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Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy planning approval rate

Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy ward in Fife has a 94.8% approval rate based on 229 planning decisions. Fife overall: 90.7%.

Last updated: March 2026

94.8%
ward approval rate
229
Decisions
217
Approved
12
Refused
90.7%
Fife average

Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy sits slightly above the Fife average, with a 4.1 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.

How Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy compares

Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy ward (229 decided)
94.8%
Fife overall (5,321 decided)
90.7%
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Recent decisions in Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy

25/01065/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement doors · Tue 08 Apr 2025
Approved
24/00128/FULL
Two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse · Wed 17 Jan 2024
Approved
23/01957/FULL
Porch extension to front of dwellinghouse · Tue 18 Jul 2023
Approved
22/03066/FULL
Installation of dormer extensions · Wed 07 Sep 2022
Approved
22/02395/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement windows to front and sid · Tue 19 Jul 2022
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,321 decisions.

Other wards in Fife

East Neuk And Landward (90.3%) St. Andrews (91.6%) Howe Of Fife And Tay Coast (86.2%) Cupar (91.1%) West Fife And Coastal Villages (91.2%) Dunfermline Central (91.7%) Leven, Kennoway And Largo (92.3%) Inverkeithing And Dalgety Bay (87.6%) Tay Bridgehead (93.1%) Glenrothes North, Leslie And Markinch (89.5%) Kirkcaldy Central (96.6%)
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