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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 dates6,205Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,944 approved or refused records
213Refused applications
4,731 approved · 213 refused · 510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/0530/FUL
Erection of 22 Flatted Dwellings and 1 Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of 14 King Street Thornhill Road Falkirk
Received 6 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0531/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
111 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 6 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0533/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Haining Grove Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0BF
Received 10 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0534/FUL
Erection of Stables, Formation of Riding Arena and Associated Infrastructure
Newcraig Farm Falkirk FK1 3AL
Received 10 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0535/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
12 Paris Street Grangemouth FK3 9BN
Received 10 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0536/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Knights Way Stoneywood Denny FK6 5HG
Received 12 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0537/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 MacArthur Crescent Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0NL
Received 12 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0538/DMO
Prior Notification for Demolition of Buildings
2 - 44 (Even), 7 - 65 (Odd) Haugh Gardens and 35 - 41 Haugh Street Falkirk
Received 12 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0540/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
12 Cuttyfield Place Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8TA
Received 13 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0541/FUL
Formation of Disabled Access Ramp
68 Craigbank Road Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NP
Received 13 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0542/FUL
Erection of 4 No Industrial Units (Class 4)
Carriden Garage Bo'mains Industrial Estate Crawfield Lane Bo'ness EH51 0QG
Received 16 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0543/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Extension to Dwellinghouse.
50 Station Road Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6JZ
Received 16 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0544/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Outbuilding
18 Merville Crescent California Falkirk FK1 2DA
Received 16 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0545/FUL
A9/A904 Road Improvements, Construction of Shared Use Footbridge, Associated Earthworks, Landscaping and Surface Water Drainage Works
Westfield Roundabout, Falkirk & Earls Gate Roundabout, Grangemouth
Received 17 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0546/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
41 Tweed Street Grangemouth FK3 8HA
Received 17 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0547/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Torwood Avenue Larbert FK5 4NG
Received 18 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0548/FUL
Replace Window with Door
22 Carmuirs Avenue Falkirk FK1 4PB
Received 18 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0549/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage with Ancillary Accommodation
Land To The East Of Viewlands Standburn
Received 18 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0550/CPL
Internal and External Alterations to Dwellinghouse
11 Abbots Moss Drive Falkirk FK1 5UA
Received 19 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0551/FUL
Extension and Change of use from Office to Flatted Dwelling
90 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7DL
Received 19 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0552/FUL
Change of Use from Industrial Use to Waste Transfer Facility
13 - 17 Abbotsinch Road Grangemouth FK3 9UX
Received 19 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0553/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The East Of 37 Stewart Avenue Stewart Avenue Bo'ness
Received 19 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0554/FUL
Extension to Veterinary Clinic
197 Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9BT
Received 19 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0555/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Broomage Crescent Larbert FK5 4NZ
Received 19 Nov 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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