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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 dates6,325Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,040 approved or refused records
255Refused applications
4,785 approved · 255 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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More application records
- Decided25/01502/FULL
Erection of detached single domestic garage to rear of dwellinghouse
128 Sappi Road Glenrothes Fife KY7 6ZU
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/01504/FULL
Formation of raised platform to rear of dwellinghouse
32 Woodlands Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5YQ
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/01506/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, formation of additional hardstanding with raised platform, and external alterations to existing garage to enable use as ancillary accommodation
6 Pinewood Drive Dalgety Bay Dunfermline Fife KY11 9SP
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/01508/FULL
External alterations including installation of replacement windows, replacement railings and re-rending of building
Kirkcaldy Fire Station 16 Dunnikier Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 2RW
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/01510/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement windows
22 - 23 Mid Shore Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2NL
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/01511/FULL
Change of use and external alterations to domestic garage to form dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Land To Rear Of 65A Townhill Road Dunfermline Fife
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/01512/FULL
Erection of two replacement garden sheds to side/front and rear of care centre (retrospective)
Benore Care Centre Lochleven Road Lochore Lochgelly Fife KY5 8HU
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/01513/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
Easter Innerleith Innerleith Giffordtown Ladybank Cupar Fife KY15 7UP
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/01521/FULL
Installation of dormer extension to side of dwellinghouse
18 Aikman Place St Andrews Fife KY16 8XS
Received 28 May 2025 - Withdrawn25/01523/FULL
Erection of one and half storey side extension to form residential annex to existing dwellinghouse
St Helens Peat Inn Cupar Fife KY15 5LH
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/01525/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations of 5 flats and 1 HMO property including installation of extraction vents and replacement windows and doors
1 - 8 St Gregorys St Andrews Fife
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/01527/ARC
Erection of 68 residential units and associated works within Pod 1 of Phase 1 of the Halbeath Strategic Development Area (Application Ref: 17/01677/EIA). Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 3 (Part a - Residential Development and Associated Infrastructure); 4 and 5 (Application Requirements); 12 (Energy Statement); and 13 (Landscape and Habitat Management Plan).
Land At Halbeath North Of Fife Circle Rail Line Pleasance Road Halbeath Fife
Received 28 May 2025 - Withdrawn25/01528/FULL
Erection of four dwellinghouses and associated works
Land North Of 118 Pilmuir Street Dunfermline Fife
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/01529/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of sheltered housing complex, and formation of raised decking with associated balustrade
Allister House 16 Park Avenue Dunfermline Fife KY12 7HX
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided23/00491/NMV1
Non Material Variation to approval 23/00491/FULL - addition of 2 no. fixed pane windows to north gable.
28 City Road St Andrews Fife
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided16/03554/CND016
Compliance with Condition 16 of planning permission 16/03554/ARC - SUDS
Land At Spencerfield The Avenue Inverkeithing Fife
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/01539/PPP
Planning permission in principle for erection of house (Class 9) and associated works
88 Main Street Kinglassie Lochgelly Fife KY5 0XA
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/01540/TCA
Dismantling of cedar tree within conservation area
Wayside 96 Hepburn Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LP
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/01543/FULL
Single storey side and rear extension to dwellinghouse
32 Woodside Road Elie Leven Fife KY9 1DU
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/01545/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
18 Falcon Road Buckhaven Leven Fife KY8 1EN
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/01547/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse with associated raised platform, and first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse
22 Priestden Place St Andrews Fife KY16 8DW
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/01548/FULL
Erection of domestic garage to the side of dwellinghouse
Blinkbonny 1 East Albert Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1HJ
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/01549/FULL
Siting of storage container (Class 6)
Land Adjacent To Boat Yard Woodburn Place St Andrews Fife
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/01550/FULL
External alterations including demolition of existing rear extension, porch extension to front of dwellinghouse, conversion of windows to doors, installation of door and replacement doors, installation of windows and replacement windows, alterations to form integral garage, removal of chimney, and installation of solar panels (amendment to 24/03362/FULL)
4 Charles Street Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2QG
Received 29 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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