Fife

Plans have been approved for a unique family home on a coastal site just outside Charlestown near Dunfermline. Fife Architects said its brief was to design a family home with an industrial meets rural design concept to match the home's Firth of Forth location. Formerly part of the Elgin Estate the s

The independent review which proposed a package of measures to change Scotland’s planning system has been welcomed by Fife Council. The local authority has long called for an overhaul of the system to enable communities to have a greater say and provide a more effective system and yesterday it sai

Graham Construction has completed a purpose-built Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) at Stratheden Hospital in Fife. The energy-efficient IPCU will cater for those experiencing acute episodes of mental illness, providing specialist care and treatment to patients.

A proposed updated planning document covering Edinburgh and South East Scotland is to be discussed during a public meeting next week. The SESplan (Strategic Development Planning Authority for Edinburgh and South East Scotland) aims to prepare and maintain an up-to-date Strategic Development Plan whi

Engineering support services company Babcock is to construct a reactive compensation station for the world’s largest offshore wind farm from its Rosyth facilities in Fife following the award of a multi-million pound contract. The deal by Dong Energy will see Babcock provide the station for the Hor

Kingdom Housing Association has finalised the land purchase for its site at Pitscottie Road, Cupar and obtained full planning approval for a £6.5 million project that will provide 49 new homes for affordable rent to meet a range of housing needs. The development will include: 16 one and two bedroom

Fraser Avenue as it stands The £26 million regeneration of Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing, that will include 189 new affordable homes in a village-style development, has been approved and demolition work could begin later this year.

The Sweett Group project team Sweett Group, the provider of professional services for the construction and management of building and infrastructure projects, has been appointed by Fife College to provide technical advisory services on its new £90 million West Fife Campus in Dunfermline.

Proposals for 100 new homes in Leven have been approved by Fife councillors. Campion Homes wants to extend the town’s north-eastern boundary with the development planned for land off Cupar Road.

Judy Hamilton Over £225 million is to be invested in Fife’s council homes over the next three years to ensure the local authority continues to reach the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS).

An example of a home planned at Heathfields Persimmon Homes North Scotland has started construction on a £30 million housing scheme in Muirhead and an £18m residential development in Dunfermline.

Robertson Homes managing director John Murphy shows Cllr Lesley Laird, Fife Council’s deputy leader, around the new Business Hub Robertson Homes has started work on a £1.5 million office project to convert a former student lodge into a business hub in the heart of St Andrews.

The Shepherd Offshore site on Dunlin Drive Fife College has secured the option to purchase land to build a new £90 million campus on the Shepherd Offshore site in Dunfermline.

Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil with Phil Caroe, Allia's director of social finance; Colin Connell, development director at Persimmons Partnerships; Jim Whiston, director of Ayrshire Housing Association, Nick Pollard, Kingdom Housing Association director of finance; Sandy Dennison, finance manage

The University of St Andrews is to sanction investment of over £70 million in student housing in a move which will provide 900 additional bed spaces and refurbish large areas of its existing residences. In an outline Accommodation Action Plan published this week, the University confirmed it is to m