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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 dates6,471Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,179 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,955 approved · 224 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0471/FUL
Construction of 4 Dwellinghouses
Lockups Alma Street Falkirk
Received 20 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0472/FUL
Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses
130A Main Street Larbert FK5 3LA
Received 20 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0473/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
20 Park Road Falkirk FK2 7PR
Received 21 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0474/FUL
Installation of Ball Stop Netting and Poles
Dunipace Juniors Football Ground Town House Street Denny
Received 22 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0475/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
3 Glen Gardens Falkirk FK1 5LQ
Received 25 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0476/FUL
Formation of New Vehicle Access and Alterations to Existing Road Junction
Kersie Bank Kersie Terrace South Alloa Stirling FK7 7NJ
Received 25 Sept 2023 - UnknownP/23/0085/NMV01
Amendment to P/23/0085/FUL - Alteration and Change of Use from Class 4 (Business) to Form 1 No. Flatted Dwelling (Sui Generis)
26 East Pier Street Bo'ness EH51 9AB
Received 25 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0478/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Amendment to Planning Permission P/23/0182/FUL)
Rosebank Cottage The Path Airth Falkirk FK2 8JW
Received 26 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0479/LBC
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Rosebank Cottage The Path Airth Falkirk FK2 8JW
Received 26 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0480/LBC
Alterations to Dwelling and Installation of External Stairs
Kinneil House Bo'ness Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QS
Received 26 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0481/FUL
Alterations to Dwelling and Installation of External Stairs
Kinneil House Bo'ness Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QS
Received 26 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0483/CPL
Part Change of Use from Class 3 (Food and Drink) to Class 1A (Shops and financial, professional and other services)
Ricky D 262 and 264 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BH
Received 27 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0484/LBC
Installation of Flue
22C Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JQ
Received 28 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0485/FUL
Installation of Flue
22C Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JQ
Received 28 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0486/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Hillside Cottage Back Row Polmont Falkirk FK2 0RD
Received 28 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0487/FUL
Construction of External Plant Room, Including Plant and Container
Meadowbank Health Centre Salmon Inn Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XF
Received 28 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0488/FUL
Installation of Flue
3 Talbot Street Grangemouth FK3 8HU
Received 28 Sept 2023 - UnknownP/19/0454/COND01
Compliance with Condition 3 (Stone Matching) of P/19/0454/LBC - Substantial Demolition of Former Farm Steading and Redevelopment to form 12 Dwellinghouses
Woodend Farm Hallglen Road Hallglen Falkirk FK1 2AT
Received 28 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0489/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Outbuilding to Form Dwellinghouse
Plot 4 At Linhouse Farm Falkirk
Received 29 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0491/TEL
Installation of Telecommunication Apparatus
Site To The South East Of Polmont Golf Club Manuel Rigg Maddiston
Received 29 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0492/TEL
Installation of Telecommunication Apparatus
Site To The North East Of 15 Merchiston Industrial Estate Smith Street Falkirk
Received 29 Sept 2023 - DecidedP/23/0493/FUL
Change of Use from Housing Office (Class 1A) to Mixed Use, Incorporating Office (Class 4), Shop (Class 1A) and Storage/Distribution (Class 6), Including Alterations to Building and Shopfront
15 North Street Bo'ness EH51 0AQ
Received 2 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0494/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
15 North Street Bo'ness EH51 0AQ
Received 2 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0495/FUL
Alteration to Shopfront and Installation of Bollards - Amendment to Planning Permission P/19/0615/FUL for the Erection of 5 Class 1 Shop Units with Associated Car Parking, Footpath & Landscaping
Land To The East Of 48 Blenheim Place Bellsdyke Road Larbert
Received 3 Oct 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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