Neighbour Notification is a statutory process that we have to carry out for all planning applications. The Council, as Planning Authority, must serve notification to neighbours on land that shares a common boundary with the application site, or within 20 metres of the boundary of the land of the proposed development.
This process applies to applications for planning permission, planning permission in principle, and applications for approval of matters specified in conditions.
Where we're unable to serve notification because there's a land with no premises within the area of neighbouring land, the Council are legally required to publish a notice in the local newspaper. A fee of £170.00 is charged to the applicant to cover the cost of the publication. Only planning applications relating to non-householder applications will incur this charge. We'll inform the applicant if an advertisement fee's required.
We will inform neighbours by letter after the application is validated. The notice will include:
- date of the notice
- the name of the applicant/name and address of the agent
- the application reference number
- the address or description of the location of the application site
- description of the development
- details of how and where the plans, drawings etc. can be inspected
- how and when comments and representations may be made
- a location plan showing the application site and neighbouring land
Members of the public have the opportunity to make representations to us in support of, or against, a planning application. Check the consultation period on any specific application by checking the Important Dates section on our Fife Council Online Planning System. You'll need to search for the relevant application and, once you have this information, you'll be able to see when the consultation period closes.
Before you submit your comments we would advise that you view the full application and read our "Commenting on an Application" guidance from our Planning Guidance page.