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Kirkcaldy East planning approval rate

Kirkcaldy East ward in Fife has a 95.0% approval rate based on 141 planning decisions. Fife overall: 90.7%.

Last updated: May 2026

95.0%
ward approval rate
141
Decisions
134
Approved
7
Refused
90.7%
Fife average

Kirkcaldy East sits slightly above the Fife average, with a 4.3 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.

How Kirkcaldy East compares

Kirkcaldy East ward (141 decided)
95.0%
Fife overall (5,321 decided)
90.7%
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Recent decisions in Kirkcaldy East

25/01038/LBC
Listed Building Consent for dormer extension to rear, the installation of a roof · Fri 18 Apr 2025
Approved
24/02727/FULL
Erection of building comprising shop (Class 1A) and flatted dwelling (sui generi · Wed 16 Oct 2024
Approved
23/02271/FULL
Erection of workshop for car valeting (sui generis) · Wed 01 Nov 2023
Approved
23/01607/LBC
Listed building consent for internal alterations · Fri 16 Jun 2023
Approved
20/00358/PPP
Planning permission in principle for erection of dwellinghouse, formation of acc · Thu 25 Jun 2020
Approved

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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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