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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 dates6,781Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,446 approved or refused records
285Refused applications
5,161 approved · 285 refused · 311 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 1996 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided25/03488/FULL
Erection of dwellinghouse (amendment to 23/00957/FULL)
6 Gregory Place St Andrews Fife KY16 9PU
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03489/FULL
Single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
18 Brunton Quadrant Glenrothes Fife KY7 4EQ
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03490/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse with associated raised decking
16 Toll Court Lundin Links Leven Fife KY8 6HH
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03491/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse (retrospective)
70 Bilsland Road Glenrothes Fife KY6 2DZ
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03492/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
67 Black Road Kelty Fife KY4 0BD
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03493/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of gate, infill of existing gate and repairs to boundary wall
Hope Park Parish Church St Marys Place St Andrews Fife KY16 9UY
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03494/LBC
Listed building consent for roof repairs including replacement slates, skew repairs, and installation of rainwater goods
Arnot Gospel Hall Cupar Road Kennoway Leven Fife KY8 5LP
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03496/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 10m high pole - Rear of 70 Launcherhead Road, Lochgelly
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03497/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 12m high pole - South of 25 Well Road, Lochgelly
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03498/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for installation of new window and installation of flue to dwellinghouse
23 Bellhouse Road Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0TL
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03500/FULL
Replacement of streetlights
Anstruther Harbour Shore Street Anstruther Fife
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03502/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 10m, 2, 8m, a 9m, and 2, 7m high poles - North of 6 and 16 and South-West of 24 Longbraes Gardens, and South-West of 52 and Behind 47/49 and 37/39 Woodlands Road, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03503/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - Opposite 16 Launcherhead Road, Lochgelly
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 26 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03504/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - South of 126-136 Templehall Avenue, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 26 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03505/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - South-East of 66-76 Fair Isle Road, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided15/00272/CDC1
Installation of replacement door (Completion of Development Certificate for 15/00272/FULL)
16 Greenside Leslie Glenrothes Fife KY6 3DF
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03507/LBC
Listed building consent for repair and maintenance works to bridge including repainting, installation of lighting and railings (Amendment to 25/00847/LBC).
River Leven Elm Park Leven Fife
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00002/FULL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and erection of car port
Milldeans House Porters Brae Milldeans Star Glenrothes Fife KY7 6LW
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00003/TCA
Tag 00558 Sitka Spruce - Dismantle to ground level., Tag 00559 Sitka Spruce - Dismantle to ground level. , Tag 00560 Sitka Spruce - Dismantle to ground level.
Lawmill Hepburn Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 8QW
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00004/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations to form two flatted dwellings
59 - 61 High Street East Anstruther Fife KY10 3DH
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00005/FULL
Change of use from non-residential institution (Class 10) to 2 flatted dwellings (Sui Generis) and associated alterations including replacement windows and doors
59 - 61 High Street East Anstruther Fife KY10 3DH
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00007/FULL
Erection of garden room
The Rowans Woodburn Road Ceres Cupar Fife KY15 5NP
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00008/TEL
Notification of intention to install 2, 8m high poles - Behind 5 Kenmore Terrace and Behind 30 Appin Crescent, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00009/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m and an 8m high pole - West of 149 and North of 164 Redcraigs, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 2 Jan 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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