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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 dates6,198Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,937 approved or refused records
213Refused applications
4,724 approved · 213 refused · 510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/0504/FUL
Change of Use from Licensed Betting Office (Class 2) to Fitness Training Use (Class 11) (Retrospective)
36 Manor Street Falkirk FK1 1NH
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0505/FUL
Change of Use of and Alterations to Shops (Class 1) to Form Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Craigmore High Street Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3EH
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0506/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
The Tattie Kirk Cow Wynd Falkirk
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0507/FUL
Change of Use of and Alterations to Church to Form 2 Dwellinghouses
St Helen's Parish Church Church Street High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2AZ
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0508/LBC
Alterations and Change of Use of Church to Form 2 Dwellinghouses
St Helen's Parish Church Church Street High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2AZ
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0509/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
54 Weir Street Falkirk FK1 1RB
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0510/FUL
Siting of Modular Buildings (Retrospective)
Land To The East Of Carron Dry Dock North Shore Road Grangemouth
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0511/FUL
Conversion of 2 Flatted Dwellings to Form Dwellinghouse
57 & 59 Almond Street Grangemouth FK3 8LY
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0512/FUL
Part Change of Use of Rectory (Including Meeting Areas and Study) to Form Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
The Rectory 55 Kerse Lane Falkirk FK1 1RX
Received 27 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0513/FUL
Demolition of Existing Extensions, Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Outbuilding
Pine Tree Cottage Bo'ness EH51 9SS
Received 28 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0514/FUL
Extension to Nursery
12 Wellside Place Falkirk FK1 5RL
Received 28 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0515/FUL
Change of Use of Hairdressers (Shops Class 1) to Form 2 Flatted Dwellings
14 Vicar Street Falkirk FK1 1JL
Received 28 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0516/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
40 Crozier Crescent Larbert FK5 4AR
Received 28 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0517/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Old Schoolhouse Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LN
Received 29 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0518/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
13 Souillac Drive Denny FK6 5HE
Received 29 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0519/MSC
Erection of 178 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The North Of North Bank Farm Bo'ness
Received 29 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0520/FUL
Erection of Children's Nursery (Class 10. Non Residential Institutions) with Associated External Play Areas and External Services Enclosures
Carronshore Primary School Kincardine Road Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8AE
Received 29 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0521/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Erection of Boundary Fencing
14 Wellpark Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1TP
Received 30 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0522/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Whitesiderigg Cottage Standrigg Road Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0EB
Received 30 Oct 2020 - DecidedP/20/0524/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Steading to Form Dwellinghouse (Renewal of Planning Permission P/18/0204/FUL)
Land To The West Of Candie Hill Falkirk
Received 3 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0525/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Glen View Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1RJ
Received 3 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0526/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access
Bonnybridge Gallery 61 Main Street Bonnybridge FK4 1AL
Received 4 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0528/FUL
Erection of Children's Nursery (Class 10. Non-Residential Institution) with Associated Landscaping, Play Areas and Parking and Incorporating an Area of Public Open Within Site Boundary
Woodburn Day Nursery 2 Montgomery Street Falkirk FK2 9BL
Received 5 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0529/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Decking
88 Eastcroft Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0SU
Received 5 Nov 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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