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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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 dates6,684Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,359 approved or refused records
282Refused applications
5,077 approved · 282 refused · 303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas48 mapped area records
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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
- Decided25/02598/TEL
Notification of intention to install internal cabling - Belfield House, Belfield Gardens, Cupar
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02599/CON
Scottish Government Consultation for EIA Screening opinion under Reg. 8 of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 for proposed Halbeath 132kV Overhead Line Grid Connection at Halbeath, northeast of Dunfermline- RESPONSE DUE BY 08.10.25
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02600/TEL
Notification of intention to replace and install telecom apparatus
Telecommunication Apparatus At Kinross Road Leslie Fife
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02601/TEL
Notification of intention to replace and install telecom apparatus
Telecom Apparatus Queensferry Road Dunfermline Fife
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02602/SCR
EIA Screening Opinion Request for residential development including landscaping, roads, access, parking and associated development
Land To The North West Of Parkneuk And North Of Carnock Road Dunfermline Fife
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided24/02538/CND001
Compliance with Condition 1 of Planning Permission 24/02538/ARC - Tree Protection
Land Between Millflat And Leckiebank Road Auchtermuchty Fife
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided24/02538/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of Planning Permission 24/02538/ARC - Public Art
Land Between Millflat And Leckiebank Road Auchtermuchty Fife
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/02603/FULL
Formation of primary electricity sub-station and associated works
Proposed Development East Of Guardbridge Primary Main Street Guardbridge Fife
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02604/DPN
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
North Pitkinny Farm Lochgelly Fife KY5 0HG
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02606/TEL
Notification of intention to replace telecom apparatus
Victoria Hospital Hayfield Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5AH
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided22/01418/NMV2
Approval of Matters required by conditions 1 (e) and 2 (a - f) and (h - i) of 19/01088/PPP for a Neighbourhood Centre Development (including Class 1, 2, 3 and hot food uses) and associated access, parking and landscaping (Section 42 application to amend condition 1 of 21/01265/ARC) (Non-material variation for external alterations to 22/01418/FULL)
Land At Kingslaw Randolph Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided21/01809/NMV2
Approval of Matters Specified by Conditions 1 (k,l,m) and 23 of 20/03250/PPP for formation of access, link road, footpaths, cyclepaths and school car park, associated SuDS and drainage infrastructure and site engineering for Dunfermline Learning Campus (Non-material variation to 21/01809/ARC to extend length of footway for bus stop)
Freescale Site Dunlin Drive Dunfermline Fife
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided24/01711/NMV4
Formation of golf course with driving range, erection of clubhouse, spa and holiday accommodation, gatehouse and agronomy and maintenance buildings (sui generis) including conversion of farmhouse/steading (Class 9) to mixed use events space (Class 11) with access, car parking and ancillary support buildings and associated landscaping, drainage and renewable technology infrastructure (Non-material Variation to make a change to the approved plans to 24/01711/FULL)
Feddinch Mains Feddinch St Andrews Fife
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02608/LBC
Listed building consent for internal alterations to dwellinghouse
11 Bow Road Auchtermuchty Cupar Fife KY14 7AG
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02609/FULL
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
20 Gleneagles Gardens Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6SX
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02610/LBC
Listed Building Consent for alterations including installation of doors and formation of platform
Lochmalony House Lochmalony Rathillet Cupar Fife KY15 4QF
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02611/FULL
Single storey extension to side and formation of raised platform to front of dwellinghouse
9 Mcinnes Road Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6BA
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02612/LBC
Listed building consent for replacement windows and dormer extension cladding to rear of dwellinghouse (amendment to 24/01945/LBC)
11 Kirk Street Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6DU
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02613/FULL
Change of use from shop (Class 1A) to dwellinghouse (Class 9), and external alterations including installation of replacement windows and doors, installation of new sliding glass doors, and repainting to external walls
19 High Street Auchtermuchty Cupar Fife KY14 7AP
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02614/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations, including installation of replacement windows and doors, installation of new sliding glass doors, and repainting external walls
19 High Street Auchtermuchty Cupar Fife KY14 7AP
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/02616/ADV
Display of one non-illuminated V-stack signage board
Land adjacent to A921
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02617/TCA
Removal of spruce tree within conservation area
February Cottage Barnyards Kilconquhar Leven Fife KY9 1LB
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02618/TPO
Works to protected trees including removal of beech and acer, and reduction of beech, acer, oak, holly and sycamore (TPO E0080-A1)
Kincaple House Kincaple St Andrews Fife KY16 9SH
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02619/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for formation of mountain bike trails
Lochore Meadows Country Park Lochore Meadows Lochore Lochgelly Fife KY5 8BA
Received 18 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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