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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 dates6,580Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,275 approved or refused records
225Refused applications
5,050 approved · 225 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- UnknownP/21/0731/COND01
Compliance with Condition 4 of P/21/0731/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
Blawloan Farm Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NP
Received 14 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0456/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Broombank 1A Hawley Road Falkirk FK1 1SH
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0457/FUL
Installation of Solar PV Array and Associated Works
Sewage Purification Works Grangemouth Road Bo'ness EH51 0PY
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0458/FUL
Construction of 2.5 m Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
10 Anderson Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8DU
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/21/0723/COND03
Compliance with Conditions 15 and 19 of P/21/0723/FUL - Construction of 87 Dwellinghouses and Associated Works
Site To The North Of 37 Rosebank Avenue Dunipace
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0459/FUL
Use of Car Park for Market and Car Boot Sale
Falkirk Community Stadium Ltd The Falkirk Stadium 4 Stadium Way Falkirk FK2 9EE
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0460/FUL
Construction of 4 Glamping Pods
West Riverside Farm Fankerton Denny FK6 5JF
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0461/FUL
Construction of Vehicular Access
17 Polmont Road Laurieston Falkirk FK2 9QQ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0462/CPL
Construction of Outbuilding
63 Roman Road Bonnybridge FK4 2DE
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0464/LBC
Alterations to Listed Building
Muiravonside Church Muiravonside Church Road Maddiston Linlithgow EH49 6LN
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0465/FUL
Installation of 3no. GRP Kiosks, Concrete Hardstanding Area, Hose Reel, 2no. Emergency Shower Unit, Tanker Delivery Fill Point, Buried Valve with Above Ground Headstocks and 7no. Vehicle Protection Bollards
Scottish Water Winchester Avenue Denny FK6 6QE
Received 23 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0466/CPL
Replacement Roof
2 Mccambridge Place Larbert FK5 4FY
Received 23 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0467/FUL
Demolition of Dwellinghouse, Construction of New Dwellinghouse and Associated Development
Seven Gables Polmont Park Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XT
Received 23 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0468/CPL
Temporary Siting of 2 Cabins to Provide Daytime Accommodation for Tenants
Land To The West Of G1 Greenbank Court Greenbank Court Falkirk
Received 24 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0469/LBC
Internal Alterations to Listed Building
19 and 19A Kirk Wynd Falkirk FK1 1LZ
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0470/FUL
Alterations and Change of use from Class 1A Retail to Sui Generis - Public House at ground floor level and Managers Flat at first floor level.
74 - 78 High Street Falkirk FK1 1DD
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0472/MSC
Approval of Matters Specified in Condition 1(m) of Planning Permission in Principle P/20/0493/PPP as Varied by P/25/0058/VRC Relating to Provision of Public Art (Retrospective)
Land To The East Of Gilston Farm Gilston Crescent Polmont
Received 28 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0473/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Walton Cottage Bo'ness Linlithgow EH49 7NS
Received 28 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0474/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Steps Street Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4LH
Received 28 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0475/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
87 Windsor Avenue Falkirk FK1 5HG
Received 28 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0477/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Thistle Avenue Grangemouth FK3 8YH
Received 28 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0478/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground, Including Formation of Driveway and Construction of Fencing
10 Avonpark Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2LR
Received 28 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0479/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
21 Lathallan Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PD
Received 29 Oct 2025 - DecidedP/25/0480/CPL
Conversion of Garage to Form Habitable Room
Brora 1 Church Road Bo'ness EH51 0EL
Received 29 Oct 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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