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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 dates6,723Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,394 approved or refused records
284Refused applications
5,110 approved · 284 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided25/02975/FULL
Erection of access gates and formation of hardstanding to rear/side of dwellinghouse
Milton House 54 Main Street Milton Of Balgonie Glenrothes Fife KY7 6PX
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided22/00848/NMV4
Erection of 4 No dwellinghouses, formation of access, hardstanding and associated infrastructure (Demolition of existing building) - Non-material Variation for Town House 2 garage doors brought out in line with other units allowing garage to meet council standards to 22/00848/FULL)
Fairways The Links St Andrews Fife KY16 9JB
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02976/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
47 Scooniehill Road St Andrews Fife KY16 8HZ
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02977/FULL
Change of use from two flatted dwellings (Sui generis) to one dwellinghouse (Class 9)
1 West Lane Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3RQ
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02978/LBC
Listed building consent for internal alterations to property
1 West Lane Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3RQ
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02980/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, installation of PV panels, and installation of air source heat pump
6 High Road Strathkinness St Andrews Fife KY16 9XY
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02981/FULL
Change of use of hotel (Class 7) to House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) (33 persons), and external alterations including installation of balustrade fencing (part retrospective)
12 Church Street Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1LJ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02982/PN
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows
4 St Regulus House Links Place Elie Leven Fife KY9 1EJ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02983/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including installation of balustrade fencing
12 Church Street Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1LJ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02984/TEL
Notification of intention to install replacement equipment
Telecommunications Equipment Milton Farm Toll Road Balmullo Fife
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02985/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for erection of shed
Cairn Cottage Edentown Ladybank Cupar Fife KY15 7UH
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00225/CND007
Compliance with Condition 7 of Planning Permission 25/00225/FULL - protective measures
Dhucraig 48 The Scores St Andrews Fife KY16 9AS
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00394/CND001
Compliance with Condition 1 of planning permission - 24/00394/FULL - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
Land To North Of Manse Road Crossgates Fife
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02986/FULL
Erection of 18 dwellinghouses and associated works
26 Victoria Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1EA
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02987/FULL
Erection of leak barrier to watercourse
Leak Barrier West Port Falkland Fife
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02988/FULL
Two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
16 Woodland Gait Cluny Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6NS
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Withdrawn25/02989/FULL
Section 42 application to vary condition 2 of 06/02035/WFULL to allow external play activity between 7:30-6pm, Monday-Friday
10 Transy Place Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QN
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02991/TPO
Pinus Sylvestris (Scots Pine) Ht: 7m Diam: 0.22m Age class Y - To fell at ground level, remove stump. To enable public access cordon to be erected.
St Andrews Links Trust Pilmour Cottage Old Guardbridge Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02992/FULL
Extension to side of shop, reconstruction of wall and demolition of outbuilding
60 - 62 Bonnygate Cupar Fife KY15 4LD
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02993/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
71B Main Street Coaltown Of Balgonie Glenrothes Fife KY7 6HX
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided24/01711/CND004
Compliance with Condition 4 of Planning Permission 24/01711/FULL - visibility splays
Feddinch Mains Feddinch St Andrews Fife
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided24/01711/CND009
Compliance with Condition 9 of Planning Permission 24/01711/FULL - vehicle turning area
Feddinch Mains Feddinch St Andrews Fife
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided24/01711/CND011
Compliance with Condition 11 of Planning Permission 24/01711/FULL - Staff Travel Plan
Feddinch Mains Feddinch St Andrews Fife
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02995/FULL
Re-painting of windows and doors
The Lobster Pot 31A Castle Street Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3SJ
Received 31 Oct 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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