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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4,731 approved · 213 refused · 510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/0583/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 Beaumont Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8SN
Received 1 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0584/MSC
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of Coorie Doon Avonbridge
Received 1 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0585/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling (Installations of French Door) and Erection of 2 Outbuildings (Domestic Garage and Sunroom)
5 Graham Avenue Larbert FK5 4PG
Received 2 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0586/FUL
Construction of Extended Plant Room, Ground Source Heat Pump and Car Parking Area (Retrospective)
Paddockhall Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LU
Received 2 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0587/FUL
Mixed Use Development to Include Commercial Space (Class 1) and 5 Flatted Dwellings and 2 Maisonettes
69 - 71 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7DJ
Received 2 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0588/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Craighorn Drive Falkirk FK1 5NS
Received 2 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0589/TEL
Installation of 18m Monopole and 3 Equipment Cabinets and Associated Works
Site To The North Of 14A Arnothill Tanners Road Falkirk
Received 2 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0590/FUL
Replacement of Rosemary tiles to Natural Slates (Retrospective)
21 High Station Road Falkirk FK1 5LP
Received 3 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0591/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Polmont House Gardens Polmont Falkirk FK2 0SH
Received 3 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0592/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Hadrian Way Bo'ness EH51 9QL
Received 4 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0593/LBC
Installation of No. 2 Entrance Gates
Kinneil Plant Nursery Provost Road Bo'ness EH51 0PR
Received 4 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0594/FUL
Extension to Agricultural Building
Drum Of Kinnaird Farm Falkirk FK2 8RP
Received 4 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0595/LBC
Demolition and Reconstruction of Piled Viaduct Section of Bridge, Formation of Temporary Bridge, Replacement Safety Barrier, Refurbishment of Timber Jetties, Replacement Bridge Drainage System, Installation of Navigation Lights and General Maintenance Works
Kincardine Bridge Airth
Received 4 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0596/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Laurel Cottage Smiddy Brae Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XZ
Received 4 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0597/FUL
Erection of Outbuilding
6 Young Crescent Larbert FK5 4XS
Received 7 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0598/FUL
Construction of Domestic Garage (Retrospective)
30 Allan Crescent Dunipace Denny FK6 6LZ
Received 7 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0599/CPL
Use of Unit 26 for Unrestricted Class 1 Food and Non Food Sales with the Exception Only of those Goods Defined as Prohibited Uses in the 2001 Minute of Agreement
Unit 26 Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 8 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0600/FUL
Change of Use of Cafe/Shop to Hot Food Takeaway
39 Redding Road Redding Falkirk FK2 9XR
Received 8 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0601/FUL
Extension to Garden Centre
Klondyke Garden Centre Burnside Nursery Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XS
Received 8 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0602/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Drumbroider Cottage Standburn Falkirk FK1 2HN
Received 8 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0603/FUL
Installation of Wooden Footbridge and Footpaths
Site To The South Of Greenacres Cottage Letham
Received 8 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0604/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 East Drive Larbert FK5 3EL
Received 9 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0605/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
109 Kennedy Way Airth Falkirk FK2 8GG
Received 9 Dec 2020 - DecidedP/20/0606/FUL
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Castlecary Mill Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1TA
Received 9 Dec 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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