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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,624Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,311 approved or refused records
227Refused applications
5,084 approved · 227 refused · 550 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- DecidedP/26/0187/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Outbuilding to Form Ancillary Residential Accommodation
Greendyke Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8PP
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0188/CPL
Installation of No.4 Above Ground Liquid Storage Tanks, Weighbridge Hardstanding and Associated Development
Land North Of McIntyres North Shore Road Grangemouth
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0189/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Alterations to Outbuilding
12 Arbuthnot Street Falkirk FK1 4BW
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0190/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Rebuilding of Boundary Wall (Amendment to P/25/0220/FUL)
42 Alma Street Falkirk FK2 7HE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0191/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Newhouse Drive Falkirk FK1 5PG
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0193/FUL
Extension to Workshop, Formation of Car Park and Boundary Fencing
Unit 6 Lochlands Industrial Estate Larbert FK5 3NS
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0194/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse and Associated Development
Land To The East Of 67 Balfour Crescent Balfour Crescent Larbert
Received 27 Apr 2026 - UnknownP/24/0473/NMV01
Amendment to P/24/0473/FUL - Construction of Industrial Building (Class 5) and Associated Infrastructure
Syngenta Earls Road Grangemouth FK3 8UU
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0196/MSC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions of Approval P/21/0656/PPP for the Construction of 49 Dwellinghouses, Roads, Drainage, Landscaping and Associated Works
Land To The West Of 21 Polmont Park Polmont Road Polmont
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0197/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Colonsay Avenue Polmont Falkirk FK2 0UY
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0198/FUL
Construction of Raised Deck
Westerbrae 3 Battock Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TT
Received 28 Apr 2026 - UnknownP/25/0368/NMV01
Amendment to P/25/0368/FUL - Construction of 3 Dwellinghouses (Retrospective)
Land To The South West Of 28 Blinkbonnie Terrace Slamannan
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0200/FUL
Substation Security Upgrades
Ineos Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 9XH
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0201/FUL
Partial Change of Use from Cafe (Class 3) to Gaming Centre (Sui Generis)
75 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ES
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0202/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Faodail House Parkhall Farm Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0BN
Received 1 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0203/CPL
Construction of Carport
Garvald House Fankerton Denny FK6 5HJ
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0204/ADV
Display of Non Illuminated Advertisement
Land To The South East Of 1 Fairfields Moss Road
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0205/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
21 Lyall Crescent Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PL
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0206/TEL
Installation of Telecoms Apparatus
Site To The South Of North Bank Farm Bo'ness
Received 5 May 2026 - UnknownP/25/0339/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/25/0339/FUL - Construction of Cafe, Offices and Golf Practice Bays, Including External Drainage Infrastructure and Associated Development
Forthview Golf Range 1 Forthview House Airth Falkirk FK2 8PL
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0207/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
31 Battock Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0TT
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0208/CPL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Chambers Drive Carron Falkirk FK2 8DX
Received 6 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0209/FUL
Change of Use from Trade Counter/Industrial (Class 5/6) to Class 11 Assemble and Leisure
Unit 3 St Johns Sawmill Etna Road Falkirk FK2 9EG
Received 6 May 2026 - UnknownP/25/0330/NMV01
Amendment to P/25/0330/FUL - Alteration and Partial Change of Use from Business Centre (Part Ground Floor) to Vehicle Hire Business (Sui Generis), Including Extension to Car Park and Construction of Wash Bay
The Hub 1 East Gateway Beancross Road Grangemouth FK3 8WH
Received 6 May 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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