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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,449Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,160 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,936 approved · 224 refused · 529 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/23/0313/FUL
Extension to Provide Additional Offices and Storage Facilities
James Paterson Plumber Glebe Street Denny FK6 6AA
Received 1 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0314/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Front Dormer)
14 Antonine Gate Allandale Bonnybridge Falkirk FK4 2HS
Received 1 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0315/75D
Discharge of Planning Obligation attached to Planning Permissions F/89/286 and F/92/584 which restricted in all time coming, the occupancy of the dwellinghouse to a person or persons employed on a full time basis in the equestrian centre adjacent to the said dwellinghouse and their dependants
Hill Farm Falkirk FK1 3DJ
Received 1 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0316/FUL
Change of Use from Offices to Form Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Crichton House Meeks Road Falkirk FK2 7EW
Received 2 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0317/FUL
Installation of 2 Jetwash Bays, Car Parking, EV Chargers with Associated Infrastructure and EV Canopy, Sub-Station Enclosure and Associated Forecourt Works
Millfield Service Station Main Street Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PS
Received 2 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0318/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The South Of 1 Mannerston Holdings Blackness
Received 5 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0319/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Dunmore Home Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8LX
Received 5 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0320/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding and Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 and 20 Main Street Larbert FK5 3AW
Received 6 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0321/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Grange Place Grangemouth FK3 9JQ
Received 6 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0322/FUL
Installation of 17m Telecommunications Monopole, 6 No. Antenna, 3 No. Equipment Cabinets and Ancillary Works
Site To The South Of Chance Cottage, 27 Erngath Road Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness
Received 6 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0323/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Raised Decking
93 Thornbridge Road Falkirk FK2 9AZ
Received 7 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0324/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Champany Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NR
Received 8 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0325/FUL
Construction of Sports Changing Pavilions
Stirling Road Pavilion Stirling Road Falkirk
Received 8 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0326/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Bus Stop Cottage 18 Carriden Brae Bo'ness EH51 9SL
Received 9 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0327/FUL
Construction of 6 Dwellinghouses and Associated Works
Land To The South Of Glenbervie Nursery Stirling Road Larbert
Received 9 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0328/FUL
Installation of EV Charging Hub, Construction of Cafe (Class 3) and Formation of External Retail Area (Class 1A)
East Gateway Beancross Road Grangemouth
Received 9 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0329/FUL
Installation of Photovoltaics (PV) Panel Array
Forth Valley Royal Hospital Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4WR
Received 12 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0330/FUL
Construction of Two Enclosed Ground Flares, Associated Infrastructure and Land Raising (Retrospective)
Ineos Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9XH
Received 12 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0331/FUL
Formation of Access
Land At Beancross Road Wood Street Grangemouth
Received 12 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0333/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 High Station Road Falkirk FK1 5LP
Received 12 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0334/FUL
Construction of 4 Dwellinghouses
Land To The North Of Fieldview House Cumbernauld Road Longcroft
Received 12 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0335/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Wall
22 Hendry Avenue Denny FK6 5ET
Received 12 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0336/FUL
Alterations to Petrol Station, Extension to Sales Unit, Installation of 2 No Jet Wash Areas and Alterations to Exit
Cowden Service Station 88 Main Street Bonnybridge FK4 1AG
Received 13 Jun 2023 - DecidedP/23/0338/CPE
Change of Use of the Premises (Class 4) for Storage and Distribution of Non-Hazardous Waste
19D Winchester Avenue Denny FK6 6QE
Received 14 Jun 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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