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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 dates6,142Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,890 approved or refused records
207Refused applications
4,683 approved · 207 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/0086/FUL
Change of Use from Shop (Class1) to Financial Professional & Other Services (Class 2)
Shoe & Key Craft 103B Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7DD
Received 25 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0087/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Alma Street Falkirk FK2 7HB
Received 26 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0088/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Crofthead Street Falkirk FK2 7GG
Received 26 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0089/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Lochhead Avenue Denny FK6 5EQ
Received 26 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0090/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Montgomery Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8SJ
Received 27 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0092/FUL
Erection of Domestic Garage (Retrospective)
The Gardens Denny FK6 6BJ
Received 28 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0093/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
33 Steps Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4LH
Received 28 Feb 2020 - DecidedP/20/0094/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Hotel and Formation of Patio
The Parsonage Airth Falkirk FK2 8LU
Received 2 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0095/FUL
Installation of Modular Building for Use as Pre-School Nursery (Class 10 Non-Residential Institution)
St Francis RC Primary School Merchiston Avenue Falkirk FK2 7JS
Received 2 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0096/LBC
Alterations and Extension to Hotel and Formation of Patio
The Parsonage Airth Falkirk FK2 8LU
Received 2 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0097/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Modular Building (Pre-School Nursery) and Erection of Boundary Fencing and Gate
St Andrews Primary School Hawley Road Falkirk FK1 1SW
Received 3 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0098/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Repositioning of Outbuilding
436 Main Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3JS
Received 3 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0099/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Abbots Moss Drive Falkirk FK1 5UA
Received 3 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0100/FUL
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North Of 1 Strangs Place Strangs Place California
Received 3 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0101/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Hayworth Avenue Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9NH
Received 4 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0102/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Fence
Corinthia Standrigg Road Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0EB
Received 4 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0103/FUL
Alteration and Extension of Nursery
St Margarets Primary School Salmon Inn Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XF
Received 5 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0104/FUL
Siting of Temporary Residential Accommodation
Avonside Lodge Falkirk FK2 0BT
Received 5 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0105/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
9 Callendar Road Falkirk FK1 1XS
Received 5 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0106/FUL
Subdivision and Change of Use of Shop (Class 1) to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis), Installation of New Shopfront and Extraction System
45 Drumpark Avenue Bo'ness EH51 9QW
Received 6 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0107/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land At Main Street Falkirk Road Avonbridge
Received 6 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0108/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Gartcows Crescent Falkirk FK1 5QH
Received 6 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0109/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Cromwell Road Falkirk FK1 1SF
Received 6 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0110/CON
Substantial Demolition in a Conservation Area
3A Bean Row Falkirk FK1 1PH
Received 9 Mar 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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