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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 dates6,472Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,180 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,956 approved · 224 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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/23/0615/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)
Pollauran 15A Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 18 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0616/FUL
Installation of a Disabled Access Ramp and Stairs
Pollauran 15A Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 18 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0617/FUL
Garden Works Including Construction of Outdoor Structures (Garden Kitchen and Sculpture), Decking and Hardstanding
Priorsford 75 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 18 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0618/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
23 Mannerston Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NE
Received 19 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0619/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Ben Dhu Park Drive Brightons Falkirk FK2 0JH
Received 19 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0621/FUL
Change of Use to Gypsy/Traveller Site, Including Siting of No.10 Chalets, Formation of No.5 Touring Caravan Pitches, Construction of Outbuildings, Fencing, Hardstanding and Drainage Infrastructure (Retrospective)
Land To The East Of Avonside House Reddoch Road Polmont
Received 19 Dec 2023 - UnknownP/23/0247/NMV01
Amendment to P/23/0247/FUL - Construction of Auto Service / Repair Garage and 8 Industrial Units and Boundary Fencing
Land To The West Of Unit 13, Bonnybridge Industrial Estate Murnin Road Bonnybridge
Received 18 Dec 2023 - UnknownP/21/0332/NMV01
Amendment to P/21/0332/FUL - Extension to Building and External Alterations, Use of Ground Floor for Class 1 (Shop) Use
RDUK Building Station Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TY
Received 19 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0622/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Creteil Place Grangemouth FK3 8LD
Received 20 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0623/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
15 Russel Street Falkirk FK2 7HU
Received 20 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0624/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use to Form Gym and 7 Residential Flats
150 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 21 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0625/LBC
Alterations to form Gym and 7 Residential Flats
150 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 21 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0627/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding and Formation of Access (Amendment to P/20/0549/FUL)
Land To The East Of Viewlands Standburn
Received 21 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/23/0629/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
76 Grahams Road Falkirk FK1 1HN
Received 22 Dec 2023 - DecidedP/24/0001/FUL
Construction of Raised Decking and Balustrade
Carmill House Stirling Road Larbert FK5 3NJ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0002/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The East Of 20 Bankview Terrace Denny Road Dennyloanhead
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0003/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
Peoples Autocentre Callendar Road Falkirk FK1 1SQ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0004/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Garden House 13 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5EF
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0006/FUL
Extension and Conversion of Garage to Form Habitable Living Accommodation
40 Dochart Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0RE
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedR/24/0001/STOP
Stopping up of access to public road, to be affected at a position between grid ref. 289691.6 East, 687636.8 North, on the north side of Cemetery Road Airth and grid ref. 289691.8 East, 687633.1 North, on the south side of Cemetery Road Airth
Land To The West Of Cemetery Road Cemetery Road Airth
Received 10 Jan 2024 - UnknownP/23/0235/NMV01
Amendment to P/23/0235/FUL - Extension to Distribution Centre (Class 6)
Unit C West Mains Industrial Estate Grangemouth FK3 8YE
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0008/FUL
Extension to Shop (Class 1A) and Associated Development
108 Newhouse Road Grangemouth FK3 8NJ
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0010/FUL
Installation of Ground-Mounted Solar Array and Construction of Fence (Retrospective)
1 Princess Gate Slamannan Road Falkirk FK1 5BP
Received 12 Jan 2024 - UnknownP/22/0497/COND01
Details submitted to purify conditions 2 and 5 of P/22/0497/FUL.
Vine Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 15 Jan 2024
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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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