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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 dates6,265Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 4,985 approved or refused records
253Refused applications
4,732 approved · 253 refused · 258 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 1996 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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More application records
- Decided25/01217/LBC
Listed Building Consent to rebuild section of collapsed retaining wall
Cameron Cemetery Cameron Fife
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01219/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
8 Sir John Brown Place Dunfermline Fife KY11 8TZ
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01220/FULL
Siting of storage container (Class 6) (in retrospect)
Storage Container The Temple Lower Largo Fife
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01221/FULL
Erection of four nos. houses (Class 9) and associated works and landscaping
Land West Of Muirhead Farm Muirhead Lochgelly Fife
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01223/FULL
Alterations and two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
Byways Boarhills St Andrews Fife KY16 8PP
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01226/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed for installation of external flue
The Sanctuary Vantage Farm Fordell Estate Clockluine Road Hillend Dunfermline Fife KY11 7EY
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decision15/01946/CND014
Compliance with Condition 14 of Planning Permission 15/01946/ARC - scheme of works
Site To The West Of Camdean Primary School Admiralty Road Rosyth Fife
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01231/FULL
Alterations and extension to existing integral garage including change of roof pitch
13 Winram Place St Andrews Fife KY16 8XH
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01232/LBC
Listed building consent application for installation of solar panels on side roof of dwellinghouse
45 Commercial Street Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6DF
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01233/FULL
Substitution of house-types on approved plots 3 to 10 (inclusive), 25, 154,155 and 157 (amendment to planning permission 22/01021/FULL)
Land To South Of Hill View Kinglassie Fife
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01237/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement windows
49 North Castle Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9BG
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01239/FULL
Installation of 3 no. replacement windows and a replacement door
Annandale 23 Murray Park St Andrews Fife KY16 9AW
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01240/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
14 East Forth Street Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3AR
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided24/02333/CND001
Compliance with Condition 1 of Planning Permission 24/02333/ARC - Lighting Scheme
Land East Of River Leven Elm Park Leven Fife
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided24/02333/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of Planning Permission 24/02333/ARC - Maintenance and Aftercare Strategy
Land East Of River Leven Elm Park Leven Fife
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01243/FULL
Installation of replacement roof tiles and coping, omission of window and installation of extractor fan
39 West End St Monans Anstruther Fife KY10 2BX
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01247/LBC
Listed Building Consent for replacement roof tiles and coping, omission of window and installation of extractor fan
39 West End St Monans Anstruther Fife KY10 2BX
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01248/FULL
Installation of gates to front and formation of hardstanding
49 Kirkbank Road Burntisland Fife KY3 9HZ
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01249/FULL
Change of use from dwellinghouse to short-term holiday let
Coach House And Stables Adjacent To Lochieheads House Rossie Auchtermuchty Fife
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01256/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse, installation of replacement windows and roof tiles, and repainting of dwellinghouse
4 Gladgate Auchtermuchty Cupar Fife KY14 7AY
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01260/FULL
Erection of office (Class 4) with ancillary workshop and storage facilities and associated works including formation of access, car parking and landscaping (demolition of existing buildings)
Depot 11 Boston Road Glenrothes Fife KY6 2RE
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01263/FULL
Erection of palisade fencing/gates to front/side of building
71A Whitecraigs Road Glenrothes Fife KY6 2RX
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01270/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations to form two flatted dwellings including demolition of existing rear extension, erection of single-storey rear extension, and installation of windows and doors
The Waterfront Restaurant 461 - 463 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 2SN
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided25/01271/FULL
Change of use of wooded farmland to form caravan site (10 pitches) including construction of footpaths, landscaping, drainage infrastructure and upgrading of private access track at Land to the East of and in association of the The Rynd Cafe & Events Venue.
Land For Holiday Caravan Site Rhynd Tentsmuir Tayport Fife
Received 1 May 2025
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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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