We are looking to change the eligibility criteria for free home-to-school transport and need your feedback on our proposal.
Currently, free home-to-school transport is provided for:
Primary pupils up to 8 years old who live more than 1 mile from school by the nearest available safe...More
We're investing to refresh the play area at Laurieston Public Park. Last year we asked your views about how we could best improve it and we used your feedback to inform a design brief.
We asked - What equipment would you like to see? the top 5 chosen were:
Swings 64%
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We're investing to refresh the play area at Quarry Park (Laurie Park) in Brightons. We'd love to hear your views about how we can best improve it.
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Over recent years the air quality in the Falkirk Town Centre (FTC) area has improved and is consistently meeting the required standards for particulate matter (PM 10 ) only. Consequently, Falkirk Council is now proposing to revoke the Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) for particulate matter (PM...More
This private sector housing survey is aimed at owner occupiers, private tenants and landlords living and operating within the Falkirk council area. It will help us understand what you consider important in relation to private sector disabled adaptations, as well as the assistance offered to...More
Adult health and social care services are provided by Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership. The Partnership is made up of staff working in Falkirk Council and NHS Forth Valley, along with partners in the Third and Independent sectors.
The Health and Social Care Partnership Strategic...More
Your libraries are changing.
We need to plan our library services for the next five years while delivering efficiencies.
We're keen to make sure that your library provides what you want and need.
The survey will take 5 minutes to complete and your views will help shape our service...More
Falkirk Council must take a number of difficult decisions if it is to continue to balance the amount of money it spends on key services with the amount of money it gets from the Scottish Government and other income sources such as Council Tax.
Preparation for how we will spend the money...More
This private sector housing survey is aimed at private sector tenants living within the Falkirk council area. It will help us to understand your experiences as a private tenant, your awareness of help available and aspirations. We will use your feedback to review the information and support we...More
This private sector housing survey is aimed at Landlords and Letting Agents operating within the Falkirk council area. It will help us to understand the changing nature of the private rented sector across Falkirk and help us to identify possible areas of new information and support.
This...More
Falkirk Council faces a c£67m budget gap over the next four years and must take urgent steps to avoid running out of money.
Currently we own too many buildings that are ageing, in poor condition and require investment of around £200m to avoid unexpected closures, money we simply do not...More
On 28 September 2022 the Council considered findings on the viability of operating Falkirk Town Hall as a stand-alone facility and decided that it was not best value or operationally feasible to pursue this option and that closure should be accelerated and early demolition considered subject to...More
Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership is consulting for a new Carers Strategy – a list of things we know are important to carers and the ways we can try to make things better.
We recognise that the past couple of years have been particularly challenging for carers and there were a...More
Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership is consulting for a new Carers Strategy - a list of things we know are important to carers and the ways we can try to make things better.
By answering our questions, you can tell us what matters to you. You can help us to make sure we highlight the...More
On 8th November 2022 Education, Children and Young People Executive agreed to consult on a proposal to mothball Blackness Primary School from August 2023.
The school roll at Blackness Primary School has fallen to very low levels this session. Children's Services will consider "mothballing"...More
It is proposed that Denny Town House and associated ground (coloured pink on the plan) be advertised and sold.
Built in the early 1930's, Denny Town House is a substantial, two-storey sandstone office building located at the junction of Glasgow Road and Town House Street.
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The Boundary Commission for Scotland began its 2023 Review of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland in January 2021. Initial and secondary consultations were held in 2021 and 2022. All comments received during the initial consultation were published and further comments were invited on these...More
We have a 5-year Litter Strategy and associated Litter Prevention Action Plan which is updated annually to tackle litter, dog fouling, flytipping and waste issues.
Before answering these questions, please have a look at our Litter prevention Action Plan 2022/2023
For further...More
We're investing to refresh the play area at Southview. Earlier this year we asked your views about how we could best improve it and we used your feedback to inform a design brief.
We asked what equipment would you like to see and the top 5 chosen were:
1. Swings ...More
Calling all business owners! We need your help to ensure our Local Transport Strategy (LTS) meets the needs of the local business community and helps economic growth.
By filling in this short survey, you will give us a better understanding of how the local transport system could help:
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Falkirk Council is preparing to develop a new Local Development Plan (LDP3). The LDP is an important document which sets out how the Falkirk area will develop in the future, for example, where new housing, business, and infrastructure will be located.
The success of LDP3 depends on getting...More
Under legislation approved by the Scottish Government earlier this year, we, like all Scottish local authorities, were required to establish a short-term lets licensing scheme by 1 October 2022. Falkirk Council have prepared a draft policy setting out the application process, licence conditions...More
Introduction
To meet requirements as set out in the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, the Falkirk Integration Joint Board has a duty to publish a set of Equality Outcomes every four years and report on our progress every two years.
The...More
The Local Housing Strategy (LHS) is our main strategic document for housing, setting out our priorities and plans for delivery of housing and housing related services.
We are currently in the process of developing a new LHS to cover the period 2023 – 2028
Falkirk Council is required...More
Adult health and social care services are provided by Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership. The Partnership is made up of staff working in Falkirk Council and NHS Forth Valley, along with partners in the Third and Independent sectors.
The Health and Social Care Partnership Strategic...More
Local place plans (LPP) are a new type of community led land-use plan, recently introduced by Section 14 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 . They give community bodies the opportunity to devise proposals for the development and use of land in their local area and also help reach a shared view...More
We are working to create a more environmentally friendly way to heat our homes. This will involve moving away from fossil fuels and moving towards low carbon sources of heat. We would like to hear your thoughts to make sure we tackle this in the best way possible for the local community.
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The Scottish Government passed the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 on 19 January 2022. This introduces a licensing scheme for short term lets and, as part of our preparations, we are interested to hear your views.
For further information on how...More
In 2019 Falkirk Council undertook a Zetland Park users survey to gain a greater understanding of the public view of the park at that time. The information gathered also helped the council to develop the Zetland Park Project and its plans for both physical improvements in the park and a supporting...More