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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 dates6,440Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,154 approved or refused records
223Refused applications
4,931 approved · 223 refused · 526 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0234/TEL
Installation of Telecommunication Apparatus
Site To The West Of 28A Johnston Avenue Central Drive Stenhousemuir
Received 21 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0235/FUL
Extension to Distribution Centre (Class 6)
Unit C West Mains Industrial Estate Grangemouth FK3 8YE
Received 24 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0236/FUL
Alterations to Roof Terrace, Including Installation of Railings and Alteration to Existing Roof Dormer
Flat 5 3 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 24 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0237/LBC
Alterations to Roof Terrace, Including Installation of Railings and Alteration to Existing Roof Dormer
Flat 5 3 Avon Hall Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BF
Received 24 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0238/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Outbuilding to Form Dwellinghouse
Plot 4 At Linhouse Farm Falkirk
Received 24 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0240/FUL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Driveway
Hawthorn Cottage Slamannan Road Limerigg Falkirk FK1 3BW
Received 25 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0241/CPL
Formation of Vehicular Access
36 Watling Avenue Falkirk FK1 4QE
Received 25 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0242/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse (Amendment to P/19/0094/FUL)
Land To The South Of Grangelea Court Carronflats Road Grangemouth
Received 25 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0243/FUL
Alterations to Roof
Cademuir 13 Jones Avenue Larbert FK5 3ER
Received 26 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0244/FUL
Change of Use from Vehicle Storage Yard to Self Storage Facility (Class 6)
Halls Of Airth Garage Falkirk
Received 27 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0245/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
43 Annet Road Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5LQ
Received 27 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0246/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5QT
Received 27 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0247/FUL
Construction of Auto Service / Repair Garage and 8 Industrial Units and Boundary Fencing
Land To The West Of Unit 13, Bonnybridge Industrial Estate Murnin Road Bonnybridge
Received 28 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0248/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Headswood Place Denny FK6 5EE
Received 28 Apr 2023 - DecidedP/23/0249/FUL
Alterations to Conservatory
Ben Lawers Park Avenue Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JE
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0250/FUL
Change of Use from Amusement Arcade (Sui Generis) to 1 No. Class 2 Unit and 1 No. Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis), Alterations to Shopfront and Installation of Flue
1 La Porte Precinct Grangemouth FK3 8AZ
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0251/MSC
Proposed Landscaping Scheme
Maggies Centre Forth Valley Royal Hospital Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4WR
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0252/FUL
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Construction of Dwellinghouse with Associated Infrastructure
Paddockhall Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LU
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0253/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
4 Bridgeness Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9JX
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0254/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Ancillary Living Accommodation)
7 Mill Court Mill Road Carronshore Falkirk FK2 8FG
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0255/FUL
Formation of Raised Deck (Partly Retrospective)
6 Craighorn Drive Falkirk FK1 5NS
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0256/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
38 Jarvie Road Redding Falkirk FK2 9FD
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0257/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
110 Union Place Brightons Falkirk FK2 0FH
Received 2 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0258/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Redbrae Avenue Bo'ness EH51 9TW
Received 3 May 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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