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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 dates7,160Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,780 approved or refused records
308Refused applications
5,472 approved · 308 refused · 349 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Registered26/02288/FULL
Installation of 4 external condensers within plant enclosure
Currys Unit 5 Halbeath Retail Park Dunfermline Fife KY11 4LP
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02289/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement windows
Mercat House 15 Marketgate North Marketgate Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3TH
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02291/PN
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows
Mercat House 15 Marketgate North Marketgate Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3TH
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02292/PN
Prior Notification/Approval for installation of replacement window
4A Bridge Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 8DA
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02293/PN
Prior Notification/Approval for installation of replacement windows
4C Bridge Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 8DA
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02294/FULL
Installation of replacement roof on porch, replacement rainwater goods and roughcasting
34 Shoregate Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3SU
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02297/FULL
Installation of two synthetic sports pitches and associated works including installation of boundary fence and lighting (Amendment to 25/03248/FULL)
Denfield Park Den Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02298/ADV
Display of non-illuminated fascia signage
207 - 217 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1JD
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02299/LBC
Listed building consent for external alterations
207 - 217 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1JD
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02300/FULL
Alterations to shopfront including repainting and installation of retractable awnings
207 - 217 High Street Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1JD
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02302/FULL
Change of use from school (Class 10) to form 10 flatted dwellings (Sui Generis) including installation of replacement windows and doors and erection of 9 terraced dwellings (Class 9) and associated access, parking, landscaping and infrastructure works
Waid Academy Farm Road Anstruther Fife
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02304/FULL
Change of use from bothy to dwellinghouse, erection of 7 no. dwellinghouses and associated works (Section 42 to vary condition 1 of planning permission 22/00430/FULL)
Land At Newburgh Boat Yard West Port Road Newburgh Fife
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02305/PN
Prior Approval for installation of replacement windows
21, 23, 29, 31, 39 And 41 Kirkgate Burntisland Fife KY3 9DL
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02306/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement windows and internal fire doors
21, 23, 29, 31, 39 And 41 Kirkgate Burntisland Fife KY3 9DL
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02307/FULL
Erection of rear extension
72 Lismore Avenue Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6DF
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02308/TEL
Notification of intention to install 4, 9m high poles - North-West of Maryville, Rotten Row, Elie, and North-East, East and South-East of The Marne, Grange Road, Earlsferry
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02309/FULL
Installation of solar panels and air source heat pump with associated apparatus
11 The Crescent Dura Den Pitscottie Cupar Fife KY15 5TL
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02310/FULL
Alterations including 7 No. replacement windows and 1 No. replacement door
The Hurdles Queens Terrace St Andrews Fife KY16 9QF
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02311/FULL
Formation of raised deck to rear of dwellinghouse
37B Pettycur Bay Kinghorn Burntisland Fife KY3 9SB
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02312/PN
Prior Notification for installation of replacement windows
Second Floor 43A Queen Anne Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7BA
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided07/00011/CDC1
Erect conservatory extension to dwellinghouse (Completion of Development Certificate to 07/00011/FULL)
3 Inchlaw Balmullo St Andrews Fife KY16 0EA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02313/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of wood burner including flue and electronic antenna to dwelling
The Old Church Easter Kilmany Kilmany Cupar Fife KY15 4PT
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02314/EIA
Installation of 11kV underground electrical cables and associated engineering and landscaping works, including temporary construction platforms and removal of wood poles in connection with application reference 25/03188/EIA for erection of substation
Land 750M North Of Hawkhill Farm Hawkhill Kincardine Fife
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02315/LBC
Listed Building Consent for replacement of 8 No. exterior horizontal decorative timber trim planks surrounding the roof ventilator cowl structure
16 Priestfield Maltings Pitlessie Cupar Fife KY15 7UE
Received 21 Aug 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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