St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan

News: The Post Adoption Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement has now been published (see below for details).

On 5^th October 2012, Fife Council adopted the St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan. 

The Plan and associated documents can be viewed in the list of publications at the bottom of this page. Planning policies and details of the plan's proposals are set out in the 'Written Statement'. Proposals maps for the Local Plan area as a whole and for individual settlementsare also listed in the publications section (see maps dated August 2012).

Copies of the Plan may also be inspected at the following locations during normal opening hours:

• Fife Council Enterprise, Planning & Protective Service Office at Kingdom House, Kingdom Avenue, Glenrothes
• Fife Council Libraries within the Local Plan area

The adopted St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan now forms part of the Development Plan for Fife and will supersede the current local plans covering the St Andrews & East Fife area.  The following Local Plans have now been replaced:

• Adopted Cupar  & Howe of Fife Local Plan (2003)
• Adopted Largo & East Neuk Local Plan (1995)
• Adopted St Andrews Area Local Plan (1996)
• Adopted Tay Coast Local Plan (1998)

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

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.

The Finalised St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan 2009 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 2009 Finalised Local Plan documents (including comments) here.

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.

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. 

The SEA has now been further revised to assess the reporters recommendations to comply with relevant Regulations and European legislation. View the SEA V3 here

The Post-Adoption Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statement has been produced which sets out:

·         How environmental considerations have been integrated into the Local Plan;

·         How the Environmental Report, has been taken into account;

·         How opinions and results of consultation under regulations 14 and 18 have been taken into account;

·         Reasons for choosing the plan as adopted; and

·         The measures to be taken to monitor the significant environmental effects of the Local Plan.

The post-adoption SEA Statement are is available to view here

The Local Plan and the Environmental Report are also available to view on this page.

The document, with the Local Plan and Environmental Report may also be inspected free of charge, or a copy requested, during normal opening hours (9.00 am to 5.00 pm) at the Council’s office at Kingdom House, Kingdom Avenue, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 5LY

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

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 Post Adoption Statement (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) written text (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan Action Programme (April 2013) (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Anstruther & Cellardyke Map 01 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Arncroach Map 02 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Auchtermuchty Map 03 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Balmalcolm Map 04 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Balmerino & Kirkton of Balmerino Map 05 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Balmullo Map 06 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Blebocraigs Map 07 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Boarhills Map 08 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Ceres Map 09 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Chance Inn Map 10 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Colinsburgh Map 11 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Collessie Map 12 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Craigrothie Map 13 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Crail Map 14 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Cupar & Cupar Muir Map 15 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Dairsie Map 16 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Drumoig Map 17 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Dunshalt Map 18 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Elie & Earlsferry Map 19 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Falkland Map 20 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Foodieash Map 21 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Freuchie Map 22 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Gateside Map 23 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Gauldry Map 24 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Grange of Lindores Map 25 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Guardbridge Map 26 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Kettlebridge & Kingskettle Map 27 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Kilconquhar & Barnyards Map 28 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Kilmany Map 29 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Kilrenny Map 30 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Kingsbarns Map 31 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Ladybank Map 32 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Largoward Map 33 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Letham Map 34 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Leuchars Map 35 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Lundin Links, Lower Largo & Upper Largo Map 36 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Luthrie Map 37 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Mount Melville Map 38 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - New Gilston Map 39 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Newburgh & Burnside Map 40 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Newport-on-Tay & Wormit Map 41 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Newton of Falkland Map 42 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Peat Inn Map 43 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Pitlessie Map 44 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Pitscottie Map 45 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Pittenweem Map 46 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Proposals Map (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Settlement Plans Key (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Springfield Map 47 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - St Andrews Greenbelt Map (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - St Andrews Map 48 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - St Monans Map 49 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Stratheden Map 50 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Strathkinness Map 51 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Strathmiglo Map 52 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) - Tayport Map 53 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) Cupar SLA Diagram (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan (August 2012) St Andrews SLA Diagram (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan Habitats Regulation Appraisal (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan Post Examination Modifications (August 2012) - Policies (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan Post Examination Modifications (August 2012) - Settlement Plans part 1 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan Post Examination Modifications (August 2012) - Settlement Plans part 2 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan Post Examination Modifications (August 2012) - Settlement Plans part 3 (opens in a new window)
• St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan Post Examination Modifications (August 2012) - Strategy (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Archaeological Areas of Regional Importance (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Conservation Areas (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Core Path Network (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Country Parks (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Denominational School Catchment Areas (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Gardens & Designed Landscapes (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Listed Buildings (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Local Landscape Areas (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Local Nature Reserves (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Major Accident Sites & Hazard Pipeline Routes (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - National Nature Reserves (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Primary School Catchment Areas (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Ramsar Sites (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Regional Parks (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Regionally Important Geological Sites (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Scheduled Ancient Monuments (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Scottish Wildlife Trust Sites (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Secondary School Catchment Areas (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Sites of Special Scientific Interest (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Smoke Control Areas (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Special Area of Conservation (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Special Protection Area (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Tree Preservation Orders (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Trunk Road Consultation Corridor (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Wildlife Sites (opens in a new window)
• STAEFLP Designation Map - Windfarm Areas of Search (opens in a new window)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Version 3 (opens in a new window)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Version 3 - Annex 1 (opens in a new window)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Version 3 - Annex 2 (opens in a new window)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Version 3 - Annex 4 (opens in a new window)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Version 3 - Annex 5 (opens in a new window)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Version 3 - Annex 6 (opens in a new window)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Version 3 - Annex 7 (opens in a new window)