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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 dates6,118Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,867 approved or refused records
206Refused applications
4,661 approved · 206 refused · 502 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/19/0782/FUL
Alterations to and Widening of Vehicular Access
50 Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5LE
Received 17 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0783/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding, Formation of Hardstanding and Erection of Fence
Flat 2 3 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 17 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0784/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
43 Taymouth Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PF
Received 18 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0785/FUL
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses, Alteration of Driveway and Landscaping Works
Romwall Grahamsdyke Lane Bo'ness EH51 9EB
Received 18 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0786/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Kintyre 14 Gartcows Crescent Falkirk FK1 5QH
Received 18 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0787/FUL
Subdivision of Linked Dwellinghouses to 2 No. HMOs
2 & 2A Ercall Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0RS
Received 18 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0788/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 George Street Falkirk FK2 7EY
Received 18 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0789/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Randyford Street Falkirk FK2 9DF
Received 19 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0790/FUL
Extension to Industrial Unit (Class 6)
Roughmute Transport Depot Larbert FK5 3NP
Received 19 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0791/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The East Of 96 Main Street Main Street Shieldhill
Received 19 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0793/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
33 Sunnyside Avenue Brightons Falkirk FK2 0GE
Received 19 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0795/FUL
Erection of 103 Dwellinghouses and 36 Flats and Associated Works - Phase 1
Land To The East Of 16 Argyll Path Nethermains Road Denny
Received 19 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0796/LBC
Removal of Paint from Front Elevation of Building (Retrospective), Replacement of 10 Windows and Painting of 2 Windows.
60 Grahams Road Falkirk FK1 1HN
Received 19 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0798/FUL
Change of Use Alterations and Extension to Form 2 Additional Flatted Dwellings
1 - 27 (Consec) Salmon Court School Brae Bo'ness EH51 9HF
Received 20 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0799/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Decking
Clairdhu Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NW
Received 19 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0800/ADV
Installation of Interpretation Boards
Kinneil House Provost Road Bo'ness EH51 0PR
Received 23 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0801/FUL
Change of Use of Grass Verges to Form Hardstanding and Erection of Fence
Ineos Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9XH
Received 23 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0802/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Bonhard Way Bo'ness EH51 9RF
Received 23 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0803/MSC
Residential Development (93 Dwellinghouses), Access, Landscaping, Open Space and Associated Works
Land To The North Of Loch View Stirling Road Larbert
Received 23 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0804/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Restaurant/Bar and Associated Groundworks (Part Retrospective)
Bridge Inn Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 7PX
Received 24 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0805/LBC
Alterations and Extension to Restaurant/Bar and Associated Groundworks (Part Retention of Works Already Carried Out)
Bridge Inn Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 7PX
Received 24 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0806/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Ingram Place Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0FT
Received 23 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/19/0807/FUL
Erection of No. 2 Outbuildings
4 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 23 Dec 2019 - DecidedP/20/0001/LBC
Replacement Window
6A Hamilton Lane Bo'ness EH51 9AT
Received 1 Jan 2020
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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