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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 dates6,421Searchable 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4,917 approved · 222 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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/23/0125/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Replacement Door)
Minton Cottage 29 Panbrae Road Bo'ness EH51 0EJ
Received 6 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0126/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use from Church (Class 10) to Office (Class 4)
Modular Building Seaview Place Bo'ness EH51 0AJ
Received 6 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0127/FUL
Demolition of Section of Wall (Retrospective)
5 Booth Place Falkirk FK1 1BA
Received 6 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0128/LBC
Demolition of Section of Wall (Retrospective)
5 Booth Place Falkirk FK1 1BA
Received 6 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0129/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Bridgeness Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9JX
Received 7 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0130/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Bus Stop Cottage 18 Carriden Brae Bo'ness EH51 9SL
Received 7 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0131/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Hardstanding
Selma House 16 Arnothill Gardens Falkirk FK1 5BQ
Received 7 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0132/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
9 Hillview Road Larbert FK5 4RL
Received 7 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0133/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Forth Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9FB
Received 7 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0134/CPE
Use of Site for Waste Recycling Purposes (Class 5. General Industrial)
Headswood Mill Denny FK6 6BL
Received 7 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0135/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Greenacre Road Bonnybridge FK4 2BE
Received 9 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0136/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
4 Avon Street Grangemouth FK3 8HH
Received 9 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0137/LBC
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
Colliers Rest Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 9 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0138/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
Colliers Rest Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 9 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0139/75M
Modification of Planning Obligation under Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 attached to Planning Permission P/16/0644/FUL to reflect revised house numbers proposed under Amendment Application P/22/0389/FUL with consequential changes to the commuted payments and payment trigger points. Full details of the modifications to the Planning Obligation are listed in the Annex to the application.
Land To The South Of Airth Cemetery Graham Terrace Airth
Received 9 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0140/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use from Dental Practice (Class 2) to Flatted Dwelling (Sui Generis)
2 Register Street Bo'ness EH51 9AE
Received 10 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0141/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Glenwood Drive Stoneywood Denny FK6 5GW
Received 13 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0142/CPL
Construction of Outbuilding
36 Glenview Drive Falkirk FK1 5JU
Received 13 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0143/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
52 Crozier Crescent Larbert FK5 4AR
Received 13 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0144/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
2 Register Street Bo'ness EH51 9AE
Received 13 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0146/CPL
Use of Property as a Dwellinghouse for the Care of No more than 5 Residents, under Class 9(a)(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 (as amended)
Carbro 61 Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4SG
Received 14 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0148/FUL
Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses (Renewal of Planning Permission P/17/0442/FUL)
190 Kilsyth Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UF
Received 14 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0149/FUL
Change of Use from Nightclub (Class 11) to a Public House (Sui Generis)
3 Princes Street Falkirk FK1 1LS
Received 14 Mar 2023 - DecidedP/23/0150/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
3 Princes Street Falkirk FK1 1LS
Received 14 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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