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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 dates6,339Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,062 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,842 approved · 220 refused · 523 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/0130/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Deck
4 Wallace Brae Grove Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0FF
Received 14 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0133/FUL
Construction of 12 Industrial Units (Class 5)
Manuel Works Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LH
Received 15 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0134/FUL
Construction of No. 5 Dwellinghouses (Amendment to P/18/0432/FUL)
Land To The North Of 44 Drum Farm Lane Bo'ness Harbour Road Bo'ness
Received 15 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0135/PPP
Development of Land to form Solar PV (Photovoltaic) Electricity Generation
Land North Of 3 North Inches Falkirk
Received 15 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0137/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Pirleyhill Drive Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2EA
Received 16 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0138/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Deck
38 Weir Street Falkirk FK1 1RA
Received 16 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0139/FUL
Construction of Boundary Fence
Land To The East Of Unit 6 Bonnybridge Industrial Estate Murnin Road Bonnybridge
Received 16 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0140/FUL
Construction of Public House/Restaurant Incorporating External Drinking/Eating Areas, Sub-Division/Alteration of Existing Class 5 (General Industrial) Building and Associated Access and Parking
Billy Mills Body Shop Castlelaurie Industrial Estate Bankside Falkirk FK2 7XF
Received 16 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0141/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Glenearn 15 Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5RU
Received 17 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0142/FUL
Construction of a Holiday Lodge (Retrospective)
Glenbervie House Torwood Larbert FK5 4SJ
Received 17 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0143/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding and Boundary Fence
80 Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4EN
Received 18 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0144/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
46 Chestnut Crescent Dunipace Denny FK6 6LF
Received 18 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0145/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Unit 3 Bridge Street Bonnybridge FK4 1AA
Received 21 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0146/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Forest View Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UL
Received 21 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0147/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Shangri La Farm 15 Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NP
Received 21 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0148/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Pirleyhill Drive Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2EA
Received 22 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0149/FUL
Siting of Snack Van
Site To The East Of 152 Thornhill Road Thornhill Road Falkirk
Received 22 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0150/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
41 Avonbank Gardens Dunipace Denny FK6 6LH
Received 22 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0151/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
35 Kestrel Drive Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TR
Received 22 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0152/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Nobel View Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0EF
Received 23 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0153/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Priorsford 75 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 23 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0155/FUL
Extension and Alteration to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
Ardroi 37 Church Road California Falkirk FK1 2BD
Received 24 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0157/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Howard Street Falkirk FK1 5JG
Received 24 Mar 2022 - DecidedP/22/0158/FUL
Construction of Stables and Livestock Shelter
Binniehill Farm Binniehill Road Slamannan
Received 25 Mar 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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