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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 dates6,845Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,499 approved or refused records
290Refused applications
5,209 approved · 290 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/00581/FULL
Alterations to and change of use from older persons' community centre (Class 10) to hot food takeaway (sui generis) and associated alterations including installation of flue
Former Dunnikier OAP Centre Lauder Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5BD
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00582/FULL
Installation of solar panels to roof of outbuilding in front curtilage of dwellinghouse
The Old Stables Back Wynd Falkland Cupar Fife KY15 7BX
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00583/FULL
Erection of workshop, outbuilding, and planters, installation of hardstanding and fencing, and associated works (retrospective)
Land At Admiralty Park Rosyth Fife
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00584/FULL
Installation of plaque
94 Market Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9PA
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00585/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of plaque
94 Market Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9PA
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00586/FULL
Replacement of existing boundary wall
6 Ellice Place St Andrews Fife KY16 9HU
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00587/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations including installation of doors
Development Land At Former Madras College Kilrymont Road St Andrews Fife
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00589/FULL
Installation of replacement roof coverings and fascias of dwellinghouse
12 The Cairns Charlestown Dunfermline Fife KY11 3EP
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00590/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations to former hospital building to facilitate the conversion to 27 flats (Sui Generis) and demolition of existing outbuildings within the curtilage (Section 17 application to vary condition 1 of 22/04134/LBC)
Old Hospital Craigtoun St Andrews Fife KY16 8NX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00591/TEL
Notification of intention to install 5, 8m and 2, 9m high poles - North of 2 Abbots Walk, Raith Drive, and North-West of 11, North-West of 20, North-East of 23, North-West and East of 28 and North-East of 31 Raith Gardens Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00592/FULL
Installation of platform lift to front of dwellinghouse
70 Dunbeath Drive Glenrothes Fife KY7 4PJ
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00593/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and relocation of existing window
3 Craigievar Close Dunfermline Fife KY12 0XY
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00594/FULL
Change of use from former hospital (Class 8) to 27 flatted dwellinghouses (Sui Generis) and erection of 18 townhouses (Class 9) (Enabling Development), formation of access, hardstanding and associated landscaping (Section 42 application to vary condition 15 of 22/04135/FULL)
Old Hospital Craigtoun St Andrews Fife KY16 8NX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00595/TEL
Notification of intention to install 2, 9m and an 8m high pole - West of Southerton House, Southerton Road, South of 38 Southerton Gardens and South-West of 21 Southerton Crescent, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided25/01131/CND004
Compliance with Condition 4 of planning permission 25/01131/FULL - Full Material Specifications
Abbotsford Cottage Abbotsford Place St Andrews Fife KY16 9HQ
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00596/FULL
External alterations and repairs to dwellinghouse including installation of replacement windows, rooftiles, rooflight and door
34 Abbey Wall Road Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2NE
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00597/ADV
Display of 3 No. non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 No. non-illuminated lettering sign
Ground Floor Unit S1 Slotline House Largo Road St Andrews Fife KY16 8NJ
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00598/FULL
Erection of summerhouse
35 Skeith Road Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3FA
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00599/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 10m high pole - South-East of 1 Dunmore Place, Ballingry
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00600/TEL
Notification of intention to install 6 fibre boxes - Side and Rear of 34 South Street, Front of 10 Abbey Street, Side of 1 Gregory Place, and Side of 4 and Rear of 6 St Gregorys, St Andrews
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00601/TCA
Works to trees within conservation area
27 Seaside Place Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0TX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00602/TEL
Notification of intention to install telecoms apparatus - East Ness Pier, Preston Crescent, Inverkeithing
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00603/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
52 North Street Kettlebridge Cupar Fife KY15 7QJ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00604/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations and repairs to dwellinghouse including installation of replacement windows, rooftiles, rooflight and door
34 Abbey Wall Road Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2NE
Received 26 Feb 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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