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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 dates6,741Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,410 approved or refused records
284Refused applications
5,126 approved · 284 refused · 308 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/03156/FULL
Change of use of flatted dwelling (Sui Generis) to HMO (3 persons)
28 Auld Burn Park St Andrews Fife KY16 8JD
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03158/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - West of 37 Moffat Crescent, Lochgelly
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03159/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - North-East of 50 Fodbank View Dunfermline
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03160/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, with associated roof terrace
26 Friday Walk Lower Largo Leven Fife KY8 6FB
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/02551/CND006
Compliance with Condition 6 of Planning Permission 25/02551/FULL - Sepa Approval
Site Adjacent To Dalgety Bay Recycling Centre Ridge Way Dalgety Bay Fife
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision22/01074/CND011
Compliance with Condition 11 of Planning Permission 22/01074/FULL - Tree Inspection
Benarty Community Centre Hill Road Ballingry Fife KY5 8NN
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03162/LBC
Listed building consent for repair works to footbridge
Footbridge Harbour Place Inverkeithing Fife
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03163/FULL
Erection of resturant with associated drive through, erection of EV charging substation and chargers, erection of boundary fencing, formation of access, installation of hardstanding, landscaping, and associated works
Land To The East Of Durie Street School Lane Leven Fife
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03164/FULL
Erection of warehouse in connection with decommissioning operations including temporary waste storage
Rosyth Royal Dockyard Great Michael Road Rosyth Fife
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03166/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to dwellinghouse
Jasmine Cottage Meadow Road Barnyards Kilconquhar Leven Fife KY9 1PD
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01260/CND007
Compliance with Condition 7 of Planning Permission 25/01260/FULL - Contaminated Land - Survey
Depot 11 Boston Road Glenrothes Fife KY6 2RE
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Registered25/03167/ARC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 2(a, e, f, h), 4 and 5 of application 23/01257/PPP for erection of 87 residential units and associated infrastructure including access, roads, landscaping and drainage - Parcels GRg and EGa (Phase 1) of Kingswood Masterplan
Broomhall Site At Land Adjacent To Pitreavie Business Park Grange Road Dunfermline Fife
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03168/FULL
Change of use from storage unit to 2 no. flatted dwellings (Sui Generis) and external alterations including installation of new window
4 Loch Street Townhill Dunfermline Fife KY12 0HH
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03170/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for use of land as construction yard (Class 5)
Land At The Quarry Carnock Road Oakley Fife
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03171/FULL
Alterations to 2 no. windows to form doors and alteration to 1 no. door to form window
52 Kirkbank Road Burntisland Fife KY3 9JA
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03172/FULL
Alterations to existing garage including dormer extension to side
The Endowment Low Causeway Culross Dunfermline Fife KY12 8HL
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03173/TPO
Felling 2 No. pine trees. (TPO-C0019-W1)
47 Raith Drive Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5NS
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03174/FULL
Installation of parcel locker in retrospect
1 Benarty Square Ballingry Lochgelly Fife KY5 8NR
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03175/FULL
Erection of 10 no. affordable dwellinghouses, associated infrastructure and landscaping (Section 42 application to vary condition 5 of planning permission 21/03842/FULL)
Fair Isle Clinic Fair Isle Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03176/FULL
Extension to retail unit, alterations to car parking, formation of hardstanding, installation of plant and substation, and associated works (demolition of existing building)
Aldi Supermarket Tom Stewart Lane St Andrews Fife KY16 8YB
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03177/FULL
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to two flatted dwellings (sui generis) and external alterations including installation of replacement windows, repainting and associated works
7 High Street Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1NL
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03178/FULL
Change of use from commercial holiday let accommodation (sui generis) to flatted dwelling (sui generis)
64 Skeith Road Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3FA
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03180/FULL
Installation of replacement rooflight to rear of flatted dwelling
Second Floor 111 Market Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9PE
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/03181/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including installation of replacement windows and repainting
7 High Street Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1NL
Received 21 Nov 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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