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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4,834 approved · 220 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/0023/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The South Of Greyrigg Farm Falkirk
Received 17 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0024/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence
5 Orchardson Road Larbert FK5 4GT
Received 19 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0025/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
25 Napier Place Falkirk FK2 7LL
Received 20 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0026/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Formation of Raised Deck, Construction of Double Garage and Outbuilding
Glen Rosa 49A Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9ED
Received 20 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0027/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
Dunvegan Stewart Street Bonnybridge FK4 1DN
Received 20 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0028/LBC
Internal Alterations
The Knowe 13 Erngath Road Bo'ness EH51 9EN
Received 20 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0029/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Shangri La Farm 15 Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NP
Received 21 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0030/FUL
Construction of Boundary Fence and Outbuilding
Loch View Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4AE
Received 24 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0031/FUL
Alteration and Extension to College Building, Including Siting of Smoking Shelter
Forth Valley College Grangemouth Road Falkirk FK2 9AD
Received 24 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0033/FUL
Construction of Domestic Outbuilding
Low Quarter Mill Cottage Dunipace Denny FK6 6QY
Received 25 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0034/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
1 Miller Park Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UJ
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Awaiting decisionP/22/0035/FUL
Construction of 19 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North West Of 4 Garngrew Cottage Glenview Avenue Banknock
Received 25 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0036/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
3 The Craigs Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 25 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0037/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Northmuir Shieldhill Road Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0DU
Received 26 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0040/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
34 James Smith Avenue Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0FP
Received 27 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0041/FUL
Change of Use from Shop (Class 1) to Mixed Use, Incorporating Office (Class 4), Shop (Class 1) and Storage/Distribution (Class 6), Including Alterations to Building and Shopfront
52 South Street Bo'ness EH51 9HA
Received 27 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0042/MSC
Construction of 201 Dwellinghouses and 24 Flats, Associated Infrastructure, Drainage and Landscaping
Land To The North Of Crownerland Farm Linlithgow
Received 28 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0043/FUL
Change of Use of Access Track to Form Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
Land To The West Of 84 Bridgeness Road Furnace Lane Bo'ness
Received 28 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0044/FUL
Extension and Alteration to Building (Class 4)
22 California Terrace California Falkirk FK1 2DD
Received 28 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0045/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
38 Kilsyth Road Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1HE
Received 28 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0047/FUL
Demolition of Former Hatchery Building, Erection of Dwellinghouse and Siting of Temporary Residential Accommodation (Amendment to P/20/0266/FUL)
Hareburn Hatchery Falkirk FK1 2JE
Received 31 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0048/LBC
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Kersie Mains Farm Kersie Terrace South Alloa Stirling FK7 7NL
Received 31 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0049/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Kersie Mains Farm Kersie Terrace South Alloa Stirling FK7 7NL
Received 31 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0050/FUL
Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Point (Retrospective)
1 Princess Gate Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5BP
Received 31 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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