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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 dates7,084Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,712 approved or refused records
304Refused applications
5,408 approved · 304 refused · 341 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided26/01831/FULL
External alterations including installation of replacement windows and door
St Regulus Hall Queens Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9TQ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided25/02770/CND008
Compliance with Condition 8 of planning permission 25/02770/ARC - Breeding Birds
Land To The North Of Wellwood Primary School Main Road Wellwood Fife
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01834/FULL
Alterations to dormer extension
Dalquhamie Cottage Helen Lane North Queensferry Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1JY
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided24/02758/NMV1
Siting of modular school buildings and associated works (Non-Material Variation to planning permission 24/02758/FULL)
Castlehill Primary Ceres Road Cupar Fife KY15 5JT
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01835/TEL
Notification of intention to install 4, 9m high poles - West of 1, East of 32 and South-East of 34 Tods Green, and South of 19 Milne Gardens, Crail
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01836/TPO
Limb removal and crown lift to horse chestnut tree (TPO F0059-T13)
Land To South Of Viewfield House Viewfield Terrace Dunfermline Fife
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01838/FULL
Single storey extensions to front and rear of dwellinghouse, installation of dormer extensions to the rear, and new wall and gate access
Gowkhall Dairy Clune Road Gowkhall Dunfermline Fife KY12 9NZ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01839/TCA
Pruning of Sycamore tree within conservation area
Flat A Johnston Lodge Hadfoot Wynd Anstruther Fife KY10 3AD
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01840/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of solar panels (retrospective)
9 Bank Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1BW
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01841/FULL
Siting of 3 no. parcel locker units (amendment to 26/00229/FULL)
Post Box Installations Nicol Street Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01842/FULL
Erection of fence
10 Swan Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1UZ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01843/FULL
Erection of single storey rear extension
24 Canmore Gardens Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6XR
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01844/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness (Existing) for installation of solar panels
9 Bank Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1BW
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01845/FULL
Installation of replacement rooftiles and external alterations to dwellinghouse
7 Shore Street Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3BD
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01846/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement rooftiles and external alterations to dwellinghouse
7 Shore Street Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3BD
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01847/FULL
Change of use from retail warehouse (Class 1A) to business use (Class 4) for light industrial manufacture and assembly operations
The Original Factory Shop Woodend Place Cowdenbeath Fife KY4 8EE
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01848/APN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Tatlock & Thomson Ltd Tatlock House The Teuchats Greenside Leven Fife KY8 5PF
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01851/CON
Electricity Act 1989 The Electricity (Applications for Consent) Regulations 1990 - Construction and operation of 3No. new 275kV downleads between existing tower YG001 and the proposed Cable Sealing End (CSE) compound at Longannet Substation - ECU00006348 - Alcemi Devilla BESS Overhead Line Grid Connection - RESPONSE DUE 2 SEPTEMBER 2026
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01852/CON
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Part 4 Marine Licensing00012056 - Forth Ports Ltd - Maintenance Dredging and Sea Deposit - Port of Dundee
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01853/ADV
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign and window graphics
Kingdom Park Neighbourhood Centre Muirton Farm Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01854/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - West of 9-19 Baker Lane, St Andrews
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Registered25/02519/CND001
Compliance with Condition 1 of planning pemrission 25/02519/LBC - Specification Details
St Andrews Baptist Church South Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9EQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01855/FULL
Change of use from agricultural land to form livery facility (sui generis) including erection of stables and turbine, siting of storage containers, formation access and car parking and associated works (part retrospect)
Land To North Of Meadow View Hillend Saline Fife
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01856/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for alterations and single storey rear extension and formation of patio area
57 Bay Road Wormit Newport On Tay Fife DD6 8LW
Received 3 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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