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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 dates6,445Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,157 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,933 approved · 224 refused · 528 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0286/FUL
Construction of Stables
Site To The South Of Newlands Cottage Laurieston Road Grangemouth
Received 17 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0288/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding (Amendment to Planning Permission P/19/0190/FUL)
Victoria House Braeface Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UE
Received 17 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0289/FUL
Formation of Play Park
Land To The West Of 74 Windsor Avenue Windsor Avenue Falkirk
Received 17 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0290/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Airlie Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QE
Received 18 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0291/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Stables 6A Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RY
Received 19 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0292/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Candiehead House Standburn Falkirk FK1 2LE
Received 19 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0294/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Forth Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9FB
Received 19 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0295/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Netherhill Lodge Fankerton Denny FK6 5JF
Received 22 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0297/CPL
Formation of Vehicular Access, Including Widening of Existing Vehicular Access, Removal of Wall and Laying of Hard Surface
8 Booth Place Falkirk FK1 1BA
Received 23 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0298/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Mumrills Farmhouse Sandyloan Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9QR
Received 23 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0299/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Bonhard Court Bo'ness EH51 9RG
Received 24 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0300/FUL
Change of Use from Class 5 (General Industrial) to Animal Cremation Service (Sui Generis)
Unit 2 Castle Place Falkirk FK2 7XB
Received 24 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0301/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Carrongrange Lodge 446 Main Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3JT
Received 25 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0302/FUL
Change of Use to Class 6 for Self Storage Facility, Formation of Site Access and Boundary Fencing and Gate
Land To The East Of 211 Stirling Street Stirling Street Dunipace
Received 26 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0303/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Carronvale Avenue Larbert FK5 3LL
Received 29 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0304/FUL
Change of Use from House (Class 9) to Residential Institution (Class 8)
Lyndene 15 Windsor Drive Falkirk FK1 5QN
Received 29 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0305/LBC
Change of Use from 'Class 2 Professional Services' to Form Dwellinghouse
Kilns House Kilns Road Falkirk FK1 5SA
Received 31 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0306/FUL
Change of Use from Former Council Offices to Dwellinghouse
Kilns House Kilns Road Falkirk FK1 5SA
Received 31 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0307/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Ashlyn 15 Gartcows Crescent Falkirk FK1 5QH
Received 31 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0308/FUL
Extension to Flat
61 Ingleston Avenue Dunipace Denny FK6 6QP
Received 31 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0309/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Belmont Avenue Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1SS
Received 31 May 2023 - Awaiting decisionP/23/0310/FUL
Siting of Temporary Office, Storage and Workshop Buildings (Retrospective)
Land To The North Of 90 Glasgow Road Glasgow Road Longcroft
Received 31 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0311/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Land To The North East Of Ivy Cottage, Lathallan House Maddiston
Received 31 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0312/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Oak Drive Larbert FK5 3LS
Received 1 Jun 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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