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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,833Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,490 approved or refused records
290Refused applications
5,200 approved · 290 refused · 319 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided16/03559/CDC1
Two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse (Completion of Development Certificate for 16/03559/FULL)
6 Parkland Court Buckhaven Leven Fife KY8 1LH
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00446/TEL
Notification of intention to install 2, 9m high poles - South-East of 6/8 and North-East of 11 Shanwell Road South, Tayport
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00447/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 10m and 2, 8m high poles - North of 22 and South-West of 6 Balwearie Gardens, and South-West of 91/93 Milton Road, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00448/FULL
Erection of agricultural building
Farmhouse Easter Kilwhiss Farm Giffordtown Ladybank Cupar Fife KY15 7UR
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00449/FULL
Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA. (Section 42 application to vary condition 13 of 18/02342/ARC)
Westfield O C C S Fife
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00450/FULL
Planning permission in principle for restoration and development of former opencast site including power generation/storage; waste recovery/recycling; employment uses (Class 4 (light industry only) with ancillary office space, Class 5 and 6); rail off-loading facility, glass houses and other associated infrastructure (Section 42 application to vary condition 28 of 16/03661/EIA)
Westfield O C C S Fife
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00451/FULL
Single storey extension to rear and installation of replacement roof tiles of dwellinghouse
15 Charles Way Limekilns Dunfermline Fife KY11 3JL
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00453/FULL
External alterations to building including erection of extension, installation of doors, installation of CCTV, with erection of outbuilding, installation of hardstanding, formation of access, erection of boundary fencing, erection of entrance gate, installation of benches and information boards, erection of statue, landscaping, and associated works
1 Adam Smith Close Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1HL
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00454/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal and external works including formation of window to doors and installation of window to front (works complete)
58A West Road Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8HP
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00455/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
11 The Craig Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2DR
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00457/FULL
Erection of 2 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land North Of 118 Pilmuir Street Dunfermline Fife
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00458/TPO
Felling of 1 No. Downy Birch and 1 No. Conifer (TPO-C0019-W1)
Old Gardeners Cottage 22 Raith Gardens Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5NJ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00459/FULL
Formation of raised platform
Todhall House Foxton Cupar Fife KY15 4RQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00461/FULL
Erection of 1.8m high fence and storage container (retrospective)
1 Ochil Terrace Dunfermline Fife KY11 4BP
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00462/FULL
Erection of extension to community building
New Gilston Hall Main Street New Gilston Leven Fife KY8 5TF
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00463/LBC
Listed Building Consent for replacement single storey extension to rear and replacement windows and door
Guest House 34 Argyle Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9BX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00464/FULL
Installation of replacement roof tiles
20A And 20B West Green Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3RD
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00465/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement roof tiles
20A And 20B West Green Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3RD
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00466/FULL
Change of use from guesthouse (Class 7) to dwellinghouse (Class 9), and external alterations including erection of replacement single storey extension to rear and replacement windows and door
Guest House 34 Argyle Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9BX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided12/03458/NMV2
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse (amendment to application reference 11/01935/FULL) (Non Material Variation for French doors changed to windows and triple sliding doors changed to double sliding doors to 12/03458/FULL)
Hampton Cottage Battery Road North Queensferry Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1JZ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00467/TCA
Crown lift 1 No. Yew tree and prune Beech trees
St Margarets House 9 St Margaret Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7PE
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00468/FULL
External alterations to hall including installation of extract cowls and fans and replacement door
Free Gardners Hall College Street Buckhaven Leven Fife KY8 1JX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00469/LBC
Listed building consent for external alterations comprising part roof replacement, installation of downpipes and replacement window
Headmasters House St Leonards School The Pends St Andrews Fife KY16 9QJ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00470/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to property, including erection of extension, installation of replacement windows and doors, formation of new window and entrance door
The Old Schoolhouse 6 Rocks Road Charlestown Dunfermline Fife KY11 3EN
Received 16 Feb 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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