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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 dates7,165Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,784 approved or refused records
308Refused applications
5,476 approved · 308 refused · 350 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Registered26/02316/FULL
Erection of 10 affordable dwellinghouses (Class 9), 20 flatted dwellings (sheltered housing) (Sui Generis) and the formation of accesses, parking, landscaping, open space, drainage works and other associated supporting infrastructure.
Templehall Library Beauly Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6EX
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02317/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of wall-mounted EV charging point to front of dwelling
58 High Street Pittenweem Anstruther Fife KY10 2PL
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02319/FULL
Change of use of flatted dwelling (Sui Generis) to form 5 no. commercial holiday let accomodation units (Sui Generis), and external alterations including installation of rooflight and signage
1 West Port Cupar Fife KY15 4AN
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02321/FULL
Single storey porch extension to front of dwellinghouse
25 Hunt Place Crossford Dunfermline Fife KY12 8QG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered25/02536/CND004
Compliance with condition 4 from application 25/02536/ARC - Play park maintenance
Land To South Of Cocklaw Street Kelty Fife
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02325/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse with associated raised platform, and installation of new window
1 Woodend Gardens Hillend Dunfermline Fife KY11 9NJ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02326/FULL
Single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
Cottage Bank Newmill Farm Foodie Cupar Fife KY15 4RF
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02327/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement roof slates
St Clair Tavern 2 - 4 St Clair Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 2QE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02328/TEL
Notification of intention to install telecoms apparatus
Land To The East Of Dalbeath Farm Cuddyhouse Road Cowdenbeath Fife
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01128/CND001
Compliance with Condition 1 of planning permission 26/01128/FULL - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
Land To West Of 36 Greenmount Road North Burntisland Fife
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01128/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of planning permission 26/01128/FULL - Wheel Cleaning
Land To West Of 36 Greenmount Road North Burntisland Fife
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01128/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of planning permission 26/01128/FULL - Bin Storage
Land To West Of 36 Greenmount Road North Burntisland Fife
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01128/CND006
Compliance with Condition 6 of planning permission 26/01128/FULL - Landscaping
Land To West Of 36 Greenmount Road North Burntisland Fife
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02330/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) in respect of use of existing dwellinghouse (Class 9) and its curtilage as such; together with operation of a beauty salon from an existing domestic outbuilding between 11:00 and 18:00 on not more than three days per calendar week (Monday to Sunday); and otherwise in accordance with the accompanying plans and other submissions
6 Woods Way Glenrothes Fife KY6 2TG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02332/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of 2 no. replacement internal fire doors
91 North Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9AD
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02334/TPO
Remove deadwood on 2 No. Acer pseudoplatanus (TPO: FOO20- T028 & T031)
22 New Park Place St Andrews Fife KY16 9LL
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02335/FULL
Installation of below ground surface water drainage infrastructure, in association with previously approved planning applications 25/01404/FULL & 26/00235/FULL.
Land To The South Of Hall Street Lochgelly Fife
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02337/LBC
Listed Building Consent for 3 No. replacement internal doors
Edgecliffe 5 - 7 The Scores St Andrews Fife KY16 9AR
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02339/PAN
Proposal of Application Notice for the re-opening of Redcraigs Quarry with a lateral extension included together with the restoration of the quarry.
Redcraigs Quarry Roscobie Knockhill Dunfermline Fife KY12 0SG
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02342/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
19 Maccallum Avenue Dunfermline Fife KY11 8ZT
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02343/ADV
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated signage
Land To North East Of Ridge Way Dalgety Bay Fife
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00776/CND001
Compliance with Condition 1 of planning permission 26/00776/LBC - Mortar Mix/Recessed Pointing
East Thorne Cottage Pattiesmuir Rosyth Fife KY11 3ES
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02344/RCC
Roads Construction Consent in connection to 24/02689/ARC
Land At Calais Muir Wood Sandpiper Drive Dunfermline Fife
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02345/FULL
Two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
29 Lawhead Road East St Andrews Fife KY16 9ND
Received 25 Aug 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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