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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 dates6,563Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,260 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,035 approved · 225 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- 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/25/0370/FUL
Siting of Timber Cabin for Use as Ancillary Living Accommodation
Afton Lodge Standburn Falkirk FK1 2LE
Received 25 Aug 2025 - UnknownP/24/0571/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 5 (Pedestrian Crossing) and 7 (Contaminated Land) of P/24/0571/MSC - Residential Development with Potential Commercial / Community Use and Associated Access, Parking, Landscaping, Open Space and Drainage
Land To The South Of Bo'ness Fire Station Crawfield Road Bo'ness
Received 25 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0371/FUL
Installation of Solar Panels and Associated Equipment
22 Bank Street Falkirk FK1 1NB
Received 26 Aug 2025 - UnknownP/22/0360/COND01
Compliance with Condition 2 of P/22/0360/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse with Associated Development Including Outbuilding and Stables
Site To The North West Of 47 Mannerston Holdings Blackness
Received 26 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0372/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
20 Glasgow Road Falkirk FK1 4HJ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0373/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
56 Alyth Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0YW
Received 27 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0374/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Castle View Airth Falkirk FK2 8GE
Received 28 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0375/LBC
Alterations, Extension and Change of Use of Building Fronting High Street to form Two Retail Units (Class 1A) and 14 Flatted Dwellings, and Alterations to Remaining Rear Section of Original Extension to Remain in Class 1A Use
150 - 156 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 29 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0376/FUL
Alterations, Extension and Change of Use of Building Fronting High Street to form Two Retail Units (Class 1A) and 14 Flatted Dwellings, and Alterations to Remaining Rear Section of Original Extension to Remain in Class 1A Use
150 - 156 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 29 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0377/FUL
Installation of Replacement Telecommunications Apparatus and Ancillary Development
Site To The North East Of 15 Merchiston Industrial Estate Falkirk
Received 29 Aug 2025 - DecidedP/25/0378/LBC
Installation of Replacement Windows
16C Avondhu Gardens Grangemouth FK3 9BW
Received 1 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0379/FUL
Construction of Holiday Lodge
Glenbervie House Torwood Larbert FK5 4SJ
Received 1 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0381/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
25 Prospecthill Road Falkirk FK1 5NA
Received 1 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0382/FUL
Upgrade of Wellpark Road from Kilsyth Road to Consented Access Road under P/20/0044/FUL
Site To The North Of Fairview Cottage Wellpark Road Banknock
Received 1 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0383/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
26 Mariner Drive Falkirk FK1 4LJ
Received 2 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0384/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
23 Muirhead Court Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0ZZ
Received 2 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0385/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)
South Bellsdyke Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8PG
Received 2 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0386/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Heather Grove Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0BB
Received 3 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0387/FUL
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump (Retrospective)
35 Slamannan Road Limerigg Falkirk FK1 3BN
Received 3 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0388/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements (Digital Display)
Site To The South East Of 2 Carnegie Drive Main Street Camelon Falkirk
Received 3 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0389/FUL
Installation of Digital Communication Kiosk
Site To The South East Of 2 Carnegie Drive Main Street Camelon Falkirk
Received 3 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0390/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements (Digital Display)
Site To The South Of 8 Newmarket Street Newmarket Street Falkirk
Received 3 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0391/FUL
Installation of Digital Communications Kiosk
Site To The South Of 8 Newmarket Street Newmarket Street Falkirk
Received 3 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0392/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements (Digital Display)
Site To The East Of 6 Lint Riggs Lint Riggs Falkirk
Received 3 Sept 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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