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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 dates6,573Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,269 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,044 approved · 225 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0411/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North West Of 1 Broom Farm Steading Falkirk
Received 15 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0412/CPE
Use of Property as Short Term Holiday Let
Dunmuir 21 Hayfield Terrace Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5LA
Received 15 Sept 2025 - UnknownP/24/0226/COND02
Compliance with Condition 4 of P/24/0226/MSC - Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1C, 1H, 1N, 1O-Q, 1U-W, 1Z, 2C-D, 13, 14, 15 and 20 (Site Wide Earthworks, Burn Restoration, Access, Demolition and Associated Enabling Works) of Planning Permission in Principle P/20/0493/PPP
Land To The East Of Gilston Farm Gilston Crescent Polmont
Received 15 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0413/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
25 Castleview Terrace Haggs Bonnybridge FK4 1HR
Received 17 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0414/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
40 Queen's Crescent Falkirk FK1 5JL
Received 18 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0415/FUL
Construction of Valet Workshop Building
Frasers Of Falkirk Glasgow Road Falkirk FK1 4JQ
Received 19 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0416/FUL
Alterations to Existing Window to Form Patio Doors
9 South Philpingstone Lane Bo'ness EH51 9JZ
Received 19 Sept 2025 - UnknownP/24/0291/COND01
Compliance with Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of P/24/0291/FUL - Construction of Slurry Lagoon
The Glen Farm Falkirk FK1 3AA
Received 19 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0418/FUL
Change of Use of Premises from Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) to Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) and Class 11 (Gym)
UMS Ltd Universal Road Falkirk FK2 9GA
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0419/FUL
Construction of Office and Warehouse Building (Class 6) and Associated Development
Plot 6 Lammermoor Avenue Abbotsford Business Park Falkirk
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0420/FUL
Change of Use of Land to Form Gypsy/Traveller Site with 2 No. Chalets, Amenity Block, Polytunnel and Associated Development
Land To The North West Of Polmonthill Cottage Avondale Road Polmont
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0421/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential)
Drumbowie House Falkirk Denny FK6 5LZ
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0422/FUL
Construction of Holiday Lodge
Glenbervie House Torwood Larbert FK5 4SJ
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0423/CPL
Use of Dwelling as Short Term Let
Duneden 6 Earn Place Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5NW
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0425/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Kinfauns 116 High Station Road Falkirk FK1 5LN
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0426/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
32 Chambers Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8DY
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0427/FUL
Construction of Stable Block (Retrospective) and Associated Development
Victoria House Braeface Road Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1UE
Received 26 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0428/FUL
Alterations to Dwellinghouses, Including Replacement Windows and Doors, Roofing Works, Replacement Gutters and Downpipes, Wall Insulation, Roughcast and Stone Repairs
3-9, 17 & 19, 23-45, 49-57, 61 & 63, 67, 71 & 73 85 & 87 (Odd), 6, 10 & 12, 18-24, 28, 34, 40 & 44 (Even) Allandale Cottages Allandale Bonnybridge FK4 2HE
Received 29 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0429/FUL
Change of Use from Office to Form Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
Carron House 27A King Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4HD
Received 29 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0430/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
The Ramblers Greenbank Road Falkirk FK1 5PU
Received 29 Sept 2025 - UnknownP/19/0453/NMV01
Amendment to P/19/0453/FUL - Substantial Demolition of Former Farm Steading and Redevelopment to form 12 Affordable Dwellinghouses, Erection of 69 Affordable Dwellinghouses, 30 Affordable Flatted Dwellings, Formation of Roundabout, Landscaping and SUDS Pond
Woodend Farm Hallglen Road Hallglen Falkirk FK1 2AT
Received 26 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0431/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Cheviot Place Grangemouth FK3 0DE
Received 30 Sept 2025 - DecidedP/25/0432/FUL
Installation of Parcel Locker (Retrospective)
168A Almond Street Grangemouth FK3 8PS
Received 30 Sept 2025 - UnknownP/22/0494/COND03
Compliance with Conditions 6 (LZCGT) and 7 (Coal Risk Remediation) of P/22/0494/FUL - Construction of 17 Dwellings and Associated Infrastructure
Westquarter Workers Welfare Westquarter Avenue Westquarter Falkirk FK2 9RQ
Received 30 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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