PlanningLens holds 995 decisions from the Falkirk planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in Falkirk, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | – | – | 981 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 57 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 51 | – |
| Discharge of Conditions | – | – | 20 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk South | – | – | 145 | – |
| Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst | – | – | 142 | – |
| Upper Braes | – | – | 138 | – |
| Bo'ness and Blackness | – | – | 135 | – |
| Falkirk North | – | – | 125 | – |
| Bonnybridge and Larbert | – | – | 121 | – |
| Lower Braes | – | – | 103 | – |
| Denny and Banknock | – | – | 102 | – |
| Grangemouth | – | – | 94 | – |
How Falkirk’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, unchanged since 2021.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| P/26/0327/FUL Lower Braes | Extensions to Dwellinghouse and Construction of Outbuilding | Approved |
| P/26/0306/FUL Lower Braes | Construction of Dwellinghouse | Approved |
| P/26/0302/FUL Lower Braes | Extension to Dwellinghouse | Approved |
| P/26/0112/PPP Bonnybridge and Larbert | Subdivision of Existing Dwellinghouse to Form Flats and Development of Land for | Approved |
| P/25/0523/LBC Bo'ness and Blackness | Internal and External Alterations to Class 10 Church to Change the Use into a Cl | Approved |
| P/25/0522/FUL Bo'ness and Blackness | Change of Use and Conversion of Existing Church to Dwellinghouse | Approved |
| P/26/0360/FUL Bo'ness and Blackness | Extension to Dwellinghouse | Approved |
| P/26/0347/FUL Bo'ness and Blackness | Extension to Agricultural Shed | Approved |
| P/26/0344/FUL Denny and Banknock | Installation of Disabled Access Ramp and Decking | Approved |
| P/26/0340/FUL Grangemouth | Extension to Dwellinghouse | Approved |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from Falkirk's 995 decisions.
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Falkirk on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 995 planning decisions from Falkirk. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Falkirk. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.