Understanding planning · 13 min read
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5,077 approved · 282 refused · 303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas48 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided25/02643/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
15 Kinkell Terrace St Andrews Fife KY16 8DS
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02645/FULL
Repair, maintenance and partial replacement of coastal defence
Crail Golfing Society Balcomie Golf Club Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3XN
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02646/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
4 Gibliston Farm Cottages Gibliston Colinsburgh Leven Fife KY9 1JS
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02647/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Whitehill Farm Bogside Blairhall Alloa Fife FK10 3QD
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02648/DPN
Prior Notification for Demolition of derelict cottages
No 1 Cottage South Lambieletham Farm Lambieletham St Andrews Fife KY16 8NP
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02649/FULL
Change of use of retail unit (Class 1A) to flatted dwelling (Sui Generis) and external alterations including installation of replacement windows and doors
1 Hamilton Place Leven Road Windygates Leven Fife KY8 5DA
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02650/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for installation of window and patio doors
90 Crosshill Terrace Wormit Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8PZ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02651/TEL
Notification of intention to install telecom equipment
Telecommunications Mast Purin Falkland Fife
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02653/FULL
Installation of external ventilation
St Michaels High Terrace Anstruther KY10 3DW
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02654/FULL
Removal of boundary wall to form vehicular access
12 Wemyssfield Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1XN
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02655/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for installation of replacement windows to flatted dwelling
22 Manse Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0TT
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02656/LBC
Listed Building Consent for alterations/ maintenance/ replacement of windows to flatted dwelling
22 Manse Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0TT
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02657/FULL
Change of use from first floor office (Class 1A) to flatted dwelling (Sui Generis)
First Floor 1 St Andrews Road Anstruther Fife KY10 3HA
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision21/02328/CDC1
Approval of Matters Specified by Conditions 1 (f,m,n,o) and 5 of 20/03250/PPP for design framework for education land (Dunfermline Learning Campus) and erection of Class 10 (Non-Residential Institutions) college buildings and sports hall, and formation of vehicular access, car parking, landscaping, civic amenity space, footpaths and associated infrastructure (Completion of Development Certificate for 21/02328/ARC)
Freescale Site Dunlin Drive Dunfermline Fife
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02659/FULL
Erection of boundary fence to side of dwellinghouse
1 Main Street Low Valleyfield Dunfermline Fife KY12 8TF
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02660/FULL
Erection of garage
39 Turnberry Drive Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6SU
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided22/04107/CND005
Compliance with Condition 5 of Planning Permission 22/04107/FULL - WORK TO PUBLIC ROADS
Development Land At Former Madras College Kilrymont Road St Andrews Fife
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02661/TCA
Prune 1 No. Silver Birch and 1 No. Ash
Chamberlaynes House Low Causeway Culross Dunfermline Fife KY12 8HN
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided15/03951/CDC1
Erection of single storey rear extension and external alterations to existing dwellinghouse (Completion of Development Certificate for 15/03951/FULL)
7 Sligo Street Oakley Dunfermline Fife KY12 9RT
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/02662/FULL
Two storey extension to front, and formation of raised platform to rear of dwellinghouse
8 Bethune Road Glenrothes Fife KY7 4EN
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02664/FULL
Erection of agricultural building and associated works
Cambo Farm Cambo Kingsbarns Fife
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided23/03038/CND006
Compliance with Condition 6 of Planning Permission 23/03038/FULL - LSPMR - Protection Measures Required
Land To West Of Inn At Kingsbarns Main Street Kingsbarns Fife
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02665/FULL
Single-storey extension and formation of platform to rear of dwellinghouse
20 Keirsbeath Court Kingseat Dunfermline Fife KY12 0UE
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/02666/FULL
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land At Orchard Southfield Kinnessburn Road St Andrews Fife KY16 8AG
Received 25 Sept 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Fife
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage