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Cowdenbeath planning approval rate

Cowdenbeath ward in Fife has a 88.2% approval rate based on 119 planning decisions. Fife overall: 90.7%.

Last updated: March 2026

88.2%
ward approval rate
119
Decisions
105
Approved
14
Refused
90.7%
Fife average

Cowdenbeath is 2.5 percentage points below the Fife average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.

How Cowdenbeath compares

Cowdenbeath ward (119 decided)
88.2%
Fife overall (5,321 decided)
90.7%
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Recent decisions in Cowdenbeath

22/04304/FULL
First floor extension to side of dwellinghouse · Fri 30 Dec 2022
Approved
22/02574/FULL
Change of use from hotel (Class 7) to 5 flatted dwelling houses (Sui Generis) an · Thu 28 Jul 2022
Approved
22/01677/FULL
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of bo · Mon 30 May 2022
Approved
20/02273/FULL
First floor/two storey extension, including 1st floor Juliet balcony to its rear · Tue 29 Sep 2020
Approved
20/01791/PPP
Major development for the erection of up to 49 affordable dwellinghouses, landsc · Fri 14 Aug 2020
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%) Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy (94.8%) 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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