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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 dates6,194Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,934 approved or refused records
213Refused applications
4,721 approved · 213 refused · 509 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/0477/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
74 Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5NF
Received 9 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0478/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Outbuilding
Margaretville Glasgow Road Denny FK6 5JX
Received 9 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0479/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North West Of Glenview, 1 Binniehill Farm Binniehill Road Slamannan
Received 9 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0481/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Roselea Drive Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TJ
Received 12 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0482/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
96 Rae Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QP
Received 13 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0483/FUL
Extension to Building
5 Central Boulevard Central Park Larbert FK5 4RU
Received 13 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0485/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 McGarvie Drive Redding Falkirk FK2 9FR
Received 15 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0486/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Edinample Smiddy Brae Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XZ
Received 15 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0487/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
76 Burnhead Road Larbert FK5 4BD
Received 15 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0488/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Broomage Park Larbert FK5 3LE
Received 16 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0489/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Avonside Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 7PX
Received 16 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0490/MSC
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Domestic Garage
Land To The East Of Stanehadden Linlithgow
Received 19 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0491/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Hamilton Square Bo'ness EH51 0NG
Received 19 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0493/PPP
Mixed Use Development, Including Residential, Employment, Commercial and Retail Use, Open Space and Landscaping with Associated Infrastructure
Land To The East Of Gilston Farm Gilston Crescent Polmont
Received 20 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0494/FUL
Change of use from Offices (Class 2 Financial Professional and Other Services) to form Restaurant Incorporating Ancillary Takeaway (Class 3 Food and Drink) and Erection of Flue.
398 Main Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3JR
Received 20 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0495/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Lime Grove Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QB
Received 21 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0496/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse Incorporating Installation of Flue
2 Hawthorne Place Larbert FK5 3LJ
Received 21 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0497/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Guthrie Crescent Larbert FK5 4GE
Received 21 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0498/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Leven Street Falkirk FK2 7NL
Received 21 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0499/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding and Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
15 Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE
Received 22 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0500/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Garden Ground and Erection of Fence (Retrospective)
Glen Cottage Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 26 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0501/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Replacement Window and Alterations to Garage Roof
27 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9ED
Received 26 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0502/FUL
Change of Use of Physiotherapist (Class 2) to Flatted Dwelling
Melita House Station Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UD
Received 26 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0503/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
233 Grahamsdyke Street Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9NA
Received 26 Oct 2020
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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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