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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 dates6,614Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,304 approved or refused records
227Refused applications
5,077 approved · 227 refused · 548 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionP/26/0121/FUL
External Alterations to Building and Installation of Floodlighting
126 Victoria Road Falkirk FK2 7AX
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0122/FUL
Construction of Agricultural Building
Dunmore Home Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8LX
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0123/FUL
Conversion and Extension of Former Stable Building to Form Dwellinghouse and Extension to Existing Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
Dalnair Farm Bonnybridge FK4 2HB
Received 13 Mar 2026 - UnknownP/20/0612/NMV02
Amendment to P/20/0612/FUL - Erection of Manufacturing Facility (Class 5), Ancillary Office (Class 4) and Associated Development
Earls Gate Park Beancross Road Grangemouth
Received 11 Mar 2026 - UnknownP/25/0252/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of P/25/0252/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse and Associated Works
Land To South West Of Kirklands Farm Denny
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0124/FUL
Change of Use from Class 11 to a Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) and Construction of 1.8m High Security Palisade Fence
Avonbridge Community Hall Blackston Road Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2NB
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0125/FUL
Replacement of Window with French Doors and Construction of Raised Deck
4 Fowler Place Polmont Falkirk FK2 0XQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0126/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
8 Ochil Gardens Bonnybridge FK4 2EF
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0127/FUL
Alteration to Dwellinghouse (Door Canopy) (Retrospective)
7 High Street Airth Falkirk FK2 8JL
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0128/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
M'Dina Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0129/FUL
Change of Use of Church (Class 10) to Cafe (Class 3) and Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Car Park, Including Formation of New Vehicular Access and Associated Development
Blackness Mission Church Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NE
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0130/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Land To The South Of 36 Epworth Gardens Epworth Gardens Reddingmuirhead
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0131/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
71A Randolph Crescent Brightons Falkirk FK2 0EZ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0132/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
138 Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4EB
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0133/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
1 East Bridge Street Falkirk FK1 1YD
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0134/FUL
Temporary Siting of Site Cabins to Provide Office, Laboratory and Welfare Facilities
Site To The South West Of Grange Works Earls Road Grangemouth
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0135/FUL
Formation of Vehicle Access and Driveway
24 St. Ninians Way Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7NF
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0137/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
26 Swords Way Falkirk FK2 7FF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - UnknownP/25/0129/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement) and 5 (Coal Mining Risk) of P/25/0129/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse
Site To The West Of Toravon High Road Maddiston
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0138/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Bracken Avenue Falkirk FK1 5RF
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0139/FUL
Siting of Portable Unit (Renewal of Planning Permission P/21/0272/FUL)
198 Grahams Road Falkirk FK2 7BX
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0140/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Associated Development
Site To The South Of Byways Glen Road Torwood
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0141/PPP
Development of Land for Residential Use
Site To The West Of Torwood Head Cottage Stirling Road Larbert
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0142/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
The Wood Yard Cauldcoats Holdings Blackness Linlithgow EH49 7LX
Received 25 Mar 2026
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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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