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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 dates6,330Searchable 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4,834 approved · 220 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/22/0051/LBC
Retention of Cabling Installed in Association with an Electric Vehicle Charging Point
1 Princess Gate Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5BP
Received 31 Jan 2022 - DecidedP/22/0052/LBC
Alterations to Building, Including Shopfront
52 South Street Bo'ness EH51 9HA
Received 1 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0053/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
44A South Broomage Avenue Larbert FK5 3ED
Received 1 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0054/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Brucefield Cottage 77 Waggon Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0EJ
Received 1 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0055/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
71 Polmont Road Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9QS
Received 1 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0056/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Strathyre Place Larbert FK5 4WQ
Received 1 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0057/FUL
Alterations to Shopfronts and Installation of Planters
Unit 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11-12 Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 2 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0058/CPL
Alteration to Conservatory
8 Maple Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4BT
Received 2 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0059/FUL
Extension to Delivery Office and Formation of Access Ramp
Denny Delivery Office 7 Duke Street Denny FK6 6DB
Received 2 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0060/75M
Modification of Planning Obligation under Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 attached to Planning Permission P/12/0124/PPP to the effect that:-1. the figure "�4,420" at Clause 1.11 is delete and the figure "�2,600" substituted therefor;2. the wording "a pro rata share of" where it appears in the third line of Clause 3.1.1 is delete;3. the wording "and �1,820 of which Payment together with a pro rata share of Indexation Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as applicable shall be applied only towards improvements to open space/play facilities in the local area of the Development" where they appear on the fifth, sixth and seventh lines of Clause 3.1.1 are delete;4. New definition clauses 1.16A, 1.16B and 1.16C respectively will be inserted immediately after Clause 1.16 as follows: 1.16A "Plan 2" means the plan marked plan 2 annexed and signed as relative hereto; 1.16B "Recreational Areas" means the areas shown coloured green and partly hatched, dark green, blue, pink and orange along with the informal path network indicated by black lines on Plan 2 all insofar as they lie within the Larger Subjects; 1.16C "Recreational Facilities" means the facilities on the Recreational Areas including equipped playpark area, informal path network, open grass areas, woodland areas, fishery, golfing and animal and livestock viewing and feeding areas all as shown on and with reference to the legend on Plan 2;5. A new Clause 3.1.2 will be inserted immediately after Clause 3.1.1 to read "The Landowner will have unrestricted access to the Recreational Areas and use of the Recreational Facilities free of charge at all times and in all time coming;" 6. A plan marked "plan 2 " as enclosed with this application will be added to the S75.
Land To The South Of The Stables Braeface Road Banknock
Received 2 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0061/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Station Road Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6JL
Received 3 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0062/FUL
Demolition of Workshop and Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses and Outbuilding
Beachwood Works Falkirk FK1 3AG
Received 3 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0063/FUL
Construction of 8 x 2 Bed Flatted Dwellings and 1 x 3 Bed Dwellinghouse
Underwood Court Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk
Received 4 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0065/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Purposes and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The East Of 31 Redpath Drive Old Bellsdyke Road Larbert
Received 7 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0066/FUL
Construction of 2 Industrial Buildings (Class 5)
Plot 3 and 4 Lammermoor Avenue Abbotsford Business Park Falkirk
Received 7 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0067/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The East Of Viewlands Standburn
Received 7 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0068/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Braeface Cottage Braeface Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UE
Received 7 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0069/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Asda 9 Dock Road Grangemouth FK3 8TY
Received 7 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0070/FUL
Construction of Pod for Use as Barbers (Class 1), Construction of Plant on Roof of Supermarket and Re-cladding of ATM Unit.
Asda 9 Dock Road Grangemouth FK3 8TY
Received 7 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0071/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
1 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 7 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0072/FUL
Extension to Flatted Dwelling
42 Almond Street Grangemouth FK3 8LU
Received 8 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0073/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Fountainpark Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9LB
Received 8 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0074/LBC
Replacement of Roof Slates
5 Lint Riggs Falkirk FK1 1DG
Received 8 Feb 2022 - DecidedP/22/0075/FUL
Replacement of Roof Slates
5 Lint Riggs Falkirk FK1 1DG
Received 8 Feb 2022
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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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