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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 dates6,959Searchable applications
523Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,600 approved or refused records
296Refused applications
5,304 approved · 296 refused · 337 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Registered26/01524/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse including raised platform
33 Balwearie Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5LT
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01526/FULL
External alterations including re-roofing and installation of dormers (Amendment to 25/01949/FULL)
The Steading (West) Colton Farm Colton Dunfermline Fife KY12 0RU
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01527/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including re-roofing and installation of new windows, doors, dormers and rooflights (Retrospective)
The Steading (West) Colton Farm Colton Dunfermline Fife KY12 0RU
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01528/FULL
Erection of domestic garden room (retrospective)
3 Bennochy Grove Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5JF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01529/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 10m high pole - West of 18 Cedar Crescent, Thornton
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided23/00562/NMV1
Dormer extension to side of dwellinghouse (Non-Material Variations to extend proposed lounge extension footprint by 600mm to planning permission 23/00562/FULL)
Loans Cottage Brighton Road Cupar Fife KY15 5DH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01530/FULL
Single storey extension to side and installation of air source heat pump to front of dwellinghouse
Melvaig 6 Lade Braes St Andrews Fife KY16 9ET
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01532/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for garage conversion including infill to garage door and new window to side
6 Dalcross Way Dunfermline Fife KY12 7RT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01533/PN
Prior approval for installation of 6no replacement windows
Balgonar 19 Main Street Colinsburgh Leven Fife KY9 1LR
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01534/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of 6 no. replacement windows
Balgonar 19 Main Street Colinsburgh Leven Fife KY9 1LR
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01535/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of 10 no. solar panels to rear of dwelling
56 South Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9JT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01536/FULL
Installation of 10 solar panels to the rear of dwelling
56 South Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9JT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01537/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for erection of 2No. moveable field shelters
Shiresmill Centre Shiresmill Blairhall Dunfermline Fife KY12 8ER
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01539/FULL
Change of use from flatted dwelling (Sui Generis) to commercial holiday let accommodation (Sui Generis)
13 Shorehead St Andrews Fife KY16 9RG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01540/LBC
Listed Building Consent for alterations to pier, including siting of 2 no. shipping containers and 2 no. water storage tanks, and associated works
West Pier Shore Street Anstruther Fife
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01542/FULL
Single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse (amendment to previously approved 21/00684/FULL)
1 Donaldsons Court Lower Largo Leven Fife KY8 6DX
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided17/03057/NMV3
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of four flatted dwellings with associated garages, landscaping, drainage and access (Non-Material Variation to 17/03057/FULL for alterations to design of dormers)
Site At 12 West Green Crail Fife
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01543/FULL
Formation of hardstanding and erection of garden wall (retrospective)
36 High Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1DA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01544/LBC
Listed building consent for formation of hardstanding and erection of garden wall (retrospective)
36 High Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1DA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01546/FULL
Installation of plant and associated equipment
Bowhouse W W T W Lathrisk Freuchie Cupar Fife KY14 7ES
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01547/FULL
Reparation of harbour wall
Crail Harbour Wall Shoregate Crail Fife
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01548/PN
Prior Notification/Approval for installation of replacement windows (excluding bay window) to front of upper floor flatted dwelling
49 Cupar Road Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8DF
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01549/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 8m hight pole - West of 97/99 Moss-side Road, Cowdenbeath
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01550/FULL
Single storey extensions to front and rear of dwellinghouse, formation of hardstanding and associated alterations
Riverview Cottage Kirkton Of Balmerino Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8SA
Received 3 Jun 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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