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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 dates6,633Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,319 approved or refused records
227Refused applications
5,092 approved · 227 refused · 551 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownP/25/0260/COND01
Compliance with Condition 3 (Contaminated Land) and Condition 4 (Samples of External Materials) of P/25/0260/FUL - Construction of No.3 Industrial Units (Class 5) and Associated Development
Redding Road Depot Redding Road Westquarter
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0261/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Dormer and Roof Terrace
Mount Pleasant 8 Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0DD
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0262/FUL
Installation of Pharmacy Dispensing Unit
334 Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7DZ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0263/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
South Viewforth Cross Brae Shieldhill Falkirk FK1 2EQ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0264/FUL
Change of Use of Open Space to Private Garden Ground and Construction of Fencing
Land To The West Of 12 Riverview Gardens Riverview Gardens Falkirk
Received 22 Jun 2026 - UnknownP/26/0134/NMV01
Amendment to P/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 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0265/FUL
Alterations and Extension of Builders Merchant
Smith & Frater West Mains Industrial Estate Grangemouth FK3 8YE
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0266/FUL
Change of Use of Public Open Ground to Form Private Garden Ground and Construction of Boundary Fencing
3, 5, 7 and 9 Cadell Drive Falkirk FK2 8QN
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0267/FUL
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Cherry Lane Banknock Bonnybridge FK4 1JY
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0247/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 3 and 4 of P/25/0247/MSC - Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1A, 1D-K, 1U-V, 1X, 1AA, 1EE-FF, 3 and 6 Relating to Phase 1 Construction of 147 Dwellinghouses and 8 Flats of Planning Permission in Principle P/20/0493/PPP as Varied by P/25/0058/VRC
Land To The East Of Gilston Farm Gilston Crescent Polmont
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0268/FUL
Change of Use of Class 4 Offices to form 12 Flats; Sub-Division of Class 1A Shop to 3 No. Class 1A Units and Ancillary Bin, Bike / Store Areas
Site To The South Of 9 Newmarket Street Newmarket Street Falkirk
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0269/LBC
Construction of Temporary Marquee
Powfoulis Hotel Airth Falkirk FK2 8PR
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0270/FUL
Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses
140 Carronshore Road Carron Falkirk FK2 8EB
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0271/VRC
Section 42 Application to Modify Condition 14 of Planning Permission P/17/0797/PPP
Land To The North Of Crownerland Farm Linlithgow
Received 24 Jun 2026 - UnknownP/26/0186/COND01
Compliance with Condition 1 of P/26/0186/AGR - Convert Agricultural Building to Commercial Use (Class 6 - Storage/Distribution)
Archibald Russell (Denny) Ltd Drumbowie Farm Denny FK6 5LZ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0273/ADV
Display of Illuminated and Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Well Pharmacy The Carron Centre Ronades Road Falkirk FK2 7TA
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0274/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Scott Home Farm Binniehill Road Slamannan Falkirk FK1 3BE
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0275/FUL
Construction of 3 Dwellinghouses
Land To The South West Of 28 Blinkbonnie Terrace Slamannan
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0276/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding
The Stables 6A Arnothill Falkirk FK1 5RY
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0277/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The East Of 3 The Courtyard Falkirk
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/22/0042/COND04
Compliance with Condtions 15, 18 and 19 of P/22/0042/MSC - Construction of 201 Dwellinghouses and 24 Flats, Associated Infrastructure, Drainage and Landscaping
Land To The North Of Crownerland Farm Linlithgow
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0278/PPP
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of The Vue Myothill Road Denny
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0279/CPL
Use of Property as a Dwellinghouse for the Care of 1 Resident under Class 9(a)(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 (as amended)
23 Livingstone Crescent Falkirk FK2 9BW
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0280/LBC
Part-Demolition, and Conversion of Church to Form 20 Flatted Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure
Erskine Church Hodge Street Falkirk FK1 1BL
Received 2 Jul 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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