Dunfermline North planning approval rate
Dunfermline North ward in Fife has a 95.4% approval rate based on 131 planning decisions. Fife overall: 91.5%.
Last updated: August 2026
95.4%
ward approval rate
131
Decisions
125
Approved
6
Refused
91.5%
Fife average
Dunfermline North sits slightly above the Fife average, with a 3.9 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Dunfermline North compares
Dunfermline North ward
95.4%
Fife overall
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Dunfermline North
External alterations to premises · Tue 11 Aug 2026
Planning Permission in Principle for residential development, employment land, N · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Alterations including single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and new v · Thu 06 Aug 2026
Display of 1 no. illuminated fascia sign, and vinyls to doors and windows · Fri 31 Jul 2026
Single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and erection of domestic garage · Wed 29 Jul 2026
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Other wards in Fife
East Neuk And Landward (90.5%)
St. Andrews (92.1%)
Howe Of Fife And Tay Coast (87.6%)
Cupar (92.0%)
Dunfermline Central (93.1%)
West Fife And Coastal Villages (91.6%)
Inverkeithing And Dalgety Bay (88.9%)
Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy (93.8%)
Leven, Kennoway And Largo (93.2%)
Glenrothes North, Leslie And Markinch (89.9%)
Tay Bridgehead (93.0%)
Kirkcaldy Central (97.2%)