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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates6,330Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,054 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,834 approved · 220 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0744/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Comyn Drive Wallacestone Falkirk FK2 0YP
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0745/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
37 Miller Park Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UJ
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/21/0746/CPL
Extension and Alterations to Dwellinghouse
48 Alloway Wynd Larbert FK5 4FE
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedP/22/0001/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Corrie Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4UX
Received 6 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0002/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
61 Erskine Hill Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UH
Received 6 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0003/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Carronside Place Denny FK6 6LP
Received 6 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0004/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1 (Shop) to Class 2 (Financial, Professional and other Services)
34 Main Street Larbert FK5 3AW
Received 6 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0005/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The West Of The Poppies Shieldhill Road Reddingmuirhead
Received 7 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0006/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Munro Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QF
Received 10 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0007/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Argyll Cottage 65 Waggon Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0EL
Received 10 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0008/FUL
Construction of Warehouse and Formation of Canopy
Klondyke Garden Centre Burnside Nursery Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XS
Received 11 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0009/FUL
Construction of 227 Dwellinghouses with Associated Access, Parking, Landscaping, Open Space and Drainage (Phase 1 subject to detailed approval). Planning Permission in Principle is also sought for further residential development with potential commercial / community use (Phase 2) and associated access, parking, landscaping, open space and drainage
Land To The South Of Bo'ness Fire Station Crawfield Road Bo'ness
Received 11 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0010/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
35 Ochilview Terrace Bo'ness EH51 0LB
Received 11 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0011/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
13 East Drive Larbert FK5 3EL
Received 12 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0012/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
31 Balfour Crescent Larbert FK5 4BB
Received 12 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0013/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Dow Lane Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4WH
Received 13 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0014/LBC
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
129 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 14 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0015/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Birch Tree Farm Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 14 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0016/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Birch Tree Farm Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 14 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0017/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Birch Tree Farm Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 14 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0018/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
46 Polmont Road Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9QJ
Received 14 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0020/FUL
Construction of Swimming Pool
Garthill 13 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Awaiting decisionP/22/0021/FUL
Construction of 140 Dwellinghouses, Formation of Sports and Recreational Facilities and Associated Access, Landscaping and Ancillary Works
Land To The South Of Allandale Bowling Club Thorndale Gardens Allandale
Received 17 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0022/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
159 Mungalhead Road Falkirk FK2 7JH
Received 17 Jan 2022
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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