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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates7,072Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,700 approved or refused records
302Refused applications
5,398 approved · 302 refused · 341 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 1996 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided26/01751/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations to dwellinghouse including installation of patio door and render (amendment to 25/01551/LBC)
4 Charles Street Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2QG
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01752/TCA
Tree A - a multi-stemmed approx. 50ft Silver Birch tree - To reduce by 20% - 25% , Tree B - 20ft multi -stemmed Laburnum tree - To dismantle , Tree C - 20ft struggling Flowering Cherry tree - To dismantle , Tree D - 35ft Cherry Plum tree - To re-balance the shape of the tree , Tree E - 35ft Tawhiwhi tree - To re-balance the shape of the tree. , Tree F - 30ft dead Laburnum tree - To dismantle , Tree G - 22ft Damson tree - To reduce the height and width by 1/3
68 Hepburn Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9DQ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01753/FULL
Installation of patio door and render to the rear of dwellinghouse (amendment to 25/01550/FULL)
4 Charles Street Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2QG
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01754/FULL
Alterations to window to form French doors to flatted dwelling
16 Victoria Gardens Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1DJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01755/TCA
Request to carry out tree works to 3 x trees - fell 1 x Cherry (Tree A), pollard by 50% 1 x Plum (Tree B) and reduce height/width by 1/3 1 x Cherry (Tree C)Hepburn Gardens Conservation Area
18 Middleshade Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9NA
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Registered23/03127/NMV2
Development of site infrastructure associated with Phase 1 including construction of roads, footways, cycleways, re-routing of Whitefield Road, earthworks including platforming, landscape works, open space, contamination / remediation and drainage works relating to the wider consented development at the Halbeath Strategic Development Area (Application Ref: 17/01677/EIA). Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 3 (Parts d, e, g, h, j, k, l - Development Components), 4 (Application Requirements), 9 (Development Framework), 10 (Development Brief), 13 (Landscape and Habitat Management Plan), 14 (Public Art Strategy), 26 and 27 (Road Improvements), 28 (Footway / Cycleway) and 30 (Road Re-Alignment and Stopping Up). (Non-Material Variation for changes to the mix of microplay equipment).
Land At Halbeath North Of Fife Circle Rail Line Pleasance Road Halbeath Fife
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01757/LBC
Listed Building Consent for reinstatement of window and doors, single storey garage extension to side of dwellinghouse and formation of garage doors in existing wall
Old Gardeners Cottage 22 Raith Gardens Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5NJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01758/FULL
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)
180 - 182 High Street Newburgh Cupar Fife KY14 6DZ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Registered25/00257/NMV1
Erection of up to 223 residential units and associated works within Pods 3 and 4 of Phase 1 of the Halbeath Strategic Development Area (Application Ref: 17/01677/EIA). Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 3 (Parts a, d, f, j); 4 and 5 (Application Requirements); and 12 (Energy Statement). (Non-Material Variation for changes to the areas of microplay and play equipment).
Land At Halbeath North Of Fife Circle Rail Line Pleasance Road Halbeath Fife
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01759/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 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01760/LBC
Listed Building Consent for external pipework for replacement boiler
6 Toft Terrace Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3BE
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01761/FULL
Alterations to roof of existing extension
16 Links Road Lundin Links Leven Fife KY8 6AU
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01762/FULL
Reinstatement of window and doors, single storey garage extension to side of dwellinghouse and formation of garage doors in existing wall
Old Gardeners Cottage 22 Raith Gardens Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5NJ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided25/01333/NMV1
Substitution of house types on plots 1 and 2 (amendment to planning permission reference 08/02805/FULL) (Non-Material Variation to Re-configuration and minor change to plot 1 design to planning permission 25/01333/FULL)
Andrew Davie Cupar Road Ladybank Cupar Fife KY15 7LS
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01763/FULL
Formation of raised platforms and erection of walls, fences, and gates to side and rear of dwellinghouse (retrospective)
22 Melgund Place Lochgelly Fife KY5 9QY
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00370/CND005
Compliance with Condition 5 of planning permission 26/00370/FULL - BD Enhancement
37 The Bridges Dalgety Bay Dunfermline Fife KY11 9XZ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01765/FULL
Single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
80 Woodmill Crescent Dunfermline Fife KY11 4AL
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01767/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - West of 66-71 Smeaton Gardens, Kirkcaldy
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01768/LBC
Listed Building Consent 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 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01769/FULL
Change of use from retail (Class 1A) to cafe (Class 3)
59 - 61 High Street Aberdour Burntisland Fife KY3 0SJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01770/TCA
Request to carry out tree works to 2 x trees - fell 1 x Cypress (Tree A) and reduce height/width by 1/3 1 x Golden Weeping Willow (Tree B)Hepburn Gardens Conservation Area
7 Murrayfield Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9NB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01771/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for change of use from warehouse (Class 6) to light industrial (Class 4)
Land To West Of Caledonia Road Rosyth Business Park Rosyth Fife
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01772/TCA
Tree A - approx. 35ft ? 40ft Cypress tree - To dismantle (the tree is dying)
Little Hayes 2 St Leonards Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9DY
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01773/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement windows to gables and replace Juliette balcony barriers in glass
Flat 3 The Granary Elie Leven Fife KY9 1EG
Received 26 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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