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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 dates6,151Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,899 approved or refused records
208Refused applications
4,691 approved · 208 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/20/0163/FUL
Demolition of Existing Buildings, Erection of Office Building and Formation of Car Park with Associated Infrastructure
John Mitchell Earls Road Grangemouth FK3 8XA
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0164/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
12 Carrongrove Avenue Carron Falkirk FK2 8NG
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0165/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Dryfeholm Drove Road Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5JX
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0166/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
13 Collingwood Court Falkirk FK1 5JF
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0167/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Bonhard Cottages Bo'ness EH51 9RR
Received 6 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0168/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Jasper Avenue Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9LY
Received 7 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0169/FUL
Formation of Car Wash and Valet Centre (Sui Generis), Including the Siting of No.1 Container (Office/Store), Erection of Canopy, Fencing and Associated Development
Klondyke Garden Centre Burnside Nursery Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XS
Received 7 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0170/PPP
Erection of 4 Dwellinghouses and Construction of Access Road
Home Farm Drove Loan Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5LH
Received 7 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0171/FUL
Erection of Tray Storage Building
Bakkavor Ltd Bo'ness EH51 9SJ
Received 8 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0172/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
38 Mungalhead Road Falkirk FK2 7JF
Received 8 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0173/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
57 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 8 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0174/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Outbuilding
Bridge House Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 7PX
Received 9 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0175/FUL
Change of Use of Office (Class 4) to Driver Testing Centre (Class 2)
Morton House 3 Roseland Hall Earls Gate Park Grangemouth FK3 8WJ
Received 10 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0176/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Planning Permission P/18/0408/FUL)
Land To The North Of 165 Stirling Street Stirling Street Denny
Received 10 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0177/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Porch)
12 Rose Terrace Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DW
Received 14 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0178/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
64 Forthview Crescent Bo'ness EH51 0LT
Received 10 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0179/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access Including Erection of Retaining Walls
109 Windsor Road Falkirk FK1 5DB
Received 14 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0180/FUL
Change of Use, Alterations and Extension to Hotel (Class 7) to form 3 Dwellinghouses (Class 9) with Associated Infrastructure (Amendment to Planning Permission P/19/0143/FUL)
144 Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9BX
Received 14 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0181/FUL
Demolition of Existing Dwellinghouse and Byre and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Brownhill Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2LF
Received 14 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0182/FUL
Extension to Restaurant Kitchen & Installation of 2 Refrigerated Units (Retrospective)
Craiglee Inn Redding Road Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0DP
Received 15 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0183/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Housetype P/15/0491/FUL, Plot 5), Domestic Outbuilding and Associated Infrastructure
6 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 17 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0184/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Saltcoats Drive Grangemouth FK3 9JP
Received 20 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0186/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
32 Kersehill Crescent Falkirk FK2 9GJ
Received 20 Apr 2020 - DecidedP/20/0187/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Garage to Form Ancillary Residential Accommodation
Callan House Drove Loan Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5LH
Received 21 Apr 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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