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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 dates6,354Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,075 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,855 approved · 220 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- 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/22/0259/ADV
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McDonalds Restaurants Falkirk Road Grangemouth FK3 8XP
Received 11 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0261/FUL
Alterations to Flatted Dwelling
24 Castings Court Falkirk FK2 7BA
Received 11 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0262/FUL
Change of Use of Cafe/Shop to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis)
39 Redding Road Redding Falkirk FK2 9XR
Received 11 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0263/FUL
Replacement Windows and Construction of Porch
7 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 12 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0264/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
46 Alloway Wynd Larbert FK5 4FE
Received 12 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0266/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The South Of East Boreland House Broad Street Denny
Received 16 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0267/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Mochray Court Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1FE
Received 16 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0268/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 California Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0NH
Received 16 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0269/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1 to Hot Food Take-Away (Sui Generis) and Installation of Flue
61 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7DJ
Received 16 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0270/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Garden Ground
Land To The Rear Of 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14 Riverview Gardens Riverview Gardens Falkirk
Received 16 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0271/FUL
Extension and Alterations
Thomas Cuthell Funeral Directors Bridgeness Road Bo'ness EH51 9SH
Received 17 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0272/FUL
Installation of New Plant
B O C Ltd Wholeflats Road Grangemouth FK3 9UY
Received 17 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0274/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Rear Boundary Wall/Fence
1 Pirleyhill Gardens Falkirk FK1 5NB
Received 18 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0275/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence
28 Mcnab Gardens Falkirk FK1 5BF
Received 18 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0276/FUL
Engineering Works/Site Levelling (Retrospective)
Land To The South East Of Merchiston Industrial Estate Smith Street Falkirk
Received 20 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0278/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
Sylvan Cottage 74 Bridgeness Road Bo'ness EH51 9JR
Received 24 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0279/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The East Of 1 Hillcrest Square Hillcrest Square Reddingmuirhead
Received 24 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0280/FUL
Extension to Outbuilding
Woodside House Denny Road Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1RG
Received 25 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0281/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Westview Cottage Station Road Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3BQ
Received 25 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0282/FUL
Extension to Nursing Home
Carrondale Nursing Home Beaumont Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8SN
Received 25 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0283/CPE
Use of Premises as Class 1 Shop
202 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BX
Received 25 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0284/CPL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse
20 Henryson Crescent Larbert FK5 4GH
Received 26 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0285/75D
Discharge of Planning Obligation Attached to Planning Permission F/90/0530 which Restricts the Occupancy of the Dwellinghouse (now known as Forresters Cottage, Torwood FK5 4SW) to a Person Employed in the Management and Supervision of a Tree Nursery Operation at Torwood Nursery, by Torwood Castle, near Dunipace
Forresters Cottage Torwood Larbert FK5 4SW
Received 26 May 2022 - DecidedP/22/0286/FUL
Extension to Falkirk Crematorium Office and Visitor Hub
Falkirk Council Crematorium Dorrator Road Falkirk FK2 7YL
Received 27 May 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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