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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
Fife
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Fife. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,800Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 4,552 approved or refused records
221Refused applications
4,331 approved · 221 refused · 226 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 1996 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas48 mapped area records
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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
- Decided09/01035/CFULL
Extension to rear of dwellinghouse
Thistle Bank 1 Beechwood Place Glenrothes Fife KY7 6GF
Received 6 May 2009 - Decided09/01036/CADV
Display of one internally illuminated wall mounted display unit (in retrospect)
106-110 Wellesley Road Buckhaven Leven Fife KY8 1HT
Received 5 May 2009 - Decided09/01037/CLBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including formation of door from existing window
St Peters R C Church Durie Street Leven Fife KY8 4HA
Received 6 May 2009 - Decided09/01038/CFULL
Single storey extension to dwellinghouse
115 Pratt Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1RY
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01039/WFULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
35 Woodlands Drive Crossford Dunfermline Fife KY12 8QE
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01040/CFULL
Erection of 60m high meteorological mast (temporary period)
Westfield O C C S Fife
Received 5 May 2009 - Decided09/01041/WFULL
Siting of a mobile snack van (in retrospect)
L And K Burger Van Cromarty Campus Barham Road Rosyth Fife
Received 5 May 2009 - Decided09/01042/WOPP
Outline planning permission for erection of primary school
Proposed Primary School Pittsburgh Road Halbeath Fife
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01043/CFULL
Extension to dwellinghouse and erection of single domestic garage
29 Chapel Street Buckhaven Leven Fife KY8 1JN
Received 6 May 2009 - Decided09/01044/WOPP
Outline planning permission for erection of 2 dwellinghouses
Proposed Development On Vacant Land Whitegates Terrace Kelty Fife
Received 6 May 2009 - Decided09/01045/WFULL
Erection of 17.5 metre high telecommunications column (SITE: INNOVA WAY, ROSYTH EUROPARC, ROSYTH)
Telecommunications Column Innova Way Rosyth Fife
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01046/WFULL
Amendment to car parking layout, erection of barrier railing, 6 street lighting columns and 1 additional trolley bay
Raith Centre 9 High Street Cowdenbeath Fife KY4 8LW
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01047/EFULL
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
Morven Main Street Foodieash Cupar Fife KY15 4PP
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01048/EFULL
Extension to dwelling (amended design to previous 07/02145/EFULL)
24 James Street Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3AY
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01049/ELBC
Listed building consent for replacement windows
Southfield House 3 Station Road Auchtermuchty Cupar Fife KY14 7DP
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01050/EFULL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Old School House Strathmiglo Primary 111 High Street Strathmiglo Cupar Fife KY14 7PT
Received 6 May 2009 - Decided09/01051/EFULL
Replace existing garage with 2 storey extension and extend existing dormer
8 Hill Street Strathmiglo Cupar Fife KY14 7QY
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01052/ELBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement windows
6 Rodger Street Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3HU
Received 6 May 2009 - Decided09/01054/EOPP
Outline planning permission for erection of 2 dwellinghouses (new reference 10/02505/PPP)
Land To West Of Triangle Beechbank Foodieash Fife
Received 7 May 2009 - Decided09/01055/EFULL
Conversion of shop to cafe
10 Broad Street Tayport Fife DD6 9AJ
Received 8 May 2009 - Decided09/01056/EFULL
Single storey rear extension and front dormer extension
6 Lorne Street Ladybank Cupar Fife KY15 7NA
Received 8 May 2009 - Decided09/01057/EFULL
Change of use of part of dwellinghouse and part of garage to business use (class 4)
Stiggitts Barn Annfield Mains Fife
Received 8 May 2009 - Decided09/01058/EFULL
Formation of roof enclosure to rear courtyard
6A Greyfriars Garden St Andrews Fife KY16 9HG
Received 8 May 2009 - Decided09/01059/WFULL
Two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
Glenesk 5 Knockhouse Road Crossford Dunfermline Fife KY12 8PU
Received 11 May 2009
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Fife, 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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