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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 dates6,463Searchable 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4,948 approved · 224 refused · 531 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/23/0417/CPL
Renovation of and Extension to Dwellinghouse
34 Anderson Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8DU
Received 11 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0418/FUL
Change of Use from Class 5 Industrial to Class 11 Leisure
Unit 3D West Mains Industrial Estate Grangemouth FK3 8YE
Received 11 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0419/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Clairdhu Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NW
Received 11 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0420/LBC
Installation of Plaque
Arnotdale 31 Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5SQ
Received 14 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0421/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1A (Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Class 10 (Non Residential Institutions, Place of Worship)
One Stop Shop 256 Main Street Camelon Falkirk FK1 4DY
Received 15 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0422/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
62 - 66 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DD
Received 15 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0424/FUL
Construction of 4 No. Class 1A Units, Flood Mitigation Methods and Associated Parking
The Phoenix Manuel Terrace Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6JG
Received 16 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0426/FUL
Conversion from Office to Residential Flat
80 Mary Street Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9PS
Received 18 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0427/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse, Including Formation of Raised Deck, Engineering Operation. Fence and Retaining Wall
25 Kilbean Drive Falkirk FK1 5PH
Received 18 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0428/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
37 Wotherspoon Drive Bo'ness EH51 0BB
Received 21 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0430/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
25 Meadow Court Dunipace Denny FK6 6JU
Received 21 Aug 2023 - UnknownPRE/2023/0004/SCREEN
Request for Screening Opinion
Forkers Central Dock Road Grangemouth FK3 8UB
Received 18 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0431/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
48 Kinnaird Drive Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4JN
Received 22 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0432/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Loch Na Var Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 22 Aug 2023 - UnknownPRE/2023/0005/SCREEN
Request for Screening Opinion
Land To The West Of 31 Wellpark Road Wellpark Road Banknock
Received 22 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0434/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Lomond Road Grangemouth FK3 0BZ
Received 23 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0435/FUL
Change of Use of Retail Unit (Class 1A) to form 'Class 11- Fitness Studio'
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 23 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0437/FUL
Change of Use from Office to House (Class 9), Alterations to Property, Demolition of Freestanding Building, Construction of Freestanding Building and Fencing (Partially Retrospective)
Kilns House Kilns Road Falkirk FK1 5SA
Received 23 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0438/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Macdonald Court Larbert FK5 4FR
Received 24 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0439/CPL
Use of Property as a Dwellinghouse for the Care of No More than 5 Residents, under Class 9(a)(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 (as amended)
Orchard Strathmiglo Place Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4UQ
Received 24 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0440/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Conversion of Garage to Form Ancillary Living Accommodation
1 Avon Brook Steading Falkirk FK1 3AG
Received 24 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0442/FUL
Construction of 8 Flatted Dwellings & 1 Dwellinghouse
Land To The North Of 34 Seaforth Road Seaforth Road Falkirk
Received 24 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0443/LBC
Internal and External Alterations, Replacement of Windows (Including Larger Roof Lights) and Doors, Construction of Roof Vents, Demolition of Wall, Addition of Bi-Fold Doors, New Garden Wall and Enlargement of Existing Window Opening to Create Door Opening (Partial Retention of)
Kilns House Kilns Road Falkirk FK1 5SA
Received 24 Aug 2023 - DecidedP/23/0444/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
38 Millar Place Falkirk FK2 8QB
Received 24 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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