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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 dates6,595Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,278 approved or refused records
275Refused applications
5,003 approved · 275 refused · 295 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided25/02059/TCA
Crown reduction to 1 No. yew and 1 No. portuguese
Oak Corner Kilmany Cupar Fife KY15 4PT
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02060/FULL
Erection of two storey domestic outbuilding including garage
9 Kinnarchie Crescent Methil Leven Fife KY8 3BB
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02061/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including installation of windows, doors and solar pv panels (demolition of existing garage)
Devonside Farm Devonside Saline Dunfermline Fife KY12 9LN
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02063/ADV
Display of internally illuminated totem sign, internally illuminated fascia sign, externally illuminated wall sign, non-illuminated free standing sign, non-illuminated fascia sign
Harvester Unit 8 Halbeath Retail Park Dunfermline Fife KY11 4LP
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02064/LBC
Listed building consent application for installation of replacement windows to rear of dwellinghouse
Sawmill Cottage Main Street Star Glenrothes Fife KY7 6LQ
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02065/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for installation of replacement windows
Sawmill Cottage Main Street Star Glenrothes Fife KY7 6LQ
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02066/FULL
Change of use of land to allow for the siting of 2 glamping pods including formation of vehicular access, off-street parking and associated works
Easter Glasslie Farm Leslie Falkland Glenrothes Fife KY6 3HQ
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02067/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, porch extension to side, and alterations to wall
Old Mill Cottage Balmerino Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8SB
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02068/LBC
Listed building consent application for replacement render, gutter and chimney pot to front/side of dwellinghouse
88 High Street Leslie Glenrothes Fife KY6 3DB
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02069/FULL
Replacement render, gutter and chimney pot to front/side of dwellinghouse
88 High Street Leslie Glenrothes Fife KY6 3DB
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02070/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement door to front of dwellinghouse, and installation of replacement rooflight
57 Main Street Crossford Dunfermline Fife KY12 8NN
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02071/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for change of use from 2 flatted dwellings (Suis Generis) to 1 flatted dwelling (Suis Generis)
3 School Street Methil Leven Fife KY8 3BE
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided24/00248/CND004
Compliance with condition 4 of approval 24/00248/FULL - Contaminated Land
Land To North Of Seton Terrace Kennoway Fife
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Registered24/00248/CND010
Compliance with condition 10 of approval 24/00248/FULL - Archeology
Land To North Of Seton Terrace Kennoway Fife
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided21/02278/CDC1
Completion of Development for approval 21/02278/FULL (Two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and erection of outbuilding)
10 Alex Paterson Lane St Andrews Fife KY16 8YP
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided23/03087/NMV1
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse with associated balcony (Non-Material Variation to 23/03087/FULL for amendments including increase to balcony size)
102 Dover Drive Dunfermline Fife KY11 8HA
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided24/01717/NMV1
Change of use of farmhouse and steading to mixed use events space (Class 11) including replacement roofing and windows, installation of rooflights, chimney and wall cladding, formation of new windows and doors, erection of extension and canopy features (part demolition) (Non-Material Variation to 24/01717/FULL for amendments including changes to some windows, doors and roofs)
Feddinch Mains Feddinch St Andrews Fife
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Registered25/02073/FULL
Change of use from equestrian field to dog exercise field (retrospective) and associated works including formation of hardstanding and installation of fencing and gate
Barns Farm Four Lums Road Dalgety Bay Burntisland Fife KY3 0RY
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided22/01344/CND025
Compliance with Condition 25 of Planning Permission 22/01344/FULL- Play Equipment
Land North And South Of A994 Conscience Bridge North Cairneyhill Fife
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02075/FULL
Single storey infill extension to side of dwellinghouse
25 Beechwood Park Glenrothes Fife KY7 6GG
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02076/LBC
Listed building consent for erection of extension to cafe
Crail Harbour Gallery 22 Shoregate Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3SU
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02077/FULL
Erection of extension to cafe with associated timber decking, installation of raised timber platform, and associated works (retrospective)
Crail Harbour Gallery 22 Shoregate Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3SU
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02078/FULL
Erection of storage building ancillary to kitchen/bedroom/bathroom manufacturing premises (Class 5) for a continuous period of up to three years
Southfield Industrial Estate 3 Faraday Road Glenrothes Fife KY6 2RU
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02079/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement windows
Second Floor Flat 3 Castle Street Anstruther Fife KY10 3DD
Received 22 Jul 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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