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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 dates6,459Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,169 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,945 approved · 224 refused · 530 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0369/FUL
Alterations to Building
Joint Dementia Initiative Arnotdale 31 Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5SQ
Received 6 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0370/FUL
Change of Use and Alteration from Former Shop Unit (Class 1A) to form Additional Living Accommodation and Associated Development
Beechmont 41 Waverley Street Falkirk FK2 7NN
Received 6 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0371/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
47 Drum Farm Lane Bo'ness EH51 9RJ
Received 6 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0372/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
17 Woodlands Drive Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TF
Received 6 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0373/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Dundas Cottages Allandale Bonnybridge FK4 2HL
Received 7 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0374/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Tamai Shieldhill Road Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0DU
Received 7 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0375/FUL
Change of Use from Shop (Class 1A) to Community Day Centre (Mental Health, Parental and Addiction Support) (Class 10)
26 Nairn Court Falkirk FK1 2QU
Received 7 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0376/FUL
External Alteration and Change of Use from Flat to form Hairdressing Salon (Class 1A)
36 Ladysmill Falkirk FK2 9AU
Received 7 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0377/FUL
Erection of Agricultural Worker's Dwellinghouse
Land To The North East Of Ivy Cottage, Lathallan House Maddiston
Received 11 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0378/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Lyall Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PL
Received 14 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0379/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Heugh Street Falkirk FK1 5QR
Received 17 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0380/FUL
Change of Use of Offices (Class 4) to a Salon/Treatment Room (Class 1A) and Gym (Class 11)
Antonine House Callendar Boulevard Callendar Business Park Falkirk FK1 1XR
Received 17 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0381/CPL
Use of Second Floor as Individual Rented Offices (Class 4) with Access to Shared Facilities
Antonine House Callendar Boulevard Callendar Business Park Falkirk FK1 1XR
Received 17 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0382/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Detached Garage
Land To The East Of Wester Hillhead Avonbridge
Received 18 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0383/CPL
Alterations to Building and Installation of Bollards
Tesco Stores Ltd Glasgow Road Falkirk FK1 4HQ
Received 18 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0384/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Dumyat Waggon Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0EJ
Received 18 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0385/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 9 Marchlands Avenue Marchlands Avenue Bo'ness
Received 18 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0386/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Mccowan Crescent Larbert FK5 4XH
Received 19 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0387/FUL
Extension and Alterations to Warehouse
Jewson Dalgrain Industrial Estate Mccafferty Way Grangemouth FK3 8DJ
Received 19 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0388/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Unit 7 Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 19 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0389/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Wotherspoon Drive Bo'ness EH51 0BB
Received 19 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0390/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormers)
5 Muirhead Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4HZ
Received 20 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0391/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
1 Stirling Street Denny FK6 6EL
Received 21 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0392/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
1 Stirling Street Denny FK6 6EL
Received 21 Jul 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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