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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4,731 approved · 213 refused · 510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/20/0556/FUL
Change of Use from Class 5 (General Industrial) to Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure)
Unit 2 Lammermoor Avenue Abbotsford Business Park Falkirk FK2 7ZS
Received 23 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0557/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
39 Muirhouses Avenue Bo'ness EH51 9DJ
Received 23 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0558/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Whitewisp 15 Ochil View Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2DP
Received 23 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0559/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Erection of Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
41 Rankin Crescent Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1RA
Received 23 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0560/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Callendar Square High Street Falkirk FK1 1UJ
Received 23 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0561/FUL
Siting of Storage Containers
Eskbank Control Panels Ltd Grangemouth Road Bo'ness EH51 0PU
Received 24 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0563/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 High View Grove Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2LJ
Received 24 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0564/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
37 Easton Drive Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2DR
Received 24 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0565/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Queens Court Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4BS
Received 24 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0566/FUL
Alterations to Shop, Alterations and Extensions to and Change of Use of Commercial Building to Form 23 Flatted Dwellings
150 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 25 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0567/LBC
Alterations to Shop, Alterations and Extensions to and Change of Use of Commercial Building to Form 23 Flatted Dwellings
150 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 25 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0568/FUL
Erection of Outbuildings (Plots 4 and 7) (Amendment to Planning Permission P/15/0679/FUL)
Land To The East Of Hillbank Arnothill Lane Falkirk
Received 25 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0569/FUL
Erection of Prefabricated Structure (Class 6 Storage or Distribution)
HL Plant Ltd Graham Terrace Airth Falkirk FK2 8JQ
Received 25 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0570/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Cambus Avenue Larbert FK5 4WP
Received 25 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0571/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1 . Shops to Class 3 . Food and Drink (Coffee Shop)
Unit N Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 25 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0572/75M
Modification of Planning Obligation Attached to Planning Permission P/17/0632/PPP to Introduce a Flexible Approach to the Percentage of Affordable Housing Provided Through a Negotiated Mix of On-Site Provision and/or an In Lieu Commuted Sum
Land To The North Of Loch View Stirling Road Larbert
Received 25 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0573/FUL
Replacement Windows
Marchmount 8 Shore Road Airth Falkirk FK2 8LH
Received 26 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0574/FUL
Alterations to Shop Front and Change of Use and Subdivision from Hairdressers (Class 1) to a Cafe (Class 3) and Shop (Class 1)
48 King Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4HE
Received 26 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0575/CPE
Use of Premises as a shop with Licensed off-sales
2 Braeview Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3DT
Received 26 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0576/75M
Modification of Planning Obligation attached to Planning Permission P/19/0562/FUL Insofar as the Definitions of Affordable Housing Payment 1, Affordable Housing Payment 2, Affordable Housing Payment 3 and Affordable Housing Payment 4, in Clauses 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10 respectively of the S75, are Changed from �44,000 to �28,437.50
Bellsdyke Garage 1 Old Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4EE
Received 26 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0578/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Erskine Lane Larbert FK5 4GJ
Received 30 Nov 2020 - DecidedP/20/0579/FUL
External Alterations to Office Building and Siting of Portable Unit (Part Retrospective)
Tillyflats Laurieston Road Grangemouth FK3 8XT
Received 1 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0580/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
26A Braehead Bo'ness EH51 9DW
Received 1 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0581/FUL
Erection of Domestic Garage and Accommodation Ancillary to Dwellinghouse Under Construction
Hillroy 18 Mannerston Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7ND
Received 1 Dec 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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