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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 dates6,637Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,323 approved or refused records
228Refused applications
5,095 approved · 228 refused · 551 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionP/26/0281/FUL
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 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0282/LBC
Internal and External Alterations
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0283/FUL
Alterations to Shopfront
Alexander Wilkie Newmarket Street Falkirk FK1 1DQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0284/CPE
Certificate of Lawfulness to Confirm the Lawful Implementation of Planning Permission Ref: P/23/0052/FUL (Construction of Dwellinghouse and Associated Infrastructure)
Airlie House Carronvale Road Larbert FK5 3LG
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0285/CPL
Installation of Windows
45 Henryson Crescent Larbert FK5 4GH
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0286/FUL
Installation of New Window
Wallace Medical Centre 254 Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AZ
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0287/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
55 Reedlands Drive Denny FK6 5NX
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0144/COND01
Compliance with Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of P/25/0144/FUL - Construction of 2 Dwellinghouses and Garages
Site To The East Of Middle Banknock Longcroft
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0288/FUL
Alterations to Garage Roof
28 Killin Drive Polmont Falkirk FK2 0QQ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0289/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
26 Adam Crescent Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4DQ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0290/FUL
Installation of Door
Unit 4 Bowhouse Terrace Bowhouse Road Grangemouth
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0291/FUL
Installation of Replacement ATM
138 - 140 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0292/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
138 - 140 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0293/LBC
Internal and External Alterations
138 - 140 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - UnknownP/25/0130/NMV01
Amendment to P/25/0130/FUL - Construction of Microalgae Production Plant Comprising Buildings, Plant, Access and Associated Works
Site To The South West Of Grange Works Earls Road Grangemouth
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0294/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisements
Unit 14 - 15 Central Retail Park Falkirk FK1 1LW
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionL/26/0004/S50
Application for Section 50 Planning Certificate
11 Lint Riggs Falkirk FK1 1DG
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0295/FUL
Construction of 5 Dwellinghouses and Associated Access and Parking
Land To The West Of 46 Glasgow Road Lochpark Place Denny
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0082/COND02
Compliance with Conditions of P/26/0082/FUL - Construction of Dwellinghouse and Associated Development
Land To The South East Of Whitstonedge Falkirk
Received 14 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0296/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Craigleith Road Grangemouth FK3 0AJ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0297/FUL
Installation of Flue
Unit 5 Lammermoor Avenue Abbotsford Business Park Falkirk FK2 7ZS
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0298/MSC
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Site To The West Of Pond Cottage Binniehill Road Slamannan
Received 21 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0299/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-Related Building Works (Non-Residential)
Dunmore Home Farm Airth Falkirk FK2 8LX
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0300/VRC
Section 42 Application to Remove Condition 12 of Planning Permission Reference P/24/0403/FUL
Drumbroider Farm Standburn Falkirk FK1 2HN
Received 23 Jul 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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