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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5,161 approved · 285 refused · 311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- Decided26/00037/ADV
Display of internally illuminated ATM surround
1 - 3 Durie Street Leven Fife KY8 4EZ
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00039/ADV
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign, projecting sign and ATM surround, and non-illuminated window vinyls to front of building
8 Unwin Avenue Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2ZQ
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00040/FULL
Change of use of land from woodland to operational railway land and installation of overhead line equipment and erection of fencing (Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 23/00333/FULL)
Cameron Bridge Distillery Cameron Bridge Standing Stane Road Windygates Leven Fife KY8 5RL
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00042/FULL
Single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
1 Willow Grove Dunfermline Fife KY11 8BB
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00043/FULL
Erection of garage/garden room to rear of dwellinghouse, erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse and associated works
17 Milton Road Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2LN
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00044/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
53 Findlay Street Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2RF
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00045/FULL
External alterations including recladding, roof extension, installation of rooflights and screen door, erection of new boundary fence and associated works
28 Appin Crescent Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QH
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00046/FULL
External alterations to dwellinghouse including repainting of door to front of dwellinghouse, installation of replacement door to rear of dwellinghouse (part retrospective)
14 Main Street Colinsburgh Leven Fife KY9 1LR
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00049/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 10m high pole - North of 25 Admiralty Road, Rosyth
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00051/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Carmore Farm Yellowhill Road Burnside Perth Fife PH2 9RY
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00052/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
32 Targate Road Milesmark Dunfermline Fife KY12 9FB
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00055/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed for conservatory extension to rear of dwelling
19 Chemiss Crescent East Wemyss Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 4EU
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00056/FULL
Erection of 4 no. dwellinghouses (Class 9) and associated works
Land To The North Of Former Quayside Inn Harbour Place Inverkeithing Fife
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00057/LBC
Listed building consent for replacement doors to school dining room
Balwearie High School Balwearie Gardens Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5LY
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00058/FULL
Substation security upgrades including installation of control cabinets, vehicle and pedestrian gates, fence topper, cctv systems including pod towers and associated lighting
Longannet Power Station Alloa Fife FK10 4AA
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00059/FULL
Installation of ATM
1 - 3 Durie Street Leven Fife KY8 4EZ
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00060/TCA
Mature stand alone sycamore tree at the bottom of rear garden - 25% crown reduction. We want to relieve some of the wind sail., Ash tree in congested area of garden - Dismantle and remove ash tree. Replant once the work is finished.
Century House 100 Hepburn Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LT
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00061/FULL
Erection of self-contained ancillary accommodation associated with Milldeans House, formation of hardstanding, and associated works (demolition of existing building)
Milldeans House Porters Brae Milldeans Star Glenrothes Fife KY7 6LW
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00062/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement windows
Kylrick Horse Market Falkland Cupar Fife KY15 7BG
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00063/PN
Prior approval for installation of replacement windows
Kylrick Horse Market Falkland Cupar Fife KY15 7BG
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00066/FULL
Alterations to shop including installation of ATM, replacement doors and ventilation grilles
8 Unwin Avenue Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2ZQ
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00068/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of commemorative plaque
19A High Street Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2LA
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided08/03538/NMV1
Erection of dwellinghouse - Non-material variation for external alterations to 08/03538/CFULL
74 North Street Leslie Glenrothes Fife KY6 3DN
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided11/00348/NMV2
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses, driveway/parking and bin storage areas (Non Material Variation for inclusion of solar panels to planning permission 11/00348/FULL)
Land Adjacent To Foxwell Cottage Main Street Auchtertool Fife
Received 12 Jan 2026
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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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