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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 dates7,119Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,742 approved or refused records
304Refused applications
5,438 approved · 304 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/02060/FULL
Change of use from workshop/studio to live-work unit (Sui Generis)
Beach House The Temple Lower Largo Leven Fife KY8 6JH
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02061/TCA
T2 Sycamore - as per the earlier application - Crown reduction of 1/3
5 West Road Charlestown Dunfermline Fife KY11 3EW
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02063/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse with associated raised deck
7 Cairn Grove Crossford Dunfermline Fife KY12 8YD
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided25/00757/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of planning permission 25/00757/FULL - Archaeological Excavation
Land To East Of White House Leuchars St Michaels Fife
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided25/01420/NMV1
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class 9) to 3 no. flatted dwellings (Sui Generis), and external alterations including extension to rear (Non-Material Variation to external alterations to rear extension including wall finishes, addition of lead copes, cills and repainting of existing rear wall. Addition of vent grilles to front elevation to planning permission 25/01420/FULL)
Bellcraig Guest House 8 Murray Park St Andrews Fife KY16 9AW
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02064/FULL
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
9 Arlick Road Kelty Fife KY4 0BH
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02065/FULL
Installation of raised decking to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Blackwood Court Dunfermline Fife KY11 8TF
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02066/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
4 Selvage Street Rosyth Dunfermline Fife KY11 2QA
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Registered26/02067/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of internal wall insulation
9 Greenside Leslie Glenrothes Fife KY6 3DD
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02068/LBC
Listed building consent for internal alterations to dwellinghouse
The Brae Monimail Road Letham Cupar Fife KY15 7RR
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00938/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of planning permission 26/00938/FULL - Details of the Material Specifications
Southern Lodge Abbotsford Place St Andrews Fife KY16 9HQ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Registered26/02069/ADV
Advertisement consent for 2 no. digital 75 inch LCD display screens on BT Hub Unit - footpath outside 198-210 High Street, Kirkcaldy
BT Street Hub Unit Near 198 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/02070/FULL
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit - footpath outside 198-210 High Street, Kirkcaldy
BT Street Hub Unit Near 198 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/02072/ADV
Advertisement consent for LCD display screens on street hub unit - Footpath outside 91C High Street, Kirkcaldy
BT Street Unit Hub Near 91 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/02073/FULL
Installation of 1 No. BT Street Hub Unit - outside 91C High Street, Kirkcaldy
BT Street Unit Hub Near 91 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02074/FULL
Erection of fence (retrospective)
113 Nith Street Dunfermline Fife KY11 4LT
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02075/ADV
Advertisement Consent for 2 no. LCD display screens on street hub unit - High Street, Dunfermline
BT Street Hub Unit High Street Dunfermline Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02076/FULL
Installation of seating and formation of hardstanding
Land At Junction Of Allan Crescent And Abbey View Dunfermline Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02077/FULL
Installation of 1 no. BT street hub - High Street, Dunfermline
BT Street Hub Unit High Street Dunfermline Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02078/ADV
Advertisement Consent for installation of 2 no. illuminated LCD digital display screens on street hub unit
Land Adjacent To 83 High Street High Street Leven Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/02079/FULL
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit - land adjacent to 82 High Street, Leven
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered23/01942/CND013
Compliance with Condition 13 attached to 23/01942/FULL - Travel Plan
Land At Admiralty Park Rosyth Fife
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided25/01897/CND005
Compliance with Condition 5 of planning permission 25/01897/FULL - Landscape Works
Madras College South Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9EJ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided25/01897/CND006
Compliance with Condition 6 of planning permission 25/01897/FULL - Landscaping WorksPayment Reference :- Pay later by Card
Madras College South Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9EJ
Received 28 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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