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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,421Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,139 approved or refused records
222Refused applications
4,917 approved · 222 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0100/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Mumrills Farmhouse Sandyloan Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9QR
Received 21 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0101/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Unit 17 Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 22 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0102/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Glen Carron Bothkennar Road Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8HS
Received 22 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0103/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Redundant Farm Building to Form Dwellinghouse
Hardilands Farm Skinflats Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 22 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0104/FUL
Construction of Substation
Bowhouse Service Station Avonbridge Falkirk FK2 0BX
Received 23 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0105/FUL
Construction of Building (Class5. General Industrial) and Associated Works
Land To The South East Of Merchiston Industrial Estate Smith Street Falkirk
Received 23 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0106/FUL
Construction of 10 Flatted Dwellings and Associated Development
109 Cockburn Street Falkirk FK1 1DL
Received 23 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0107/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
9 Park Avenue Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1SB
Received 24 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0108/FUL
Change of Use from Woodland to Recreational Hut Site, with 12 Huts and Associated Access, Track, Car Parking and Paths
Site At Carron Valley To The North Of Doups Farm Denny
Received 24 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0109/FUL
Removal of Existing Static Residential Caravan and Construction of Dwellinghouse
Caravan To The West Of North Woodend Farm Bonnybridge
Received 27 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0110/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Driveway
29 Barnego Road Dunipace Denny FK6 6JS
Received 27 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0111/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
Grantoria Main Street Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2HA
Received 27 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0112/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Jeffrey Terrace Polmont Falkirk FK2 0RA
Received 28 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0113/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Partially Retrospective)
36 Ercall Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TS
Received 28 Feb 2023 - DecidedP/23/0114/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Purposes and Associated Infrastructure
Hillview Glen Road Torwood Larbert FK5 4SN
Received 1 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0116/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Mcinally Crescent Falkirk FK2 7GY
Received 1 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0117/FUL
Construction of Outbuildings
Carisbrooke Station Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TY
Received 2 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0118/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5LE
Received 2 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0119/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Moss Cottages Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 2 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0120/LBC
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Moss Cottages Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 2 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0121/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Princes Street Grangemouth FK3 9DH
Received 2 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0122/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Space to Garden Ground, Construction of Boundary Fencing and Gate
Land To The North Of Carseview, Lochs Of Airth Airth
Received 3 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0123/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Romwall Grahamsdyke Lane Bo'ness EH51 9EB
Received 6 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0124/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
186 Muirhall Road Larbert FK5 4RF
Received 6 Mar 2023
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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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