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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 dates6,554Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,252 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,027 approved · 225 refused · 542 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0346/FUL
Alterations to Flat (Enlargement of Window Opening/Installation of New Doors)
72 Alloa Road Carron Falkirk FK2 8EP
Received 12 Aug 2025 - UnknownP/24/0408/COND01
Compliance with Condition 3 of P/24/0408/FUL - Construction of Spectator Stand
Dunipace Juniors Football Ground Town House Street Denny
Received 12 Aug 2025 - UnknownP/22/0215/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 2, 3 and 4 of P/22/0215/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
Land To The North West Of 1 Broom Farm Steading Falkirk
Received 12 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0347/FUL
Change of Use and Alterations to Public House to Form 4 Flatted Dwellings for Use as Short Term Serviced Accommodation
Elphinstone Inn High Street Airth Falkirk FK2 8JN
Received 13 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0348/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
39 Forth Crescent Bo'ness EH51 9FB
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0350/FUL
Demolition of Existing Dwellinghouse and Construction of New Dwellinghouse and Change of Use and Extensions and Alterations to Existing Holiday Cottage to Form Ancillary Residential Accommodation (Part Retrospective)
Easter Bowhouse Whitecross Falkirk FK2 0BS
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0351/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Durach Tobar Bonnybridge FK4 2HH
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0352/FUL
Siting of Storage Containers (Class 6) (Retrospective)
Land To The East Of Falkirk Wheel Lime Road Falkirk
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0353/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Driveway
12 Balmoral Drive Falkirk FK1 5EZ
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0354/FUL
Alteration and Repair of Vacant Building for Use as Class 7 (Hotels and Hostels)
144 Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9BX
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0355/CPL
Conversion of Outbuilding to form Ancillary Living Accommodation
Wester Mailing Denny FK6 5HH
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0356/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront, Installation of A/C Units and Extension of Hardstanding and Acoustic Fence
Unit 3 Curragh Way Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4ER
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0357/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Bomains Farm Bo'ness Linlithgow EH49 7RQ
Received 18 Aug 2025 - UnknownP/08/0262/NMV02
Amendment to P/08/0262/FUL - Erection of Double Garage with Ancillary Living Accommodation
Moraig Cottage Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0358/CPL
Use of Outbuilding as Dog Grooming Salon
18 Cruickshank Drive Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2DS
Received 19 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0360/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
28 Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PU
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0361/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Outbuilding
Land To The West Of Manor House Maddiston Falkirk
Received 20 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0362/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Muirhead Road Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4HZ
Received 21 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0364/WIN
Replacement Windows
8A Market Street Bo'ness EH51 9AD
Received 21 Aug 2025 - UnknownP/22/0494/COND02
Compliance with Condition 9 (Travel Plan) of P/22/0494/FUL - Construction of 17 Dwellings and Associated Infrastructure
Westquarter Workers Welfare Westquarter Avenue Westquarter Falkirk FK2 9RQ
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0366/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
1 Marshall Drive California Falkirk FK1 2AB
Received 25 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0367/FUL
Construction of Valet Building (Retrospective)
Polmont Motors Main Street Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QP
Received 25 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0368/FUL
Construction of 3 Dwellinghouses (Retrospective)
Land To The South West Of 28 Blinkbonnie Terrace Slamannan
Received 25 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0369/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
St Andrew's West Manse 1 Maggie Wood's Loan Falkirk FK1 5SJ
Received 25 Aug 2025
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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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