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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 dates7,171Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,790 approved or refused records
308Refused applications
5,482 approved · 308 refused · 350 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided26/02346/TCA
Group A row of approx. 40ft ? 45ft mainly Acer trees (91 Hepburn Gardens), - To trim back the overhanging branches, reduce height of group by 40%, Group B - approx. 60ft ? 70ft Beech trees - To trim back by 2ft off boundary line
Harvest Moon 93A Hepburn Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LT
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02348/TCA
Multi-stemmed approx. 30ft Cypress tree growing on the western boundary of rear garden - To dismantle
85 Main Street Lower Largo Leven Fife KY8 6BJ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02349/TCA
an approx. 40ft ? 45ft double-stemmed Poplar tree growing in the rear garden - To dismantle.
28 North Feus Upper Largo Leven Fife KY8 6ER
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02350/FULL
Installation of replacement detached garage
2 Douglas Drive Crossford Dunfermline Fife KY12 8PZ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02351/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of air conditioning condenser to roof and internal alterations to public house
The Nairn Apartment 6A Kirk Wynd Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1EH
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02352/FULL
Erection of 9 no. holiday lodges, formation of access, hardstanding, landscaping, and associated works
Pratis House Montrave Kennoway Leven Fife KY8 5NX
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02353/FULL
Installation of parcel lockers to side of hot food takeaway (in retrospect)
Unit 2 Caskieberran Road Glenrothes Fife KY6 2BD
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02354/FULL
Siting of Inpost Parcel Locker (retrospective)
14A Deas Road Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1BL
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02355/FULL
Siting of In-Post parcel locker (retrospetive)
Select Supermarket 30 Main Street Methilhill Leven Fife KY8 2DJ
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided25/03341/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of planning permission 25/03341/FULL - Scheme of InvestigationPayment Reference :- Pay Later by Card
103 High Street Newburgh Cupar Fife KY14 6DA
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided24/00406/CND009
Compliance with Condition 9 of planning permission 24/00406/FULL - Biodiversity EnhancementAddress :- 6 Elgin Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7SH
Former Council Depot Elgin Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7SH
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02358/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement windows and internal and external alterations to dwellinghouse
Seven Gables South Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1DN
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02360/PN
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows
1 Bank Close High Street Newburgh Cupar Fife KY14 6EG
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02361/LBC
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including erection of second floor extension, formation of roof terrace, installation of replacement windows and doors and rendering of building
35 Rodger Street Cellardyke Fife
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02362/FULL
Change of use from bakery (Class 1A) to form 2 dwellinghouses (Class 9) and external alterations including erection of second floor extension, formation of roof terrace, installation of replacement windows and doors and rendering of building
35 Rodger Street Cellardyke Fife
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02364/FULL
External alterations including installation of raised platform and fencing
Lawn Tennis Club Doubledykes Road St Andrews Fife
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02365/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
11 Parklands Crescent Dalgety Bay Dunfermline Fife KY11 9FN
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02366/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - East of 10 Clunie Road, Dunfermline
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided20/01590/CDC1
Erection of one and half storey rear extension (Completion of Development Certificate for 20/01590/FULL )Payment Reference :- FRM-10053937
58 Cloanden Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5PA
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided25/03341/CND003
Compliance with Condition 3 of planning permission 25/03341/FULL - specification details for the standing seam metal roof and the wall cladding
103 High Street Newburgh Cupar Fife KY14 6DA
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02368/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Napier Place Glenrothes Fife KY6 1DX
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02369/FULL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
7 Lawmill Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 8QS
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02370/ADV
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated signage
B And Q 21 Fife Central Retail Park Chapel Park Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 6QL
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02371/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
6 Teal Place Dunfermline Fife KY11 8GB
Received 27 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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