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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 dates6,404Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,110 approved or refused records
256Refused applications
4,854 approved · 256 refused · 272 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01738/FULL
Change of use from field to livery business including erection of stables, formation of access and temporary siting of static caravan (Section 42 application to vary Condition 1 of planning permission 23/01349/FULL)
Dunduin Greenknowes Kelty Fife KY4 0JN
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided24/01407/CND012
Compliance with Condition 12 of Planning Permission 24/01407/FULL - Landscaping
Land To The East Of Spittalfield Road Fraser Avenue Inverkeithing Fife
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01739/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - Outside 34 Black Road, Kelty
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided24/01407/CND007
Compliance with Condition 7 of Planning Permission 24/01407/FULL -Tree Protection
Land To The East Of Spittalfield Road Fraser Avenue Inverkeithing Fife
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01741/FULL
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
2 Huntly Place St Andrews Fife KY16 8XA
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01742/FULL
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
15A Balgonie Crescent Coaltown Of Balgonie Glenrothes Fife KY7 6WU
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01743/FULL
Amendment to 24/02921/FULL to re-orientate Plots 3, 4, 8 and 9
Burnbrae Clay Road Balmullo St Andrews Fife KY16 0AG
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Withdrawn25/01744/FULL
External alterations incorporating enclosure of existing outdoor seating area
3 Church Square St Andrews Fife KY16 9NN
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01745/FULL
Installation of dormer extensions to front of dwellinghouse (retrospective, amendment to 22/00437/FULL)
4 Drybriggs Balgarvie Road Cupar Fife KY15 4AJ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01746/TEL
Notification of intention to install 2, 10m high poles - North-East of Newbigging Farm and South of Newbigging Farm Cottage, Gowkhall
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01747/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - South-East of 1 Hilton Cottages, Rosyth
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01748/FULL
Porch extension to the front of dwellinghouse, and installation of dormers to front and rear of dwellinghouse
15 Bellhouse Road Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0TL
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01749/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for installation of filter press plant
Goathill Quarry Easter Bucklyvie Crossgates Cowdenbeath Fife KY4 8ES
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01750/LBC
Listed building consent for external alterations to dwellinghouse including removal of conservatory, installation of replacement windows and door (retrospective)
West Mill Farm Cupar Fife KY14 7PU
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01751/FULL
Change of use from dwelling house (Class 9) to holiday apartments (Class 7)
Southern Lodge Abbotsford Place St Andrews Fife KY16 9HQ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01753/FULL
Dormer extension to rear of dwellinghouse
41 Cameron Drive Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 3AF
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01755/FULL
Installation of door and replacement windows to dwellinghouse
7 Park Avenue Dunfermline Fife KY12 7HX
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01757/FULL
Installation of door to rear of dwellinghouse
41 Kilnburn Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8DE
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01758/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for formation of agricultural irrigation lagoon
Balkaithly Farm Dunino St Andrews Fife KY16 8LU
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01760/DPN
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings
Land To North Of Albion Business Space Mitchelston Drive Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01761/FULL
Installation of dormer extension and door to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Balbuthie Road Kilconquhar Leven Fife KY9 1LE
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Withdrawn25/01762/LBC
Listed building consent for demolition of steading building
Farmhouse Creich Farm Creich Brunton Cupar Fife KY15 4PA
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01763/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for installation of water storage lagoon
Forthar Farm Forthar Kettlebridge Cupar Fife KY15 7TX
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01764/FULL
Erection of domestic garage to front of dwellinghouse
11 Woodhill Grove Crossford Dunfermline Fife KY12 8YG
Received 18 Jun 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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