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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 dates6,179Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,922 approved or refused records
210Refused applications
4,712 approved · 210 refused · 508 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/0343/FUL
Erection of Raised Decking / Patio
44 Dumyat Drive Falkirk FK1 5PA
Received 31 Jul 2020 - DecidedP/20/0345/FUL
Erection of 2 Outbuildings (Amendment to Planning Permission P/19/0807/FUL) (Part Retrospective)
4 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 3 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0346/FUL
Change of Use from Class 2 (Alternative Therapy Centre) to Class 11 (Music School)
40 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PU
Received 3 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0347/FUL
Proposed Development of 7 Houses with Associated Garages, Landscaping, Boundary Treatment and Infrastructure
Land To The North Of Castlewood Glen Road Torwood
Received 3 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0348/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
46 Erskine Hill Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UQ
Received 4 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0349/FUL
Change of Use of Land to Form Garden Ground, Erection of Outbuilding and associated alterations
Villaron Lochs Of Airth Airth Falkirk FK2 8QH
Received 5 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0350/FUL
Extension to Nursery and Associated Landscaping
Carron Primary School Alloa Road Carron Falkirk FK2 8EJ
Received 5 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0351/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non Illuminated Advertisements
Co-op 66 Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0HX
Received 11 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0352/FUL
Extension and Alteration to Outbuilding (Amendment to P/19/0547/FUL)
Hillview Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 11 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0353/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
26B Duke Street Denny Falkirk FK6 6DD
Received 11 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0354/FUL
Formation of Outdoor Seating Area/Beer Garden, Including the Erection of Fencing and Enclosures (Retrospective)
250 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BH
Received 12 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0355/CPL
Replacement Windows and Door
Priorsford 75 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 12 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0357/LBC
Internal Alterations and Installation of Rooflights
41 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1LL
Received 14 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0359/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
70 High Station Road Falkirk FK1 5QX
Received 14 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0360/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Site To The South West Of 90 Glasgow Road Glasgow Road Longcroft
Received 17 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0361/LBC
Part-Demolition, Extension and Conversion of Church to Form 15 Flatted Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure
Erskine Church Hodge Street Falkirk FK1 1BL
Received 17 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0362/FUL
Extension to Post Office
Post Office Main Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0LU
Received 18 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0364/FUL
Part-Demolition, Extension and Conversion of Church (Class,10 ) to Form 15 Flatted Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure
Erskine Church Hodge Street Falkirk FK1 1BL
Received 19 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0365/FUL
Formation of Vehicle Access
30 Overton Road Grangemouth FK3 0LA
Received 19 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0366/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground
Land To The South Of 3 Philpingstone Lane Philpingstone Lane Bo'ness
Received 20 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0367/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Briar Brae Brightons Falkirk FK2 0HR
Received 21 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0368/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding for Use as Hairdresser Business
11 Leny Crescent Falkirk FK1 5UT
Received 24 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0369/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Glenview Fankerton Denny FK6 5HY
Received 24 Aug 2020 - DecidedP/20/0370/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Venachar Road Falkirk FK1 5UP
Received 25 Aug 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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