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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 dates6,881Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,532 approved or refused records
293Refused applications
5,239 approved · 293 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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
- Decided26/00988/FULL
External alterations to dwellinghouse including dormer extension, installation of 3 no. rooflights, replacement windows and formation of door opening
6 The Square Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8SS
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00989/FULL
Change of use of retail warehouse (Class 1A) to snooker hall (Class 11), and external alterations including installation of signage, repainting works, and installation of cooler unit
The Factory Shop East Burnside Cupar Fife KY15 4DQ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00990/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
39 South Union Street Cupar Fife KY15 5BB
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00992/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for conversion of integral garage to form habitable accommodation
33 Toll Court Lundin Links Leven Fife KY8 6HH
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00993/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed for erection of domestic car port to front of dwellinghouse
Old Signal Station Lothian View Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2UY
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00995/FULL
Change of use from retail unit (Class 1A) to music studio (Sui generis) and flatted dwelling (Sui Generis) and external alterations including installation of windows, rooflights, raised decking, external stairwell, replacement roof and associated works
36 Commercial Street Markinch Fife KY7 6DE
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00996/FULL
Change of use (in part) from storage and distribution unit (Class 6) to car wash and valet facility (Sui Generis) (retrospective)
Deanhead Dairy North Road Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1HQ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00994/CND032
Compliance with condition 32 of approval 25/00994/FULL - Public Art
Land To West Of Boreland Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided22/03778/NMV1
Dormer extension to rear of dwellinghouse (Non-Material Variation to change to cladding type to comply with Building Regulations, and addition of external window blinds for thermal efficiency to planning permission 22/03778/FULL)
30 Spottiswoode Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 8SB
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00997/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for installation of replacement windows to front, side and rear of dwellinghouse
3 Park Street St Andrews Fife KY16 8AQ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00998/FULL
Installation of HV infrastructure and 4 EV bus chargers
Halbeath Park And Ride Halbeath Park And Ride Car Park Crossgates Dunfermline Fife KY11 7EJ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00999/FULL
Installation of replacement windows to front/side and installation of replacement French doors and window to rear of flatted dwelling
Flat 1 10 Links Crescent St Andrews Fife KY16 9HP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01000/FULL
Single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
Rosebank Cottage South Crossroads Halbeath Dunfermline Fife KY11 8EF
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01001/PN
Prior Approval for the re-deck of road bridge over railway
Glenrothes With Thornton Station Southend Main Street Thornton Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 4EH
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01002/FULL
Extension to existing rear dormer, installation of replacement doors and installation of rooflights
Ivy Cottage 56 Nethergate Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3TZ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01003/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations, extension to existing rear dormer, installation of replacement windows and doors and installation of rooflights
Ivy Cottage 56 Nethergate Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3TZ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01004/FULL
Erection of garden room
10 Dean Park Gowkhall Dunfermline Fife KY12 9PA
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01007/TCA
Willow tree - 30% Crown reduction to reduce height and width
Sunnyhill 4 Lade Braes St Andrews Fife KY16 9ET
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01008/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for installation of window to side of dwellinghouse
51 The Bridges Dalgety Bay Dunfermline Fife KY11 9XZ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01009/FULL
Change of use from 8 supported flatted dwellings to form 8 affordable (Mid-Market Rent) flatted dwellings (Sui Generis) and external alterations including formation of bay windows, installation of insulated render system, new doors, solar panels, air source heat pumps and associated works
James Bank James Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QE
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Registered26/01013/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)
6 Mount Frost Gardens Glenrothes Fife KY7 6JL
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01014/FULL
Change of use of former primary school (Class 10) to dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Gateside Primary School Main Road Gateside Cupar Fife KY14 7SZ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01017/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement roof tiles
49 North Castle Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9BG
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01018/FULL
Replacement single storey extension and flue to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Glendarvel Place Glenrothes Fife KY7 6GN
Received 3 Apr 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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