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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 dates6,845Searchable 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5,209 approved · 290 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided26/00627/FULL
Change of use from climbing centre (Class 11) to community building (Class 10)
St Andrews Church 30 Bank Street Lochgelly Fife KY5 9QQ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00628/LBC
Listed Building Consent for 2 No. replacement windows and 4 No. replacement rooflights, repairs to existing windows and chimney, and internal alterations
Tullohill House Tullohill Balgonar Saline Dunfermline Fife KY12 9TT
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00629/FULL
Installation of replacement roof tiles and (retrospective) replacement rooflights to front and rear
6A Station Road Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TB
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00630/LBC
Listed Building Consent for replacement roof tiles and (retrospective) replacement rooflights to front and rear
6A Station Road Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TB
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00635/FULL
Installation of replacement windows and rear door to dwellinghouse
Orwell Cottage 6 Clinton Street Newburgh Cupar Fife KY14 6DP
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00636/FULL
Erection of boundary fence
2 Northbank Road Cairneyhill Dunfermline Fife KY12 8RN
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00637/FULL
Erection of boundary fence
10 Witchbrae Dunfermline Fife KY12 0LQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00638/FULL
Erection of outbuilding ancillary to dwellinghouse (retrospective)
56 Newark Street St Monans Anstruther Fife KY10 2BE
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00639/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of rooflight to front of dwellinghouse and internal alterations
3 Windmill Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9JJ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00640/FULL
Change of use of open space to garden ground, erection of boundary fencing and gate, and formation of hardstanding area to rear of dwellinghouse (retrospective)
7 Mount Frost Gardens Glenrothes Fife KY7 6JL
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00641/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - East of 67 Wellshot Crescent, Kennoway
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00642/FULL
Installation of rooflight to front of dwellinghouse
3 Windmill Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9JJ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00643/FULL
Single storey extension to front, single storey extension with associated balcony and dormer extension to the side of dwellinghouse
6 West Braes Crescent Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3SY
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00644/LBC
Listed building consent for external works including re-slating of roof, masonry repair and replacement, repointing, installation of rooflight and roof hatch, and refurbishment of existing windows
6 Alexandra Place City Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9XD
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00645/FULL
Change of use from shop (Class 1A) to student accommodation (Sui Generis) and associated external alterations
5 Ferguson Square Crossgate Cupar Fife KY15 5JU
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00646/LBC
Listed building consent for temporary repairs to harbour wall
Dysart Harbour Hot Pot Wynd Dysart Fife
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00647/FULL
Proposed conversion of Leslie House to form 24 flats, erection of 8 new build dwellinghouses, associated parking, access, landscaping and drainage (Section 42 application to amend condition 1 of planning permission 22/01113/FULL)
Leslie House Glenrothes Fife
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00648/FULL
Erection of domestic double garage with ancillary accommodation above
107A Main Street Cairneyhill Dunfermline Fife KY12 8QU
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00649/FULL
Part change of use from office (Class 4) to auction house (Sui Generis) (retrospective)(temporary for 1 year)
10 Fairykirk Road Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2QQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00651/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed for installation of 2 No. replacement windows and 4 No. replacement rooflights, repairs to existing windows and chimney
Tullohill House Tullohill Balgonar Saline Dunfermline Fife KY12 9TT
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00652/TCA
Lime tree, approx height 12m - Reduce height of stem overhanging garage by 1.5m, reduce width of stem overhanging garage by 1.5m
Balyarrow Monimail Road Letham Cupar Fife KY15 7RR
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided24/01717/CND007
Compliance with condition 7 from application 24/01717/FULL - Landscaping Scheme
Feddinch Mains Feddinch St Andrews Fife
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided24/02929/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of Planning Permission 24/02929/FULL - Archaeological Excavation
29 Bell Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9UR
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided24/02929/CND005
Compliance with Condiiton 5 of planning permission - Scheme of Works (Large Developments)
29 Bell Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9UR
Received 3 Mar 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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