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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 dates6,584Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,267 approved or refused records
274Refused applications
4,993 approved · 274 refused · 295 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/02019/TCA
Reduction of 1 No. Sycamore tree
2 Scott Garden Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TL
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00349/CND005
Compliance with Condition 5 of Planning Permission 25/00349/FULL - Visibility Splay Proof
Development Site Glenwood Centre Glenrothes Fife
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00349/CND010
Compliance with Condition 10 of Planning Permission 25/00349/FULL - Landscaping Details
Development Site Glenwood Centre Glenrothes Fife
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02021/ARC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 2(a, e, f, h) (Development Components), 4 (Application Requirements) and 5 (Housing Requirements) of application 23/01257/PPP for erection of 141 residential units and associated infrastructure including access, roads, landscaping and drainage - Parcels HHk, HHl and HHm (Phase 1) of Kingswood Masterplan
Broomhall Site At Land Adjacent To Pitreavie Business Park Grange Road Dunfermline Fife
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided24/03087/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of Planning Permission 24/03087/ARC - Pre-construction Survey for Badgers
Hillside School 3 Main Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0RH
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02022/FULL
External alterations including installation of extraction vents and replacement windows and doors
1 - 8 St Gregorys St Andrews Fife
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02023/APN
Prior Notification for erection of 4 cattle sheds and associated roadways
Hill Of Beath Farm Netherbeath Road Crossgates Fife
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02024/SCR
Screening Request for erection of wind farm comprising 4No. wind turbines (200m to tip) and associated infrastructure including BESS with a total site capacity of 48MW (28MW of wind and 20MW of BESS)
Land South Of Lochore Meadows Country Park And Land At Glencraig Kelty Fife
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided24/03087/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of Planning Permission 24/03087/ARC - Otter Survey
Hillside School 3 Main Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0RH
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided24/03087/CND008
Compliance with Condition 8 of Planning Permission 24/03087/ARC - Woodland Management Plan
Hillside School 3 Main Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0RH
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Registered25/02025/TCA
Felling of 1 No. sycamore tree T1 Sycamore tree - Removal
42 Drummochy Road Lower Largo Leven Fife KY8 6BZ
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02026/FULL
Installation of rooflights, and roof alterations to conservatory
6 Scotsmill Place Hillend Dunfermline Fife KY11 9GN
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided24/03087/CND004
Compliance with Condition 4 of Planning Permission 24/03087/ARC - Bat Roost Tree Survey
Hillside School 3 Main Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0RH
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02027/PN
Prior Notification/Approval for installation of 3No. replacement windows to front of flatted dwelling
34 Cloanden Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5PA
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided24/03087/CND005
Compliance with Condition 5 of Planning Permission 24/03087/ARC - Construction Route
Hillside School 3 Main Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0RH
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02028/PN
Prior Notification/Approval for installation of replacement windows to dwellinghouse
87 Tay Street Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8AR
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided24/03087/CND007
Compliance with Condition 7 of Planning Permission 24/03087/ARC - Invasive Species Management Plan
Hillside School 3 Main Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0RH
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided24/03087/CND001
Compliance with Condition 1 of Planning Permission 24/03087/ARC - Energy
Hillside School 3 Main Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0RH
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided24/03087/CND006
Compliance with Condition 6 of Planning Permission 24/03087/ARC - Bird/Bat Box/Bricks
Hillside School 3 Main Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0RH
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00287/NMV1
External works including installation of replacement rooftiles and associated works (Non Material Variation for change of specification concrete tiles to Marley Wessex tile to 25/00287/FULL)
Hall Of Residence Gannochy House North Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9BQ
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02029/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m and a 10m high pole - North of 21/22 Cromarty Court and West of 2 Dornoch Place, Glenrothes
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02030/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including formation of new openings and access ramp
12 The Links St Andrews Fife KY16 9JB
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02031/FULL
Formation of access ramp and installation of new door
12 The Links St Andrews Fife KY16 9JB
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02032/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to remove non-load bearing wall (Retrospective)
45 High Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0SJ
Received 15 Jul 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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