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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,595Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,287 approved or refused records
226Refused applications
5,061 approved · 226 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0003/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Boundary Fence
13 Lendrick Drive Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0GW
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0004/FUL
Extension to Cafe to form Takeaway and Associated Develolpment Including New External Landscaping
Canada Wood Kitchen and Bar Falkirk FK1 3AZ
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0005/CPL
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
6 Muirwood Place Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0WE
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0006/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Grange Meadows Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4XA
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0007/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding
68 Reilly Gardens High Bonnybridge Bonnybridge FK4 2BB
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0008/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
56 Pennelton Place Bo'ness EH51 0PE
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0009/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding and Alterations to Dwellinghouse
4 Abbots Road Grangemouth FK3 8HX
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0010/FUL
Installation of Ramp and Wall (Retrospective)
46 Bruart Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DF
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0011/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Site To The West Of The Auld Scrappy Avonbridge
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0012/CPE
Use of Property as Short Term Holiday Let
Muirhead Cottage Drove Road Head Of Muir Denny FK6 5JX
Received 12 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0015/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Orchard Street Falkirk FK1 1RF
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0016/FUL
Installation of External Lighting
Site At King's Court , Site To The South Of The Steeple, High Street and Site At Wilson Close, High Street Falkirk
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0017/LBC
Installation of External Lighting
Site At King's Court , Site To The South Of The Steeple, High Street and Site At Wilson Close, High Street Falkirk
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0018/FUL
Construction of Temporary Vehicular Access (Retrospective)
Land To The North Of Crownerland Farm Linlithgow
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0019/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
21 Anson Avenue Falkirk FK1 5JD
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0020/LBC
Alterations to Building
Falkirk Library Hope Street Falkirk FK1 5AU
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0021/FUL
Change of Use from Private Open Space to Private Garden Ground (Retrospective)
Bluebell Wood Glenbervie Mews Torwood Larbert FK5 4ZQ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0022/FUL
Installation of New Window
Grange Knowe 58 Grange Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9DU
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0023/FUL
Alterations to Flat (Enlargement of Window Opening/Installation of Patio Door) and Installation of Ramp
179 Oxgang Road Grangemouth FK3 9ES
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0024/VRC
Section 42 Application to Modify Condition No. 14 of Planning Permission P/17/0797/PPP
Land To The North Of Crownerland Farm Linlithgow
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0025/CPL
Use of Building as Class 1A (Shops and Financial, Professional and Other Services)
58 Union Road Falkirk FK1 4PF
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0026/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
Land To The North East Of The Tavern Kilsyth Road Haggs
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0027/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Land To The North East Of The Tavern Kilsyth Road Haggs
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0029/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Torwood Head Cottage Torwood Larbert FK5 4SL
Received 21 Jan 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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