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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,475Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,183 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,959 approved · 224 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/24/0035/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Rae Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4QP
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0037/LBC
Internal Alterations (Partially Retrospective)
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0038/CPL
Siting of a Caravan and Construction of Decking
Lilley House Allandale Bonnybridge FK4 2HN
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0040/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The South East Of 39 Laxdale Drive Laxdale Drive Head Of Muir
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0041/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Dumyat Waggon Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0EJ
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0042/FUL
Construction of Holiday Lodge and Associated Development (Retrospective)
Wellsfield Farm Dunipace Denny FK6 6QZ
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0044/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
Bo'ness Station Union Street Bo'ness EH51 9AQ
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0046/FUL
Construction of Cafe with Ancillary Office Space (Class 3), Event /Tuition Space (Class 10) and Associated Development (Retrospective)
Little Kerse Leisure Ltd Grange Road Grangemouth Falkirk FK2 0YB
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0047/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
10A Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5RX
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0048/FUL
Use of Flatted Dwelling as Short Term Let
41 Firs Street Falkirk FK2 7AY
Received 1 Feb 2024 - UnknownP/20/0519/NMV04
Amendment to P/20/0519/MSC - Erection of 178 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The North Of North Bank Farm Bo'ness
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0049/FUL
Extensions and Alterations to Dwellinghouse including the widening of vehicular access.
Dashwood Polmont Road Polmont Falkirk FK2 9UZ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0050/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
26 Bensfield Drive Falkirk FK2 8SU
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0051/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To West Of 12 Thistle Avenue Thistle Avenue Grangemouth
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0052/FUL
Siting of Snack Van and Erection of Fencing (Retrospective)
Site To South Of Yard 3 Redding Industrial Estate Redding
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0053/FUL
Construction of Extension (Entrance Porch) to Restaurant (Class 3)
Beancross West Beancross Farm Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XS
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0054/FUL
Alteration and Extension to Dwelling
205 Grahamsdyke Street Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9LT
Received 5 Feb 2024 - UnknownP/22/0381/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/22/0381/FUL - Change of Use of Land to Private Garden Ground and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Woodview 29 Mannerston Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7ND
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0055/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse
Priorsford 75 Grahamsdyke Road Bo'ness EH51 9DZ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0056/MSC
Construction of Veterinary Care Facility, Dwellinghouse, Parking and Access, and Change of Use of Land to Form Exercise Area
Land To The North West Of Nappiefaulds House Falkirk
Received 6 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0057/AGR
Prior Notification of Track Improvement
Bandominie Bonnybridge FK4 2HP
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0058/FUL
Alterations / Repairs to Entrance Pillars, Gates, Boundary Walls and Railings and Widening of Driveway Entrance
Garthill 13 Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RZ
Received 7 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0060/FUL
Installation of Roof Mounted Photovoltaic Arrays
Wonder World Castlelaurie Industrial Estate Bankside Falkirk
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0061/FUL
Construction of Agricultural Building
Dunmore Home Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8LX
Received 8 Feb 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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