Falkirk Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Falkirk Council decided more than 520 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 2% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Falkirk Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Land To The West Of 31 Wellpark Road Wellpark Road Banknock · P/24/0141/FUL
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9 October 2026 · Approved
The Carron Centre Ronades Road Falkirk FK2 7TA · P/25/0085/COND01
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12 August 2026 · Approved
Construction of 123 Dwellings and Ancillary Works (Amendment to P/08/0296/FUL)
Land To North Of Strathcarron Hospice, Randolph Hill Denny · P/24/0313/FUL
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7 August 2026 · Approved
Land At 255 Kilsyth Road Banknock · P/25/0561/FUL
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23 July 2026 · Approved
Construction of 78 Dwellings with Associated Landscaping, Access and Infrastructure
The Carron Centre Ronades Road Falkirk FK2 7TA · P/25/0085/FUL
Figures for Falkirk Council
| Applications decided | more than 520 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 2%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 14 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | Too few appeals |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 100plan adopted 2020 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.