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260 High Street Methil Leven Fife KY8 3EQ

25/02974/FULLFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 9 January 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Erection of dwellinghouse

Received
28 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Buckhaven, Methil And Wemyss Villages
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.2 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 67 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 260 High Street Methil Leven Fife KY8 3EQ. Fife has handled 5,377 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 4 weeks longer than Fife's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Buckhaven, Methil And Wemyss Villages. We hold 464 applications in total for the KY8 postcode area.

97% of full applications at Fife Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed dwellinghouse to the rear of 260 High Street, Methil is unacceptable in principle. The constrained nature of the site and its relationship to the surrounding built form would result in an uncharacteristic and incongruous development which fails to respect the established urban grain, plot pattern and spatial character of the area. The proposal does not represent appropriate infill or backland development and fails to contribute positively to the streetscape or local sense of place. The development is therefore contrary to Policy 1, Policy 3, and 7 of the Adopted FIFEplan (2017) and Policies 1 and 2 of 1 of National Planning Framework 4.
  2. In the interests of road safety; the formation of a new vehicular access onto High Street would introduce additional turning movements onto a busy urban road where visibility is constrained by existing development, on-street parking and pedestrian activity. Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate that safe and adequate access and visibility splays can be achieved without detriment to the safety and operation of the public road. The proposal fails to comply with FIFEplan 2017 Policy 1, 3 and Policy 10, NPF4 Policy 13 and Fife Council Transportation Development Guidelines.
  3. The proposed dwelling would fail to provide an adequate level of usable private garden ground commensurate with the scale and function of a residential property. The limited, poorly proportioned and constrained external space would result in a substandard level of residential amenity for future occupants. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy 7 (Design) of the Fife Local Development Plan and Fife Council Garden Ground guidelines. Chris Smith Decision Notice (Page 1 of 2) Fife Council 25/02974/FULL PLANS The plan(s) and other submissions which form part of this decision are: - Reference Plan Description

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
KY8 3EQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Methil (No CC)

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 November 2025
Consultation expiry
2 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
2 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Fife

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