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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4,955 approved · 224 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/0496/FUL
Installation of Plant/Machinery (Air Conditioning Units and Gas Cooler) and Fenced Enclosure - 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 - DecidedP/23/0497/FUL
Change of Use from Class 3 (Cafe) to Sui Generis (Hot Food Takeaway) and Alterations to Shopfront
9 & 10 Newmarket Centre Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1JT
Received 3 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0498/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fence and Garden Steps
Land To The South East Of 39 Laxdale Drive Laxdale Drive Head Of Muir
Received 4 Oct 2023 - UnknownP/23/0015/NMV01
Amendment to P/23/00015/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North West Of Linside Steading Avonbridge
Received 4 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0499/CPE
The applicant has carried out works (see Supporting Statement 4) under planning permission P/17/0041/FUL & PPA-240-2051 (as varied) ('Planning Permission') in order to lawfully commence the development consented under the Planning Permission. A certificate of lawfulness of existing development is therefore sought confirming that development has lawfully begun and that the Planning Permission has been lawfully implemented sufficiently for it to be preserved in perpetuity.
Ineos Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9XH
Received 6 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0500/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of Wester Lochdrum Farm Bonnybridge
Received 9 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0501/FUL
Part Change of Use (1st Floor) from Office (Class 4) to Self Storage Premises (Class 6 Storage or Distribution)
Morton House 3 Roseland Hall Earls Gate Park Grangemouth FK3 8WJ
Received 9 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0502/FUL
Construction of Covered Enclosure
Glenbervie Golf Club Torwood Larbert FK5 4SJ
Received 9 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0503/CPL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse - Installation of New Windows
9 Midthorn Crescent Falkirk FK2 9DW
Received 9 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0504/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
77 Broomhill Road High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2AT
Received 10 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0505/FUL
Installation of Chemical Dosing Kiosk, Emergency Shower and Eye Bath, Cabinet, Lamppost, Hose Reel and Associated Pipework
Scottish Water Winchester Avenue Denny FK6 6QE
Received 10 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0506/CPL
Installation of a Gated Compound with Pipework and Valves
Site To The East Of South Side Laboratory Building Bo'ness Road Bo'ness Road Grangemouth
Received 10 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0507/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
20 Jenkinson Drive Redding Falkirk FK2 9TL
Received 12 Oct 2023 - UnknownP/20/0339/NMV01
Amendment to P/20/0339/FUL - Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Outbuildings and Erection of Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
Ian-Mor Dorrator Road Falkirk FK1 4BN
Received 12 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0508/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
26 Braefoot Road Bo'ness EH51 9TT
Received 13 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0509/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications Apparatus
Site To The North East Of Sealock House Inchyra Road Grangemouth
Received 13 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0510/FUL
Engineering Works to Construct Surface Water Drainage
Westquarter Workers Welfare Westquarter Avenue Westquarter Falkirk FK2 9RQ
Received 16 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0511/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
5 Campfield Street Falkirk FK2 7DN
Received 16 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0512/FUL
Extension to Community Hall (Modular Storage Unit)
Bainsford Community Hall Davids Loan Falkirk FK2 7NS
Received 17 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0513/FUL
Construction of Raised Deck (Retrospective)
31 Anderson Crescent Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2ED
Received 18 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0514/FUL
Alteration and Change of Use From Office (Class 4) to Vehicle Repair/Body Shop (Class 5), Ancillary Sale and Display of Vehicles, Offices and Stores, Construction of Vehicular Access, Boundary Fence and Associated Development
Sealock House 2 Inchyra Road Grangemouth FK3 9XB
Received 18 Oct 2023 - UnknownP/23/0252/COND01
Compliance with Condition 3 of P/23/0252/FUL - Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Construction of Dwellinghouse with Associated Infrastructure
Paddockhall Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LU
Received 18 Oct 2023 - DecidedR/23/0001/STOP
Stopping up of footpath extending to 93.25 metres or thereby to the east / north-east of Hamilton Lodge.
Hamilton Lodge Linlithgow EH49 7RJ
Received 19 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0515/LBC
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Mayfield House 7 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5SJ
Received 20 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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