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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,471Searchable 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4,955 approved · 224 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- 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/23/0516/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Mayfield House 7 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5SJ
Received 20 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0518/FUL
Installation of Door, Formation of Hardstanding and Construction of Fence
Booker Cash & Carry Middlefield Road Falkirk FK2 9HQ
Received 23 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0520/FUL
Change of Use of Church and Alterations to Form 5 Flatted Dwellings
United Pentecostal Church 2 Canal Street Bainsford Falkirk FK2 7FD
Received 24 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0522/CPL
Use of No.6 Flatted Dwellings (Sui Generis) as Short Term Lets (Sui Generis)
Flat A - F 3 Paris Street Grangemouth FK3 9BN
Received 25 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0523/MSC
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Land To The South Of The Filter House, Linlithgow
Received 25 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0524/FUL
Construction of Holiday Lodge
Glenbervie House Torwood Larbert FK5 4SJ
Received 25 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0525/FUL
Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses
63 and 65 Mamre Drive California Falkirk FK1 2BT
Received 25 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0526/FUL
Design Amendments to Dwellinghouse Relating to Planning Permission P/14/0348/FUL (Conversion, Restoration and Extension to Existing Farm Steading to Form Dwellinghouse and New Access Road) (Retrospective)
Wester Woodside Cottage Falkirk FK2 0BT
Received 25 Oct 2023 - UnknownP/23/0046/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/23/0046/FUL - Formation of 43MW Battery Energy Storage System and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The South East Of Merchiston Industrial Estate Smith Street Falkirk
Received 25 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0527/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 Graham Avenue Larbert FK5 4PF
Received 26 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0528/CPL
Installation of Carbon Steel Pipe
Site To The East Of South Side Laboratory Building Bo'ness Road Bo'ness Road Grangemouth
Received 26 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0529/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Porch)
7 Sir William Wallace Court Larbert FK5 4GA
Received 27 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0530/FUL
External Alterations to Building
Clark Eriksson St Crispins House Williamson Street Falkirk FK1 1PR
Received 30 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0532/LBC
Installation of Solar Panels
St James Church Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AZ
Received 30 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0533/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Duncan Street Bonnybridge FK4 1DP
Received 30 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0534/FUL
Installation of Solar Panels
St James Church Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AZ
Received 30 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0535/FUL
Alterations to Hotel (Class 7), Demolition of Outbuildings, Development of Leisure Facilities Including Construction of Spa, Gym, Yoga Studio and No.6 Holiday Lodges, Engineering Operations and Hard and Soft Landscaping Works
The Parsonage Airth Falkirk FK2 8LU
Received 30 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0536/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
The Parsonage Airth Falkirk FK2 8LU
Received 31 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0537/CPL
Installation of Roof Mounted Solar Panels
The Health Centre Bank Street Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3EZ
Received 31 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0538/CPL
Installation of Roof Mounted Solar Photovoltaic System
Forth Valley Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Westburn Avenue Falkirk FK1 5QE
Received 31 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0539/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
Tall Trees 12 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 31 Oct 2023 - DecidedP/23/0540/FUL
Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Hub, Construction of Cafe (Class 3) and Associated Development
East Gateway Beancross Road Grangemouth
Received 1 Nov 2023 - DecidedP/23/0541/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Deck
13 Hillside Terrace Westquarter Falkirk FK2 9SH
Received 1 Nov 2023 - DecidedP/23/0542/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
147 - 149 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DZ
Received 1 Nov 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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