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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 dates6,266Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,998 approved or refused records
216Refused applications
4,782 approved · 216 refused · 515 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/21/0272/FUL
Siting of Portable Unit (Renewal of Planning Permission P/19/0313/FUL)
198 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BX
Received 3 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0273/FUL
Partial Demolition, Extension and Conversion of Outbuilding to Form 2 Holiday Homes (2 x 3 Bed), Retrospective Construction of Plant Room, Ground Source Heat Pump, and External Alterations Including Provision of Parking Facilities
Paddockhall Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LU
Received 3 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0274/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Carronside Place Denny FK6 6LP
Received 3 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0275/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 California Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0NH
Received 3 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0276/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Lyall Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PL
Received 4 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0277/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Hardstanding
Wester Bowhouse Farm Standburn Falkirk FK2 0BX
Received 4 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0278/FUL
Alterations to Building (Installation of Louvres)
Telephone Exchange Kerse Lane Falkirk FK1 1RQ
Received 4 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0279/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Wester Bowhouse Farm Standburn Falkirk FK2 0BX
Received 4 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0280/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling to form French Doors and Juliet Balcony
20 Castings Court Falkirk FK2 7BA
Received 4 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0283/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse (Formation of Pitched Roof over Garage)
4 Hazel Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1LH
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0284/FUL
Formation of Ponds
Land To The West Of Darnrigg Farm Falkirk
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0286/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
Land To The West Of Meadow View Falkirk Road Avonbridge
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0287/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Deanfield Drive Bo'ness EH51 0EZ
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0288/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
3 Davies Row Denny FK6 6FA
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0289/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 Woodlands Drive Bo'ness EH51 0NT
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0290/FUL
Formation of Outdoor Seating Area/Beer Garden, Including the Erection of Fencing and Enclosures, Decking and Canopy (Retrospective)
The Orchard Hotel 2 Kerse Lane Falkirk FK1 1RG
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0291/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Donaldson Road Redding Falkirk FK2 9TF
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0292/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
45 Oxgang Road Grangemouth FK3 9BZ
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0293/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Sylvan Grove Bo'ness EH51 0RA
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0294/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The South Of Quarter Denny
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0295/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
7 Philip Street Falkirk FK2 7JE
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0296/FUL
Erection of Workshop (Class 5)
24 Abbotsinch Road Grangemouth FK3 9UX
Received 12 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0297/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Lochside Cottages Woodburn Avenue Redding Falkirk FK2 9YH
Received 12 May 2021 - DecidedP/21/0298/MSC
Approval of matters specified in condition attached to P/10/0360/PPP in relation to an amended Masterplan (Condition 7(a)) and amended Public Art Strategy (Condition 5(b))
Land To The North Of Bankview Nursing Home Kilsyth Road Banknock
Received 13 May 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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