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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 dates6,885Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,536 approved or refused records
294Refused applications
5,242 approved · 294 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01041/LBC
Listed building consent for internal alterations
104 High Street Burntisland Fife KY3 9AS
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01043/FULL
Erection of 2-storey side extension to dwellinghouse
19 Pitbauchlie Bank Dunfermline Fife KY11 8DP
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01044/TEL
Notification of intention to install 2, 8m high poles - North of 17 and Opposite/North-East of 21 Fair Isle Road, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision24/02999/CND006
Compliance with Condition 6 of planning permission 24/02999/FULL - Off-street parking
Argos Youth Centre Appin Crescent Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6EJ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided24/02999/CND007
Compliance with Condition 7 of planning permission 24/02999/FULL - Cycle Parking
Argos Youth Centre Appin Crescent Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6EJ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision24/02999/CND016
Compliance with Condition 16 of planning permission 24/02999/FULL - Landscaping Details
Argos Youth Centre Appin Crescent Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6EJ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01045/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - West of Harbour Kiosk, Shorehead, St Andrews
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01047/NEA
Notification under The Overhead Lines (Exemption) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 for temporary diversion of 132kV Overhead Line and replacement of Tower
Westfield Substation Fife
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01048/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 7m and 2, 8m high poles - Opposite/East of 2 South Knowe, Opposite Humbug Park, and Opposite/South-East of 2 Windmill Knowe, Inverkeithing Road, Crossgates
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01049/ADV
Display of 15 illuminated/non-illuminated signs - Fascia Sign, Box Sign, Projecting Sign, Hoarding, Advance Sign, Building Signage, Site Signage, Totem signs and intercom equipment associated with Drive-Thru Starbucks
Nationwide Building Society Carnegie Avenue Dunfermline Fife KY11 8PE
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01050/FULL
Replacement facade and associated works
Oceaneering Multiflex Dundas Road Port Of Rosyth Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2XS
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01051/FULL
Alterations to existing car park including formation of sally port, erection of fencing and associated works
Amazon Fulfilment Centre Amazon Way Dunfermline Fife KY11 8ST
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01052/FULL
Alterations and extension to building including installation of external plant and associated works (amendment to 25/01369/FULL)
The Willie Russell Laboratories University Of St Andrews North Haugh St Andrews Fife KY16 9SR
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01053/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 12m high pole - North of Dragonwyck, Lundin Road, Crossford
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01054/TPO
Fell 1 No. tree (TPO:C0019)
6 Abbots Walk Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5NL
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided25/01732/CND004
Compliance with Condition 4 of planning permission 25/01732/FULL - cycle spaces
SP Energy Networks Glenrothes Depot Eastfield Industrial Estate Woodgate Drive Glenrothes Fife KY7 4PB
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided25/01732/CND010
Compliance with Condition 10 of planning permission 25/01732/FULL - AQA
SP Energy Networks Glenrothes Depot Eastfield Industrial Estate Woodgate Drive Glenrothes Fife KY7 4PB
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01056/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - 2 Lady Nina Square, Coaltown of Balgonie
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided24/01407/CND008
Compliance with Condition 8 of planning permission 24/01407/FULL - Bird Breeding
Land To The East Of Spittalfield Road Fraser Avenue Inverkeithing Fife
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/01057/FULL
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
Land Between Number 8 And 12 Station Road Thornton Fife
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01058/ADV
Display of one non-illuminated V-Stack
Broomhall Site At Land Adjacent To Pitreavie Business Park Grange Road Dunfermline Fife
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01059/FULL
Alterations to dwellinghouse including installation of dormer extensions to front and rear
3 Hilton Road Pitfirrane Cairneyhill Dunfermline Fife KY12 8RG
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided24/02999/CND019
Compliance with Condition 19 of planning permission 24/02999/FULL - SUDS Construction Best Practice
Argos Youth Centre Appin Crescent Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6EJ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01060/TEL
Notification of intention to install 14, 9m and 5, 8m high poles - Aitken Road, Fordell Road and Huntsmans Road, Glenrothes
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 7 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Fife
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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