St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan

The St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan Examination Report was published on 6 March 2012.  To view the report click here. The report is also available to view on the DPEA's web-site. To access the St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan examination page, use the tabs to the left of the screen. We are currently revising the published Finalised Local Plan to incorporate the reporters proposed modifications. These will be presented for committee approval this Summer.

About the St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan

The St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan is one of three new Local Plans being prepared in Fife. The Plan is guided by the Fife Structure Plan and sets out detailed policies and proposals to guide development over a 10 year period. The area covered by the Plan is diverse with a mix of urban and rural towns and villages and attractive and varied coast and countryside.

• Cupar and St Andrews are the main commercial and service centres in the Plan area
• Farmimg, tourism and mineral extraction (principally sand and gravel) are all important to the local economy
• St Andrews is a major tourist attraction, famous internationally as 'The Home of Golf' and also for its University

The local plan is concerned with matters such as:

• maintaining and enhancing the countryside
• directing new development to those areas most able to absorb it and where the most benefit will be gained
• the need to provide affordable housing
• the requirement to balance development pressure in the St Andrews area with the commitment to a Green Belt for the town

Progress of the Local Plan 

Finalised St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan 2009

The Finalised St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan was approved for consultation and published as paper copies, CD's, and on the web. An eight week consultation on the Local Plan started on Friday 30th October, 2009 and ended on 24th December 2009.

View all the Finalised Local Plan documents (including comments) here. The Plan is also available to view as paper copy in Libraries and Local Service Centres in the Plan area.

Paper copies are available to buy for £50. CDs alone are £5. Prices including postage and packing. Paper copies include the Action Programme and Financial Framework and a CD of the Plan that  also contains the SEA Version2, Appropriate Assessment, and all supporting papers.

If you wish to buy a copy of the Finalised Local Plan please send a cheque for £50 made out to ‘Fife Council’ to:
Development Plan Team, Town House, 2 Wemyssfield, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1XW 

Earlier Stages

A Consultative Draft Local Plan was published in March 2005. You can download the plan statement, policies, settlement insets and background papers for this from the Publications section on this page.  The Draft Plan was superseded by the Finalised Draft Local Plan 2009.

The Council approved the Finalised Draft Local Plan for consultation in August 2006.  It was not published at that time due to the review of the Fife Structure Plan. 

A Position Statement was reported to Planning Committee on 21st October 2008.  It detailed issues to be considered before the Finalised St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan 2009, and the SEA Second Stage Environmental Report, were published for public consultation in June 2009. There were changes to the St Andrews Settlement Map and St Andrews West Strategic Land Allocation diagram, and this approval was subject to the submission of an additional Report relevant to the St Andrews West Strategic Land Allocation.

Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Local Plan

The Local Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) considers how the policies and proposals in the Local Plan might affect the environment.

The online version of the SEA Environmental Report (Version 2) and Appropriate Assessment of the St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan, including associated comments, can be viewed here. Or if you prefer you can download the SEA Non-Technical Summary (October 2009) from the Publications section on this page. 

Landscape Studies

You can view available Landscape Reports under the Land use audits and information tab on the left hand side of this page.

A Report relating to the St Andrews West Visual Analysis was Item 05 at Planning Committee on 1st October 2009.  The appendices to the Committee Report can be found in the supporting documents of the online consultation.

Existing Local Plans

When adopted, the St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan will replace the following plans:

• Cupar and Howe of Fife Local Plan, Adopted March 2003
• Tay Coast Local Plan, Adopted June 1998
• St Andrews Area Local Plan, Adopted March 1996
• Largo and East Neuk Local Plan, Adopted June 1995

You can view the existing Local Plans for the area covered by the new St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan by using the tabs on the left hand side of this page.

Publications

• SEA Non-Technical Summary (October 2009) (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) - Action Plan (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) -Core Policies (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map - Local Plan Proposals Map (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 01 - Anstruther & Cellardyke (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 02 - Arncroach (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 05 - Balmerino (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 06 - Balmullo (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 07 - Blebocraigs (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 08 - Ceres (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 09 - Chance Inn (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 10 - Colinsburgh (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 11 - Collessie (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 12 - Craigrothie (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 14 - Cupar (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 15 - Cupar Muir (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 16 - Dairsie (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 17 - Drumoig (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 18 - Dunshalt (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 20 - Gateside (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 21 - Gauldry (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 22 - Grange of Lindores (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 23 - Guardbridge (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 24 - Kettlebridge & Kingskettle (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 25 - Kilconquhar & Barnyards (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 26 - Kilmany (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 27 - Kilrenny (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 28 - Kingsbarns (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 29 - Ladybank (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 30 - Largoward (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 31 - Letham (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 32 - Leuchars (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 33 - Luthrie (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 34 - Mount Melville (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 35 - Newburgh & Burnside (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 36 - Newport on Tay & Wormit (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 37 - Peat Inn (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 38 - Pitlessie (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 39 - Pitscottie (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 40 - Pittenweem (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 41 - Springfield (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 42 - St Andrews (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 43 - St Monans (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 44 - Stratheden (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 45 - Strathkinness (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 46 - Strathmiglo (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan (March 2005) Map 47 - Tayport (opens in a new window)