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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 dates6,942Searchable applications
523Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,586 approved or refused records
294Refused applications
5,292 approved · 294 refused · 334 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01417/FULL
Replacement (including raising) of the existing roof, installation of 4 no. dormers to front and rear elevations, installation of 4 no. rooflights and external alterations
35A-C Market Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9NT
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01418/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 7m high pole - North-East of 51 Warout Road, Glenrothes
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01419/FULL
Alterations and extension to existing detached garage to form ancillary living accommodation
1 Whalsay Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6FQ
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01420/FULL
Change of use from retail unit (Class 1A) to 2 no. flatted dwellings (Sui Generis), and external alterations
30 - 32 Forth Avenue Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5PR
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01421/FULL
Change of use of vacant/derelict land (nil use) to allow for the siting of 37 caravans to provide permanent (retirement) living accommodation (over 55 years old)(Sui Generis) and associated infrastructure including access, roads, drainage and landscaping.�(Section 42 application to vary condition 10 of planning permission 24/01670/FULL)
Cupar Muir Sawmill Quarry Road Cupar Muir Cupar Fife KY15 5QP
Received 19 May 2026 - Registered26/01422/FULL
Permission to bring temporary building into permanent use, installation of replacement boundary fencing and entrance gates
Forth Road Bridge Forth Road Bridge Fife
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01423/FULL
Erection of single-storey extension and associated works.
Windmill Community Campus Windmill Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 3AL
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01424/LBC
Listed Building Consent for external alterations to storage buildings including installation of replacement roofing
Crail Airfield Balcomie Road Crail Fife
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01425/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m high pole - South-East of 12 Prospect Terrace, Northfield Road, Newport-on-Tay
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided25/00126/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of planning permission 25/00126/FULL - Contaminated Land - Survey
Unit 6 Tom Stewart Lane St Andrews Fife KY16 8YB
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided25/00126/CND005
Compliance with Condition 5 of planning permission 25/00126/FULL - Surface Water Discharge
Unit 6 Tom Stewart Lane St Andrews Fife KY16 8YB
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01426/FULL
Change of use from storage units (Class 6) to gymnasium (Class 11) (retrospective)
Unit 12, 13, 14 And 16 Coal Wynd Estate Coal Wynd Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 2RB
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01427/FULL
Installation of air source heat pump to rear and AC unit to front of dwellinghouse
5A Pitlethie Steading Pitlethie Road Leuchars St Andrews Fife KY16 0EJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01428/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
20 Morton Crescent St Andrews Fife KY16 8RA
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01429/LBC
Listed building consent for repairs to harbour wall
Crail Harbour Wall Shoregate Crail Fife
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01430/FULL
Installation of external ventilation fan and ducting system
11 Pilmuir Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7AJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01431/FULL
Installation of 3.25 m high lamp post
2 Queens Terrace St Andrews Fife KY16 9QF
Received 20 May 2026 - Registered26/01432/FULL
Erection of fence to front and side of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
2 Balgonie Road Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6AQ
Received 20 May 2026 - Registered26/01433/FULL
Erection of 21 no. flatted dwellings, formation of access, installation of hardstanding, landscaping, and associated works
Land To South Of Queen Margaret Fauld Dunfermline Fife
Received 20 May 2026 - Registered26/01435/FULL
Change of use from agricultural land to form allotments, with erection of 4 no. buildings and 1 no. polytunnel, formation of access, installation of hardstanding, installation of boundary fencing, and associated works
Allotment Site Hawkcraig Road Aberdour Fife KY3 0UP
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided24/01949/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of Local Review Decision 24/01949/FULL - A Scheme of landscaping and Arboriculture
Willow Brae Woodlands Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6HD
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01436/PN
Prior Notification/Approval for installation of replacement bay window (only) to front of upper floor flatted dwelling
49 Cupar Road Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8DF
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01437/FULL
Installation of septic tank (retrospective)
Starleyburn House Newbigging Burntisland Fife KY3 0AG
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided25/01131/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of planning permission 25/01131/FULL - scheme designed to mitigate the effects on sensitive
Abbotsford Cottage Abbotsford Place St Andrews Fife KY16 9HQ
Received 22 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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