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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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 dates6,856Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,508 approved or refused records
290Refused applications
5,218 approved · 290 refused · 324 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00743/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - North of 20 Queens Gardens, Ladybank
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00744/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - North-West of 10 Kinloch Street, Ladybank
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00745/FULL
Installation of hot/cold tubs, installation of 2 no. saunas, installation of solar panels, formation of decking, formation of parking and associated works
Elie Watersports Elie Harbour The Granary Elie Fife
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00746/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
Ferryview Main Road North Queensferry Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1JB
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00747/TPO
Multiple trees as listed in the attached tree report - Tree removal, tree pruning, clear crown
1 Rosemalen Place Dunfermline Fife KY12 7YE
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00748/FULL
Single storey wrap around extension from front to rear of dwellinghouse
109 Wedderburn Crescent Dunfermline Fife KY11 4RY
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00750/FULL
Erection of domestic garage and walls
The Byre 9 Cowgate Tayport Fife DD6 9DT
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00751/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal works including formation of walls and external works to replace defective rendering on front elevation
Witbank Low Causeway Culross Dunfermline Fife KY12 8HL
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00752/ADV
Display of 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign, 1 No. non-illuminated window vinyls and 1 No. non illuminated projecting sign
92 - 94 High Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7DP
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00753/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
14 Nelson Street St Andrews Fife KY16 8AJ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00754/FULL
Single storey extension and formation of raised platform to side of dwellinghouse
Carphin House Luthrie Cupar Fife KY15 4NX
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00755/LBC
Listed building consent for single storey extension and formation of raised platform to side of dwellinghouse
Carphin House Luthrie Cupar Fife KY15 4NX
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided25/01779/NMV1
Alterations to and change of use from vacant store part of barbershop premises (Class 1A) to short-term let accommodation (Sui Generis) (Non-Material Variation to 25/01779/FULL for amendments to double doors)
83 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1LN
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00757/LBC
Listed building consent for replacement door to front elevation (amendment to 25/01780/LBC)
83 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1LN
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00760/FULL
Installation of 4 rooflights to side/rear of dwellinghouse (amendment to 25/01120/FULL)
42 Main Street Limekilns Dunfermline Fife KY11 3HL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00762/FULL
Formation of car park and associated development and landscaping
Kelty Hearts Football Club New Central Park Bath Street Kelty Fife KY4 0AG
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00764/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - West of 67 Rumdewan Terrace, Kettlebridge
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00766/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m and a 10m high pole - South-East of 28 Craig Road, King Street and North of 23/25 Craig Road, Craigview Court, Tayport
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00767/LBC
Listed building consent for external alterations including replacement windows, door, rooflights and roof repairs
IT Services Old Union Building 77 - 83 North Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9AD
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00768/FULL
External alterations including replacement windows, door, rooflights and roof repairs
IT Services Old Union Building 77 - 83 North Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9AD
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00769/FULL
Erection of a non-domestic hut
Land Near Balmule Fishery Fife
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00770/FULL
Installation of external door to flatted dwelling
84 Hill Street Ladybank Cupar Fife KY15 7NS
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00771/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
5 Boswell Knowe Lochgelly Fife KY5 9HS
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00772/FULL
Two storey extension and formation of balcony to side of dwellinghouse
15 Souwester Court Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3BX
Received 12 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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