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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates7,198Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,813 approved or refused records
310Refused applications
5,503 approved · 310 refused · 354 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas48 mapped area records
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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
- Decided26/02445/TPO
Tree Safety Report 2 West Fergus Place dated 28/08/26 - Tree care and Maintenance as recommended as per report
2 West Fergus Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1UR
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02446/TCA
Tree Safety Report 2 Old School House Crail dated 31/08/26 - Tree care and Maintenance including tree removal where recommended as per report
The Old Schoolhouse Balcomie Road Crail Anstruther Fife KY10 3TN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02454/TCA
Crown reduction to 2no lime trees within conservation area
27A Townsend Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1HB
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02455/FULL
Installation of In-post parcel locker (retrospective)
601 - 605 Wellesley Road Methil Leven Fife KY8 3PD
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02456/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 10m high pole - South of 16 Woodend Road, Auchterderran
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 5 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02457/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - West of 435 Methilhaven Road, Buckhaven
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 5 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02458/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m high pole - West of 26 Ochilview Drive, High Valleyfield
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 5 Sept 2026 - Registered25/00765/CND005
Compliance with condition 5 from applocation 25/00765/ARC - Drainage Update
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02459/FULL
Installation of replacement windows and internal and external alterations to dwellinghouse
Seven Gables South Street Elie Leven Fife KY9 1DN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02461/PAN
Proposal of Application Notice for a residential-led development comprising the erection of dwellinghouses, together with industrial units, formation of vehicular access from Strathore Road, internal road network and footways, car parking, landscaping and SUDS/green space, and associated infrastructure works.
Land To South Of Rothes Depot Strathore Road Strathore Thornton Fife
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02462/FULL
Formation of balcony and external alterations to dwellinghouse, and installation of freestanding PV panels
6 West Lights Tayport Fife DD6 9AW
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02463/LBC
Listed building consent for formation of balcony and external alterations to dwellinghouse, and installation of freestanding PV panels
6 West Lights Tayport Fife DD6 9AW
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered25/01963/CND001
Compliance with condition 1 from applocation 25/01963/LBC - Bats
Gibson House Argyle Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9BP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided25/01897/NMV1
Conservation and adaptive reuse of the former Madras College building to create a new academic college (Class 10 Non-residential institutions), including restoration works to listed buildings, enclosure of quadrangle, extension of listed building, public realm improvements, landscaping, and associated works (Non-Material Variation to Various changes proposed in line with discussions with Fife Council officers to planning permission 25/01897/FULL)
Madras College South Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9EJ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02464/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for temporary change of use of flatted dwelling to commercial holiday let accommodation (6 weeks per calendar year)
6 Kingsbarns House Abbey Park Avenue St Andrews Fife KY16 9HD
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02465/FULL
Installation of 2 air source heat pumps to rear of dwellinghouse
Heath Cottage Crossgates Cowdenbeath Fife KY4 8ET
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided25/02879/CND002
Compliance with Condition 2 of Planning Permission 25/02879/ARC - Scheme of Works (Large Developments)
Land To West Of Wellwood Mills Wellwood Fife
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02467/TCA
Removal of apple tree and removal of ash tree within conservation area
Barum House Park Place Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QL
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02473/FULL
Alterations including formation of covered passageway/extension to link outbuilding to main dwellinghouse
Wilmay West Forth Street Cellardyke Anstruther Fife KY10 3HL
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02474/TCA
Prune 7 No. Apple trees and 5 No. Sycamore Trees
Orchard Cottage 40 Seagate Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8SR
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02477/TEL
Notification of intention to install a 9m and a 7m high pole - South of 104-114 and North of 116-126 Alexander Road, Glenrothes
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02478/TEL
Notification of intention to install 2, 9m high poles - South-West of 11 and South-East of 21 Broom Crescent, Leven
This Site Address Is Still To Be Recorded On Our Property Database (temporary Address Used) Fife
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided24/01432/CND002
Compliance with Condirtion 2 from application 24/01432/FULL - PEA
Land South Of Pitdinnie Farm Pitdinnie Road Cairneyhill Fife
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02479/PN
Prior Approval for installation of 6 No. replacement windows to front of the dwellinghouse
7 James Grove Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1TN
Received 8 Sept 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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