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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 dates6,463Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,172 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,948 approved · 224 refused · 531 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0393/LBC
Alterations to Building
Joint Dementia Initiative Arnotdale 31 Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5SQ
Received 21 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0394/FUL
Alterations to Building
Joint Dementia Initiative Arnotdale 31 Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5SQ
Received 21 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0395/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding (Retrospective)
4 Hollandbush Crescent Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1LD
Received 21 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0396/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 South Kersie Cottages Airth Stirling FK7 7NH
Received 24 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0397/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
77 Broomhill Road High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2AT
Received 24 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0398/FUL
Alteration to Access, Including Partial Demolition of Wall and Installation of Gate
Priorsford 75 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 24 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0399/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Netherby Road Airth Falkirk FK2 8LQ
Received 25 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0400/LBC
Alterations to Shopfront (Application of Paint)
32 South Street Bo'ness EH51 0EA
Received 25 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0401/FUL
Siting of Snack Van
Site To The South West Of Unit 7 Central Retail Park Falkirk
Received 26 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0402/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Installation of Flue
26 Douglas Avenue Airth Falkirk FK2 8GF
Received 26 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0403/CPL
Formation of Vehicular Access and Monoblock Driveway
24 Rodel Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0YU
Received 26 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0404/FUL
Construction of 39 Dwellings and Associated Roads, Drainage and Infrastructure
Land To The East Of 1 Rosemead Terrace Main Street California
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/23/0405/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building to Form Flatted Dwelling
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 28 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0406/FUL
Change of Use of Office and Storage Areas (Class 1) into Flatted Dwelling
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 28 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0407/AGR
Prior Notification for Forestry-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Land To The West Of Wester Greenhill Farm Avonbridge
Received 31 Jul 2023 - DecidedP/23/0408/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
36 Broomage Park Larbert FK5 3LE
Received 2 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0409/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of 46 Glasgow Road Lochpark Place Denny
Received 3 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0410/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
9 Torlea Place Larbert FK5 4QY
Received 4 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0411/FUL
Restoration of/Alterations to Derelict Dwellinghouse and Alterations to/Change of Use of Derelict Out Buildings to Form Single Dwellinghouse
Brackenlees Farm Skinflats Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 7 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0412/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Glenyards Farm Glenyards Road Greenhill Bonnybridge FK4 2EB
Received 9 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0413/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Rankin Crescent Dennyloanhead Bonnybridge FK4 1RA
Received 10 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0414/FUL
Construction of No.2 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The East Of 1 Hillcrest Square Hillcrest Square Reddingmuirhead
Received 10 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0415/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 1 Waterside Cottages Whitecross
Received 10 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0416/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
10A Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5RX
Received 10 Aug 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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