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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 dates6,610Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,300 approved or refused records
227Refused applications
5,073 approved · 227 refused · 548 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0097/FUL
Installation of Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
1 La Porte Precinct Grangemouth FK3 8AZ
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0098/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements
1 La Porte Precinct Grangemouth FK3 8AZ
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0099/FUL
Change of Use from Betting Office (Sui Generis) to Restaurant and Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) and external alterations including Installation of Flue
78B Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0HX
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0100/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
30 Anne Drive Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4JE
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0101/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Garage to Form Habitable Living Space and Construction Outbuilding (with a Guest Suite)
Tarduff Coachhouse Whitecross Falkirk FK2 0BS
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0102/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
136 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0103/LBC
Alterations to Shopfront
136 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0104/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
85 Manor Street Falkirk
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0105/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
Learigg Standburn Falkirk FK1 2HL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0106/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Ard Court Grangemouth FK3 0HL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0107/FUL
Alterations and Change of Use from Community Education Centre to 11 No. Flatted Dwellings
Park Street Community Education Centre Park Street Falkirk FK1 1RE
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0108/LBC
Alterations and Change of Use from Community Education Centre to 11no. Flatted Dwellings
Park Street Community Education Centre Park Street Falkirk FK1 1RE
Received 5 Mar 2026 - UnknownP/24/0153/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/24/0153/FUL - Construction of Outbuilding (Recreational Hut)
Land To The South East Of Gateside Cottage Standburn
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0110/MSC
Residential Development with Associated Access, Parking, Landscaping, Open Space and Drainage
Land To The South Of Bo'ness Fire Station Crawfield Road Bo'ness
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0111/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Dyland 60 Grange Terrace Bo'ness EH51 9DU
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0112/PPP
Subdivision of Existing Dwellinghouse to Form Flats and Development of Land for Residential Use
Kirkmailing 21 Denny Road Larbert FK5 3NR
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0113/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
The Kilns 6 Fairfields Airth Falkirk FK2 8RY
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0114/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Caleybrae Slamannan Road Limerigg Falkirk FK1 3BW
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0115/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Dunrowan 52 Dorrator Road Falkirk FK1 4BL
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0116/FUL
Construction of 14 Flatted Dwellings and a Class 3 Retail Unit, with Associated Works
Land To The South Of 58 Grahams Road Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0117/FUL
Installation of EV Charging Bays
Central Retail Park Falkirk
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0118/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Douglas Avenue Airth Falkirk FK2 8GF
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0119/CPL
Construction of Pergola
Hopedale 6 South Broomage Avenue Larbert FK5 3LF
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0120/FUL
Construction of Ancillary Accommodation (Class 8) and Associated Development
38 Alloa Road Carron Falkirk FK2 8EP
Received 13 Mar 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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