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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 dates6,904Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,553 approved or refused records
294Refused applications
5,259 approved · 294 refused · 328 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/02536/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of Planning Permission 25/02536/ARC - District heat pipeline safeguarding
Land To South Of Cocklaw Street Kelty Fife
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Registered26/01180/FULL
Installation of replacement door, and external vents to flatted dwelling
17 Isla Place Albert Street Tayport Fife DD6 9AS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Registered26/01181/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement door, secondary glazing, external vents and internal alterations to flatted dwelling
17 Isla Place Albert Street Tayport Fife DD6 9AS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided22/00222/CND018
Compliance with Condition 18 of Planning Permission 22/00222/FULL - SUDS Appendix 6
Land At Astro Soccer Complex Viewfield Glenrothes Fife
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01182/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 10m high pole - West of 27 Dubbieside, Methil
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01183/CON
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Part 4 Marine Licensing - 00011593 - BEAR Scotland Ltd (per Jacobs UK Ltd) - Bridge Maintenance - A9000 Forth Road BridgeResponse due by 20.05.26
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01184/CON
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Part 4 Marine Licensing - 00011501 - Scottish Power - Outfall Maintenance - Valleyfield Ash Lagoons, Low Valleyfield, DunfermlineResponse due by 20.05.26
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01185/FULL
Two/single storey extension with raised platform and steps to rear of dwellinghouse
8 Bethune Road Glenrothes Fife KY7 4EN
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Registered26/01186/FULL
Formation of vehicle access and hard standing to side (Cuthbert's Road) of dwelling
43 West Road Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8HN
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01187/TEL
Notification of intention to install 2, 9m high poles - North of 15 and North-West of 17 Abbey View, Crossford
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01188/TEL
Notification of intention to remove 15m high pole supporting 6 antennas and replace with 20m high pole supporting 3 antennas and 2, 0.3m dishes, remove 3 cabinets and replace with 1 cabinet, and ancillary works
Ravenscraig Motors Junction Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 2BH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01189/SCR
Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion for winning and working of hard rock at dormant quarry
Redcraigs Quarry Roscobie Knockhill Dunfermline Fife KY12 0SG
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01191/FULL
Single storey conservatory extension to rear of dwellinghouse
16 Glendevon Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6YN
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01192/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement door
7 The Steading Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Registered26/01193/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement door, windows and rooflights
8 The Steading Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn23/02628/NMV5
Erection of 5 dwellinghouses (Non-Material Variation for alterations to archway (access) to omit rising bollard and replace with electrical sliding gate to 23/02628/FULL)Site: Former Gas Holder Site, Balfour Place, St Andrews(Address :- 1 to 5 The Archway, Balfour Place, St Andrews, KY16 9FH)
Land To The North Of Abbey Cottage Abbey Walk St Andrews Fife
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided25/01897/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 from Planning Permission 25/01897/FULL - Dilapidation Survey
Madras College South Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9EJ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Registered26/01194/FULL
Replacement of 1 No. door and 4 No. windows to front and rear of dwellinghouse
12 The Steading Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01195/FULL
Installation of replacement door to front of dwelling
7 The Steading Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Registered26/01196/FULL
Installation of replacement door, windows and rooflights
8 The Steading Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8TH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01197/FULL
First floor extension to rear of dwellinghouse
8 West Fergus Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1UR
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01198/FULL
Change of use of part of business unit (Class 4) to form fish processing unit (Class 5) including installation of flue, external refrigeration units, smoking kiln and associated works
AF Fife Limited The Old Sorting Office Station Road Anstruther Fife KY10 3JA
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01201/FULL
Formation of balcony to rear, installation of solar panels to front and side and replacement dormer materials to dwellinghouse
East View 2 Helen Lane North Queensferry Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1JY
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01202/FULL
Erection of single storey extension
27 Lt Sales Avenue Dalgety Bay Dunfermline Fife KY11 9GB
Received 24 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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