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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 dates6,967Searchable applications
523Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,608 approved or refused records
297Refused applications
5,311 approved · 297 refused · 337 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/01551/FULL
Formation of vehicular access and hardstanding area, and installation of access gates to side/rear of dwellinghouse
Wynd House Rankeillor Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1DJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01552/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, and external alterations including the installation of new window and replacement door
Parleyhill House Parleyhill Culross Dunfermline Fife KY12 8JD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01553/LBC
Listed building consent for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, and internal and external alterations including the installation of new window and replacement door
Parleyhill House Parleyhill Culross Dunfermline Fife KY12 8JD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01554/LBC
Listed building consent for formation of hardstanding area and installation of access gates to side/rear of dwellinghouse
Wynd House Rankeillor Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1DJ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01555/LBC
Listed Building Consent for alterations to internal wall
Ierne 17 Ferryhills Road North Queensferry Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1HE
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01559/CON
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 - The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, The Electricty (Applications for Consent) Regulations 1990. MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 200700012342, 00012343 - Morven Offshore Wind Ltd - Morven North Offshore Wind Array - approximately 61km off the Aberdeenshire coast, and 00012344, 00012345 - Morven Offshore Wind Ltd - Morven South Offshore Wind Array - approximately 86km off the Aberdeenshire coast - RESPONSE DUE 16 JULY 2026
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01560/TCA
Felling of 1 No. Ash tree
Barum House Park Place Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01561/FULL
External alterations to public house including erection of extension, installation of awning, replacement roof covering, replacement doors, windows, and rooflights, and associated works
The Top O' The Toun 2 York Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 3HN
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01562/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - North-West of 2/4 Elizabeth Street, Tayport
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01563/LBC
Listed building consent for internal alterations
121 South Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9UH
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01564/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of EV Charger
Newgate House Low Causeway Culross Dunfermline Fife KY12 8HL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01566/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for installation of external bi-fold doors
41 Aberdour Road Burntisland Fife KY3 0EN
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01567/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for installation of replacement timber sliding sash windows and rear entrance external door to mid terrace property
36A William Street Tayport Fife DD6 9HN
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01570/FULL
Single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse and two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
Granandra Ceres Road Craigrothie Cupar Fife KY15 5QB
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01571/FULL
Installation of replacement door to front of dwellinghouse
1 Cunzie Street Anstruther Fife KY10 3DF
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided25/02793/NMV1
Installation of sculptures & associated seating, formation of car park, vehicular access and associated works (amendment to 25/00779/FULL) (Non-Material Variation fo a drainage basin that has been added into the scheme to planning permission 25/02793/FULL)
Land At Castle Road And Ferry Toll Road Rosyth Fife
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01574/ADV
Display of 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign, and 1 no. non-illuminated projecting sign
Development Land At Former Madras College Kilrymont Road St Andrews Fife
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01575/FULL
Erection of domestic garage to rear of dwellinghouse
58 Maple Gardens Methil Leven Fife KY8 2HJ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01576/FULL
Erection of domestic shed (retrospective)
Lomond View Pittencrieff Farm Foodie Cupar Fife KY15 4QB
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01577/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
3 - 5 Stob Cross Road Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6ED
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01578/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of signage
190 High Street Burntisland Fife KY3 9AP
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01579/ADV
Display of non-illuminated fascia signs
190 High Street Burntisland Fife KY3 9AP
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01580/FULL
Material change from flatted dwelling (Sui Generis) to commercial holiday let accommodation (Sui Generis)
Ground Floor Flat 14 The Links St Andrews Fife KY16 9JB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01581/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
48 Dunrobin Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5YT
Received 8 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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