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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 dates6,224Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,962 approved or refused records
215Refused applications
4,747 approved · 215 refused · 510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0131/FUL
Change of Use of and Alterations to Bar/Restaurant to form Flatted Dwelling
76 Manor Street Falkirk FK1 1NU
Received 9 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0132/FUL
Installation of Decking
Firloch Lochside Road Limerigg Falkirk FK1 3BS
Received 9 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0133/LBC
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
136 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 10 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0134/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Raised Deck
2 Gartcows Gardens Falkirk FK1 5QL
Received 10 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0135/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Kinnaird Drive Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4JN
Received 11 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0136/LBC
Alterations to Library, Including Partial Demolition of Wall, Slapping in of New Door, Installation of Platform Lift and Stair Lift
Bo'ness Library Scotland's Close Bo'ness EH51 0AH
Received 11 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0137/FUL
Alterations to Library, Including Partial Demolition of Wall, Slapping in of New Door, Installation of Platform Lift and Stair Lift
Bo'ness Library Scotland's Close Bo'ness EH51 0AH
Received 11 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0138/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
20 Windsor Drive Dunipace Denny FK6 6NL
Received 11 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0139/FUL
Erection of Storage Unit
Eskbank Control Panels Ltd Grangemouth Road Bo'ness EH51 0PU
Received 11 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0140/LBC
Alterations to Building and Installation of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Lloyds TSB Scotland Plc 137 - 139 High Street Falkirk FK1 1EA
Received 11 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0141/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
36 Castleview Terrace Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1HR
Received 11 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0143/FUL
Extension to Warehouse (Class 6)
Enviroclean Inchyra Road Grangemouth
Received 11 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0144/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Lloyds TSB Scotland Plc 137 - 139 High Street Falkirk FK1 1EA
Received 15 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0145/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Kavil House Bo'ness EH51 9RR
Received 15 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0146/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground
Land To The South Of 5 Riverview Gardens Riverview Gardens Falkirk
Received 15 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0148/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling and Installation of Decking
1B Meeks Road Falkirk FK2 7EW
Received 15 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0149/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 Wallacelea Rumford Falkirk FK2 0AJ
Received 16 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0150/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
74 Beaumont Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8SN
Received 16 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0151/FUL
Change of Use from Open Space to Garden Ground and Erection of Boundary Fence
Land To The West Of 1A Carron Terrace Carron Terrace Rumford
Received 16 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0152/FUL
Erection of General Industrial Building (Class 5) and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South Of 127 Davids Loan Ivanhoe Drive Abbotsford Business Park Falkirk
Received 16 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0153/FUL
Siting of Catering Unit
Kelpies Marina The Helix Falkirk FK2 7ZT
Received 16 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0154/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
31 Craigievar Avenue Carron Falkirk FK2 8DQ
Received 17 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0155/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
64 Dumyat Drive Falkirk FK1 5PA
Received 17 Mar 2021 - DecidedP/21/0156/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Cotland Drive Falkirk FK2 7GE
Received 17 Mar 2021
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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