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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 dates6,391Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,111 approved or refused records
220Refused applications
4,891 approved · 220 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/22/0560/FUL
Construction of Bicycle Storage Building
84 Corbiehall Bo'ness EH51 0AS
Received 3 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0561/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Carronvale Avenue Larbert FK5 3LR
Received 3 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0563/FUL
Conversion and Alterations to Shop Units to Form 2 Flatted Dwellings (Sui-Generis) and 1 Shop Unit (Class 1)
189 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DU
Received 7 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0565/FUL
Removal and Replacement of 2 Antennas with 4 Antennas, Installation of 10 no Remote Radio Units, 2 Dishes and Associated Ancillary Works.
Site To The South Of 51 Kilbrennan Drive Kilbrennan Drive Falkirk
Received 7 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0566/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Avon Brook Steading Falkirk FK1 3AG
Received 7 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0567/FUL
Conversion and Extension (Dormer) of Outbuilding to Form Ancillary Accommodation
Muir View Cottage Shieldhill Road Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0DU
Received 8 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0568/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Purposes and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The West Of 1 Millfield Drive Millfield Drive Polmont
Received 9 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0569/FUL
External Alterations and Installation of Replacement Plant
Unit 17 Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 9 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0570/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
22 Chestnut Grove Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DU
Received 9 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0571/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
282 King Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4JS
Received 9 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0572/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
Unit 3A Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 10 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0573/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
27 Dumyat Drive Falkirk FK1 5PA
Received 10 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0574/PPP
Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses
Middle Banknock Cottage Longcroft Denny FK6 5NA
Received 11 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0578/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding with Ancillary Accommodation
Mumrills Farmhouse Sandyloan Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9QR
Received 15 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0579/PPP
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Development of Land for Residential Use
Gilburn Cottage 5 Grangemouth Road Bo'ness EH51 0PT
Received 15 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0580/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
Cottar's Neuk Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 15 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0581/LBC
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Cottar's Neuk Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 15 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0582/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Purposes and Associated Infrastructure
118 North Main Street Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8HR
Received 16 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0584/FUL
External Alterations and Formation of Balcony
26 Woodlands Crescent Falkirk FK1 5AE
Received 16 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0585/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Construction of Outbuilding and Removal of Driveway Pillars
Alystra Acre Road Bo'ness EH51 9SX
Received 16 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0586/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
61 Forthview Crescent Bo'ness EH51 0LR
Received 16 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0587/FUL
Siting of Mobile Snack Van
Car Park Kinneil Road Bo'ness
Received 16 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0588/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
23 Armour Mews Larbert FK5 4FF
Received 17 Nov 2022 - DecidedP/22/0589/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access
84 Bruce Drive Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DE
Received 17 Nov 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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