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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates6,148Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,896 approved or refused records
208Refused applications
4,688 approved · 208 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/0138/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Raised Patio
2 Gardrum Terrace California Falkirk FK1 2DL
Received 20 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0139/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Block of Flats to Form 2 Additional Flatted Dwellings
1 - 27 (Consec) Salmon Court School Brae Bo'ness EH51 9HF
Received 23 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0140/DMO
Prior Notification for Demolition of Buildings
361 - 370 Lockups Cultenhove Crescent Grangemouth
Received 23 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0141/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
M'Dina Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 23 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0142/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
77 Abbotsgrange Road Grangemouth FK3 9JZ
Received 20 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0143/FUL
Change of Use from Bookmakers (Class 2) to a Cafe (Class 3) and Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) (Partially Retrospective)
34 - 34A South Street Bo'ness EH51 0EA
Received 20 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0144/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The West Of Barrden Marchmont Avenue Polmont
Received 24 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0145/FUL
Erection of Memorial
Dawson Park Abbotsford Street Falkirk
Received 24 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0146/FUL
Change of Use of Bookmakers to Restaurant / Cafe (Class 3) and Erection of Flue
3 La Porte Precinct Grangemouth FK3 8AZ
Received 25 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0147/CPE
Existing use of property as Class 9 dwellinghouse without complying with Condition 1 of Planning Consent F/2004/0703 (Restriction to Class 7 Guest House Use).
Highview House Standburn Falkirk FK1 2LE
Received 25 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0148/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding and Formation of Vehicular Access
Flat A Craig Logie Westquarter Avenue Westquarter Falkirk FK2 9SP
Received 26 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0150/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Driveway (Retrospective)
6 Longcroft Holdings Cumbernauld Road Longcroft Bonnybridge FK4 1SZ
Received 27 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0151/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The East Of 79 Glenochil Road Glenochil Road Falkirk
Received 27 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0152/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Castlerankine The Bungalow Castlerankine Road Denny FK6 5LW
Received 27 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0153/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Road with Associated Infrastructure
Land To The North Of Lochview House Falkirk
Received 31 Mar 2020 - DecidedP/20/0154/FUL
Change of Use of, Alterations and Extension to Outbuilding to Form Dwellinghouse
40 Comely Place Falkirk FK1 1QG
Received 1 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0155/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding (Plot 3 )and Extension to Dwellinghouse( Plot 5) (Amendment to P/15/0679/FUL)
Land To The East Of Hillbank Arnothill Lane Falkirk
Received 3 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0156/FUL
Extension to Club
Camelon Labour Social Club Henry Begg Hall Nailer Road Falkirk FK1 4DA
Received 3 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0157/FUL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse
9 Torwood Avenue Larbert FK5 4NG
Received 3 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0158/FUL
Alterations and Extensions to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Outbuilding
Linlithgow Hill Bo'ness Linlithgow EH49 7RH
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0159/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
26 Braeside Place Westquarter Falkirk FK2 9YL
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0160/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Old Manse 19 Denny Road Larbert FK5 3AB
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0161/LBC
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Old Manse 19 Denny Road Larbert FK5 3AB
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0162/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 Wallace Brae Avenue Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0FY
Received 6 Apr 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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