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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 dates6,640Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,325 approved or refused records
228Refused applications
5,097 approved · 228 refused · 552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/26/0301/CPE
Use of Flatted Dwelling for Short Term Let
2C Pretoria Place Station Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0UF
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0302/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
25 Richmond Drive Brightons Falkirk FK2 0HJ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0303/FUL
Change of Use from a Public House (Sui Generis) to Class 3 Food and Drink (retrospective)
Black Bull Inn Main Street Polmont Falkirk FK2 0PX
Received 24 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0304/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse (Dormer)
10 Orchard Street Falkirk FK1 1RF
Received 27 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0305/LBC
Alterations to Shopfront
111 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0306/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Redding House Donaldson Road Redding Falkirk FK2 9TQ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0307/VRC
Section 42 Application to Amend Condition 5 of P/24/0595/FUL Regarding the Extent of Agricultural Land
The Mill House Whitecross Linlithgow EH49 6LQ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0308/LBC
Installation of New Garage Door
Library House Acre Road Bo'ness EH51 9SX
Received 29 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0309/LBC
Internal Alterations
Callendar House Callendar Park Falkirk FK1 1YR
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0310/FUL
Change of Use from Class 1A to Form Flatted Dwelling
46A Stirling Street Denny FK6 6DJ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0312/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Carronbank Court Carron Falkirk FK2 8TE
Received 30 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0313/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
7 Queen's Drive Falkirk FK1 5JJ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0314/ADV
Display of Non-Illuminated Advertisement
111 High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0315/FUL
Formation of Vehicle Access
Land To The South East Of Byways Glen Road Torwood
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0316/FUL
Formation of Vehicle Access
Land To The South East Of Byways Glen Road Torwood
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0317/VRC
Construction of Dwellinghouse (Renewal of Planning Permission P/23/0285/FUL)
Seven Chimneys 7 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5QU
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0061/COND01
Compliance with Conditions of P/26/0061/MSC - Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions to Address Conditions 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and 11 of P/17/0797/PPP as Varied by P/26/0024/VRC (Relating to Amendments to P/22/0042/MSC Comprising the Substitution and Remix of 70 Dwellinghouses, and Amendments to Drainage, Landscaping, and Associated Works)
Land To The North Of Crownerland Farm Linlithgow
Received 30 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0318/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
20 California Road Maddiston Falkirk FK2 0NH
Received 4 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0319/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
24 Alexander Terrace Cotland Drive Falkirk FK2 7AT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0320/FUL
Construction of Outbuilding to Form Ancillary Living Accommodation
6 Johnston Place Denny FK6 5HD
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0321/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements (Digital Display)
Site To The North Of 201-203 High Street High Street Falkirk
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0322/FUL
Installation of Street Hub Unit (Digital Display)
Site To The North Of 201-203 High Street High Street Falkirk
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0323/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisements (Digital Display)
Site To The East Of 116 Grahams Road Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0324/FUL
Installation Street Hub Unit (Digital Display)
Site To The East Of 116 Grahams Road Grahams Road Falkirk
Received 4 Aug 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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