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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 dates6,654Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,333 approved or refused records
277Refused applications
5,056 approved · 277 refused · 299 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/02390/FULL
Change of use from 2 flatted dwellings (Suis Generis) to 1 flatted dwelling (Suis Generis)
3 School Street Methil Leven Fife KY8 3BE
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02391/FULL
Formation of replacement decking to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Academy Square Limekilns Dunfermline Fife KY11 3HN
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02392/PAN
Proposal of application notice for installation of ground mounted solar array with associated unerground cable, equipment, access and other infrastructure
Kilmux Farm House Leven Fife KY8 5NW
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02393/PN
Prior Approval for alterations to aqueduct over railway at Overbridge 090/122 Pittiloch Burn - land north east of Muirhead Filling Station Glenrothes
North Aqueduct At Pittiloch Burn New Inn Glenrothes Fife
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02394/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - North of 24 Cleikimin Crescent, Hill Road, Ballingry
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided23/01261/CND004
Compliance with Condition 4 of Planning Permission 23/01261/FULL - Con land remediation
Former Valley House 44 Hill Street Cowdenbeath Fife
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02395/PPP
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (Class 9) and associated development
Kilrie Cottages Kilrie Auchtertool Fife
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02396/FULL
Alterations to bell tower
1 South Waid Farm Road Anstruther Fife KY10 3FS
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02397/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and infill of external door
105 Rowan Crescent Methil Leven Fife KY8 2HF
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02398/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
47 Tarvit Drive Cupar Fife KY15 5BQ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided24/02689/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of Planning Permission 24/02689/ARC - Bat Boxes
Land At Calais Muir Wood Sandpiper Drive Dunfermline Fife
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided24/02689/CND010
Compliance with Condition 10 of Planning Permission 24/02689/ARC - Design Enhancements
Land At Calais Muir Wood Sandpiper Drive Dunfermline Fife
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02399/PN
Prior Approval for alterations to railway bridge
Markinch Railway Station Balgonie Road Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6AQ
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02400/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - North of 5 Pilkham Court, Cowdenbeath
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02401/FULL
Formation of vehicular access and hardstanding area, and erection of fences and gate to rear of flat (retrospective)
28 Cadham Terrace Glenrothes Fife KY7 6PJ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02402/FULL
Alterations to dwellinghouse including replace garage door with windows, alterations to existing windows and installation of rooflight
Balboa Cottage 4 Murray Square Caddies Burn Anstruther Fife KY10 3AJ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02403/FULL
Alterations to car park, including formation of hardstanding, installation of EV chargers, erection of bin store, and erection of substation
Caledonia House Carnegie Avenue Dunfermline Fife KY11 8PJ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02404/FULL
Re-paint external elevation, including windows and door, and add a trough light
13 Bell Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9UR
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02405/LBC
Listed Building Consent to re-paint the shopfront, install signage and a trough light
13 Bell Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9UR
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02406/FULL
Change of use from office (Class 1A) to 7 short-term self-catering apartments (Class 7) and external alterations including installation of replacement windows and doors and installation of extraction grilles
7 - 9 New Row Dunfermline Fife KY12 7EA
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02407/FULL
Single storey extension with balcony to rear of dwellinghouse
47 Queens Haugh Carnock Dunfermline Fife KY12 9GQ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02408/TPO
Works to trees including crown reduction and felling- TPO E0058
Monimail Parish Church Monimail Cupar Fife KY15 7RJ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02409/FULL
Single storey extension to rear elevation of dwellinghouse
17 Mount Hooly Crescent North Queensferry Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1JW
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02411/PN
Prior Notification for installation of replacement windows
1 Collingwood Court Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3TD
Received 27 Aug 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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