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Dunfermline Central planning approval rate

Dunfermline Central ward in Fife has a 91.7% approval rate based on 301 planning decisions. Fife overall: 90.7%.

Last updated: March 2026

91.7%
ward approval rate
301
Decisions
276
Approved
25
Refused
90.7%
Fife average

Dunfermline Central is broadly in line with the Fife average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Dunfermline Central compares

Dunfermline Central ward (301 decided)
91.7%
Fife overall (5,321 decided)
90.7%
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Recent decisions in Dunfermline Central

25/03022/FULL
Formation of ramp to front of commercial property · Tue 04 Nov 2025
Approved
25/02289/FULL
First floor extension to side elevation of dwellinghouse · Wed 13 Aug 2025
Approved
25/01858/FULL
Change of use from industrial unit (Class 5/6) to dog training facility (Sui Gen · Thu 26 Jun 2025
Approved
24/01107/FULL
Change of use from hostel (Class 7) to form No. 12 affordable (Mid-Market Rent) · Mon 29 Apr 2024
Approved
24/00566/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations installation of re · Mon 04 Mar 2024
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%) 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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