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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 dates6,833Searchable 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5,200 approved · 290 refused · 319 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided25/00719/NMV1
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse - Non-material variation for external alterations to 25/00719/FULL
9 Aidan Gardens Dunfermline Fife KY11 8ZE
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00520/FULL
Erection of 4 no. warehouses (Class 6), formation of access and car parking, erection of boundary fencing, and associated works
Land North Of Beeches Ladybank Fife
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided25/01527/NMV1
Erection of 68 residential units and associated works within Pod 1 of Phase 1 of the Halbeath Strategic Development Area (Application Ref: 17/01677/EIA). Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 3 (Part a - Residential Development and Associated Infrastructure); 4 and 5 (Application Requirements); 12 (Energy Statement); and 13 (Landscape and Habitat Management Plan). Non-Material Variation to the scheme of landscaping approved under application ref: 25/01527/ARC.
Land At Halbeath North Of Fife Circle Rail Line Pleasance Road Halbeath Fife
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00521/FULL
Porch extension to front of dwellinghouse
2 Thimblehall Place Dunfermline Fife KY12 7UF
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00522/FULL
Installation of replacement doors and alteration of existing door to form window opening
14 James Street Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3AY
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00523/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, installation of rooflight, sunpipe, external flue and formation of patio area
5 Wadeslea Elie Leven Fife KY9 1EB
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00524/FULL
Alterations to shopfront
Campbells Coffee House And Eatery High Street Falkland Cupar Fife KY15 7BU
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00525/FULL
Alterations to shopfront
96 Market Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9PB
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00526/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and replacement signage
96 Market Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9PB
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00529/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for conversion of integral garage to form habitable accommodation
17 Anna Munro Avenue Dunfermline Fife KY12 9GL
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00530/FULL
Installation of replacement door to rear of dwellinghouse
1 The Elms Links Road Leven Fife KY8 4HR
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00531/FULL
Change of use of from office (Class 4) to gymnasium (Class 11)
Claymore House Carnegie Campus Enterprise Way Dunfermline Fife KY11 8PY
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00532/FULL
Installation of roof windows and replacement windows
5 Blackadder Haven Culross Dunfermline Fife KY12 8HW
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00533/FULL
Single storey/garage extension to side/rear and dormer/balcony extension to rear of dwellinghouse
38 West End Kinglassie Lochgelly Fife KY5 0XG
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00534/TCA
Hollies - Pruning
15 Transy Place Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QN
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided24/03281/CND006
Compliance with Condition 6 from application 24/03281/FULL - Tree Protection Measures
King Malcolm Hotel Laburnum Road Dunfermline Fife KY11 8DS
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided24/03281/CND010
Compliance with Condition 10 of Planning Permission 24/03281/FULL - roosting bats and nesting birds
King Malcolm Hotel Laburnum Road Dunfermline Fife KY11 8DS
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00535/FULL
Conversion of existing net loft outbuilding to form habitable space including replacement roofing and replacement doors and installation of rooflights
18 Mid Shore Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2NL
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00536/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement windows
5 Livingston Lane Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0TS
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00537/LBC
Listed building consent for conversion of existing net loft to form habitable space including replacement roofing and replacement doors and windows and installation of rooflights and internal alterations to dwellinghouse
18 Mid Shore Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2NL
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00538/FULL
Alterations to shopfront including installation of new doors
158 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1NQ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00539/ADV
Display of fascia sign, box sign and projecting sign
158 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1NQ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00540/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including installation of replacement doors
158 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1NQ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided24/03281/CND009
Compliance with Condition 9 from application 24/03281/FULL - CEcMP
King Malcolm Hotel Laburnum Road Dunfermline Fife KY11 8DS
Received 20 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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