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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 dates6,082Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,837 approved or refused records
206Refused applications
4,631 approved · 206 refused · 497 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- 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/19/0651/FUL
Continuation of Use of Temporary Building as Coffee Shop
Maple Lodge Braeface Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UE
Received 11 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0652/FUL
Proposed Cycleway Between Denny and Falkirk (Phase 1)
Site To The South East Of Denny Cemetery Falkirk
Received 11 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0653/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground
220 Bulloch Crescent Denny FK6 5AW
Received 14 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0654/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use of Office (Class 4) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Site To The West Of The Lower Barn Gilston Farm Polmont
Received 14 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0655/FUL
Installation of Replacement Windows and Doors
Argyle Cottage 3 Erngath Road Bo'ness EH51 9DR
Received 15 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0656/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront.
94 Main Street Larbert FK5 3AS
Received 15 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0657/FUL
Erection of Timber Cabins and Decking
Land To South West Of 8 Duchess Anne Cottages Provost Road Bo'ness
Received 16 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0659/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Newhouse Taylor's Road Larbert FK5 3EN
Received 17 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0660/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
27 Saltcoats Drive Grangemouth FK3 9JP
Received 17 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0661/FUL
Extensions and Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Dormers and Raised Decking Platform)
Seven Chimneys 7 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5QU
Received 17 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0662/FUL
Alterations to Bothy to form Public Shelter
Bothy Dollar Park Camelon Road Falkirk
Received 17 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0663/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Greenvale Drive Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TQ
Received 16 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0664/FUL
Installation of Air Source Heating System
Glenbrae Court & Parkfoot Court Kemper Avenue Falkirk
Received 18 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0665/FUL
Installation of Air Source Heating Systems
Glenfuir Court Glenfuir Court Falkirk
Received 18 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0667/LBC
External Alterations (Retrospective)
32 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JB
Received 18 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0668/FUL
Erection of 11 Dwellinghouses, 8 Flatted Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Bainsford Day Centre Waverley Street Falkirk FK2 7LU
Received 18 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0669/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Hope Park Blackness Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NE
Received 18 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0670/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Southbrook Avonbridge Falkirk FK2 0BT
Received 18 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0671/FUL
Erection of Restaurant (Class 3) Incorporating Drive- Thru and Associated Car Parking, Landscaping, Customer Order Displays (COD), Playframe and Patio Area
Land To The North Of Tesco Petrol Filling Station Glasgow Road Falkirk
Received 21 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0672/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated and Illuminated Advertisements
Land To The North Of Tesco Petrol Filling Station Glasgow Road Falkirk
Received 21 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0673/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement (Totem)
Land To The North Of Tesco Petrol Filling Station Glasgow Road Falkirk
Received 21 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0674/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
Land To The North Of Tesco Petrol Filling Station Glasgow Road Falkirk
Received 21 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0676/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Roseneath 9 Oliver Road Falkirk FK1 1SR
Received 22 Oct 2019 - DecidedP/19/0678/FUL
Installation of Air Conditioning Unit
48A Grahams Road Falkirk FK1 1HR
Received 23 Oct 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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