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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 dates6,922Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,568 approved or refused records
294Refused applications
5,274 approved · 294 refused · 331 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas48 mapped area records
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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
- Registered26/01316/FULL
Erection of 18 affordable dwellinghouses (Class 9), formation of accesses, landscaping, open space, drainage and other associated supporting infrastructure.
Land To North Of Howard Place Dysart Fife
Received 7 May 2026 - Registered26/01317/FULL
Extension to dwellinghouse and erection of detached garage
South High Beley Dunino St Andrews Fife KY16 8LZ
Received 7 May 2026 - Registered26/01318/FULL
Erection of 8 no. dwellinghouses and 8 no. flatted dwellings, with formation of vehicular access, installation of hardstanding, landscaping, and associated works
Land Adjacent To Caskieberran Road Glenrothes Fife
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01319/ADV
Display of a replacement externally illuminated and a non-illuminated wall sign, 2 replacement and a new non-illuminated directional sign to front and sides of property
Fettykil Fox Leslie Road Glenrothes Fife KY6 3EP
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01320/ADV
Display of 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign
70 Market Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9NU
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01321/FULL
Installation of 4 No. rooflights to side and enlargement of 1 No. existing window to rear of dwellinghouse
The Birket 11 North Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1DQ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01322/FULL
Erection of domestic garage and external alterations to flatted dwelling including installation of new and replacement rooflights, replacement roofing, demolition of wall, installation of wall and gate, and installation of cladding (amendment to 25/00818/FULL)
Upper Flat School Road Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3HX
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01323/FULL
Erection of outbuilding to rear of dwellinghouse
4 Mavis Haugh St Andrews Fife KY16 9LT
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided23/00758/CND005
Compliance with Condition 5 of planning permission 23/00758FULL - Arboricultural Method Statement
Former Site Of Binn House Fleming Way Burntisland Fife
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided23/00758/CND006
Compliance with Condition 6 of planning permission 23/00758FULL - Vegetation Removal
Former Site Of Binn House Fleming Way Burntisland Fife
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01326/CON
Marine Directorate Consultation for application to vary Section 36 Consent and Marine Licences (00013351/00013352/00013352) for Berwick Bank Wind Farm - RESPONSE DUE DATE 18 JUNE 2026
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Received 7 May 2026 - Registered26/01327/ADV
Advertisement Consent for display of 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign, 1 No. internally illuminated post mounted sign and vinyls to doors and windows
3 Alexandra Place Market Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9XD
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01328/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for conversion of integral garage to form habitable living space
6 Horseleys Park St Andrews Fife KY16 8RZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/01330/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for installation of mezzanine floor
Unit 7C Halbeath Retail Park Dunfermline Fife
Received 8 May 2026 - Registered26/01331/FULL
Change of use from Class 1A (Retail) to Class 11 (Leisure) and external alterations including formation of door
Unit 7C Halbeath Retail Park Dunfermline Fife
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01332/APN
Agricultural prior notification for erection of grain store
Nether Pitlochie Farm Gateside Cupar Fife KY14 7SQ
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01333/TCA
1 - Birch - Remove 1x birch which is leaning towards house to ground level. , 2 - Birch - Monolith 1x birch tree approx. 1m above the first union.
The Croft Creich Brunton Cupar Fife KY15 4NB
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01334/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
87 Backmarch Road Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2RP
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01335/FULL
Installation of replacement windows and 3 rooflights to front, side and rear of flat
209 High Street Leslie Glenrothes Fife KY6 3AZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01337/FULL
Erection of detached single domestic garage to side/front of dwellinghouse
24 Kinnordy Place Glenrothes Fife KY7 4UP
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01338/APN
Agricultural prior notification for erection of grain store and general purpose storage building
Newton Of Kingsdale Farmhouse Newton Star Leven Fife KY8 5SD
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01339/FULL
Alterations to shopfront to accommodate dispensing machine (amendment to 22/01418/FULL)
Land At Kingslaw Randolph Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01340/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for conversion of integral garage to form habitable living space
21 Cypress Lane Leven Fife KY8 5PS
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01342/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for dormer extension to rear of dwellinghouse
31 Balwearie Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5LT
Received 11 May 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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