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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 dates7,076Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,704 approved or refused records
302Refused applications
5,402 approved · 302 refused · 341 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided26/01804/FULL
Single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
14 Mount Melville Crescent Strathkinness St Andrews Fife KY16 9XS
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01805/FULL
Replacement roughcast to front, sides and rear of flats
66 And 66A High Street Leslie Glenrothes Fife KY6 3DA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided25/00257/NMV2
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 to 25/00257/ARC for changes to the windows).
Land At Halbeath North Of Fife Circle Rail Line Pleasance Road Halbeath Fife
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided24/00191/CND001
Compliance with Condition 1 from application 24/00191/LBC - Prior to works commencing on site, a method statement detailing how the proposed down taking and demolition will be carried out shall be submitted for the written approval of Fife Council as Planning Authority. Upon approval, all matters detailed in the Method Statement shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority.
Bothy And Store Halbeath Road Dunfermline Fife
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided24/00191/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 from application 24/00191/LBC - Prior to works commencing on site, a lime mortar and stone analysis report from the Scottish Lime Centre Trust shall be submitted for the written approval of Fife Council as Planning Authority. Upon approval, all works shall be carried out in accordance with the details and recommendations of the Scottish Lime Centre Trust as submitted unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority.
Bothy And Store Halbeath Road Dunfermline Fife
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01806/FULL
Siting of self-service laundrette machine
Land To The Rear Of 102 Nicol Street Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01807/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for alterations to existing extension and installation of window
1 St Johns Place Dunfermline Fife KY12 7TA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01808/FULL
Single storey extension, platform and steps to front, conservatory extension, platform and steps to rear, and retrospective erection of fences to front and side of dwellinghouse
40 Macduff Gardens Glenrothes Fife KY7 4BS
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided20/01688/CDC1
Completion of Development for approval 20/01688/FULL (Demolition of existing outbuilding and ruin and erection of new outbuilding)
Springbank Chance Inn Cupar Fife KY15 5QJ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/01809/FULL
Erection of 2 garden rooms and a shed (retrospective) and increase height of boundary fence to rear of dwellinghouse
23 Seafar Drive Kelty Fife KY4 0JX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01810/LBC
Listed building consent for internal alterations and installation of signage (part in retrospect)
Easter Town Hall Cunzie Street Anstruther Fife KY10 3DF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01811/ADV
Display of 4 No. non-illuminated window vinyls
Easter Town Hall Cunzie Street Anstruther Fife KY10 3DF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01812/FULL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
37 High Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1BZ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01813/FULL
Erection of dwellinghouse (Class 9) and associated development (substitution for that for Plot 9 in approval of matters specified in conditions 18/02191/ARC)
Whitehill Sawmill Parkend Crossgates Cowdenbeath Fife KY4 8EX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01815/LBC
Listed building consent for removal of interior staircase
Ailie House Low Causeway Culross Dunfermline Fife KY12 8HN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01816/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of 3 replacement windows and door to front of dwellinghouse
91 Main Street Colinsburgh Leven Fife KY9 1LW
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01818/TEL
Notification of intention to install an 11m high pole - West of 6-16 High Street, Dysart
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01819/LBC
Listed Building Consent for partial demolition
St Johns Church 77 Bonnygate Cupar Fife KY15 4BY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01821/TEL
Notification of intention to install 2, 9m high poles - Opposite 26 and Gregory Green, East Scores, St Andrews
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01823/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement door, secondary glazing, external vents and internal alterations to flatted dwelling
Flat 7 160 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1NW
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01824/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
32 Coronation Street Coaltown Of Balgonie Glenrothes Fife KY7 6HW
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01825/FULL
Alterations to roof and associated external alterations.
St Johns Church 77 Bonnygate Cupar Fife KY15 4BY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01826/FULL
Erection of 28 affordable dwellinghouses (Class 9) and 16 affordable flatted dwellings (Sui Generis) including formation of access and associated works
Former Police Station Napier Road Glenrothes Fife KY6 1HN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01830/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including installation of replacement windows and door
St Regulus Hall Queens Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9TQ
Received 1 Jul 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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