenue Falkirk
Received 4 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0634/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Carronvale Avenue Larbert FK5 3LL
Received 7 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0635/FUL
Siting of Static Caravan (Retrospective)
Caravan To The South East Of Hallside Cottage Main Street Standburn
Received 7 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0636/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
33 Muirhead Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4JD
Received 7 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0638/LBC
External Alterations to School, Including Formation of Access Ramp and Door and Erection of Fence (Partially Retrospective)
Grange Primary School Grange Loan Bo'ness EH51 9DX
Received 8 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0639/FUL
External Alterations to School, Including Formation of Access Ramp and Door and Erection of Fence (Partially Retrospective)
Grange Primary School Grange Loan Bo'ness EH51 9DX
Received 8 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0640/FUL
Erection of three agricultural sheds, deposit of waste material and formation of hardstanding area for livestock handling system and other agricultural-related storage (part retrospect).
Land To The North West Of 5 Fairfields Moss Road Falkirk
Received 8 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0641/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
7 Glasgow Road Denny FK6 6BA
Received 8 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0637/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
36 Alloway Wynd Larbert FK5 4FE
Received 7 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0642/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NP
Received 9 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0643/FUL
Conversion of Outbuildings to Form 2 No. Dwellinghouses
Windy-Yett Farm Falkirk FK1 2JE
Received 9 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0644/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Purposes
Land To The South East Of 49 Bo'ness Road Bo'ness Road Grangemouth
Received 9 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0645/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Part Retrospective)
23 Moncks Road Falkirk FK1 1SG
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Awaiting decisionP/19/0646/FUL
Upfilling and Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Form Extension to Industrial Storage Yard
33 Broomhill Road High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2AH
Received 11 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0647/MSC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions of Planning Permission P/09/0508/PPP, in relation to (a) means of access and site infrastructure works comprising internal road layout, site drainage, SuDS provision and proposed site levels, (b) revised masterplan, (c) condition 4 items being energy strategy, ecological impact assessment, site biodiversity action plan and Stage 2 road safety audits, and (d) condition 9 relating to a scheme of archaeological investigation
Land To The North Of Watson Place Glasgow Road Longcroft
Received 11 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0648/FUL
Change of Use of Vacant Land to Form a 6 Pitch Caravan Site , Erection of Workshop / Store
Land To The South Of Wester Thomaston Farm Banknock
Received 11 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0649/PPP
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses and Road
Land To The East Of Maple Lodge Braeface Road Banknock Bonnybridge
Received 11 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0650/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Glenmore Drive Bonnybridge FK4 1EU
Received 11 Oct 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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