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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 dates6,662Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,339 approved or refused records
278Refused applications
5,061 approved · 278 refused · 301 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/02461/FULL
Single storey extension and raised platform to front of dwellinghouse
43 Ross Avenue Dalgety Bay Dunfermline Fife KY11 9YN
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02462/TPO
T1 - Mature Leyland Cypress - Dismantle to ground level. , T2 - Mature Leyland Cypress - Dismantle to ground level. , T3 - Mature Cypress Tree - Dismantle to ground level.
109A Tay Street Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8AR
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02464/FULL
Alterations to dwellinghouse
3 Manse Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0TT
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided24/00394/CND002
Compliance with condition 2 of planning permission 24/00394/FULL - Active Travel Routes
Land To North Of Manse Road Crossgates Fife
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided22/02932/NMV1
Erection of 6 dwellinghouses and ancillary accommodation and associated infrastructure (Non-material variation for external alterations to 22/02932/FULL)
The Gunner Club School Lane Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 3HQ
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02466/FULL
Alterations and dormer extension to dwellinghouse (reinstatement of fire damaged property)
Bellbrae South Road Cupar Fife KY15 5JG
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02467/FULL
Siting of a refrigeration unit
The Inn At Kingsbarns 5 Main Street Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TA
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02469/TCA
Ash Tree - possible felling of tree - Culross Old Schoolyard, Low Causeway, Culross
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02470/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for formation of agricultural irrigation lagoon
Balcomie Farm Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3XN
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided24/01229/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of Planning Permission 24/01229/ARC - Surface Water Requirements
Land 350M North East Of Edenbank Farmhouse Dron Dairsie Fife
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided24/01229/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of Planning Permission 24/01229/ARC - Materials
Land 350M North East Of Edenbank Farmhouse Dron Dairsie Fife
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided25/02473/FULL
Installation of replacement doors, erection of log store and alterations to part of boundary wall including installation of new gate
4 The Square Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8SS
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02475/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement windows and doors and external alterations
4 The Square Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8SS
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02476/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
28 Launcherhead Road Lochgelly Fife KY5 9EQ
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02477/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - West of 40/41 Struan Place, Inverkeithing
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02478/FULL
Underground work to allow for installation of Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) chamber, formation of vehicular access, installation of hardstanding, landscaping, and associated works
Sewage Pumping Station The Spinneys Dalgety Bay Fife
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02479/FULL
Single storey extension and extended balcony to front of dwellinghouse
43 Charles Way Limekilns Dunfermline Fife KY11 3LH
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02480/FULL
First floor extension to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Scoonie Crescent Leven Fife KY8 4SW
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02482/FULL
Erection of replacement detached single domestic garage to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Glenfield Road Cowdenbeath Fife KY4 9EP
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02483/FULL
Installation of dormer extension to front of dwellinghouse
24 West Shore St Monans Anstruther Fife KY10 2BT
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02484/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of dormer extension to front of dwellinghouse
24 West Shore St Monans Anstruther Fife KY10 2BT
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02485/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for garage conversion to form habitable accomodation
2 Bramble Drive Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1FA
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02486/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
2 Kilrenny Lea Kilrenny Anstruther Fife KY10 3LH
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01212/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of Planning Permission 25/01212/FULL - BEFORE ANY WORK STARTS ON SITE, details of the specification and colour of the proposed timber panelling and render shall be submitted for approval in writing by this Planning Authority.
45 Maryknowe Gauldry Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8SL
Received 4 Sept 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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