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Old Schoolhouse Greenbrig Road Barnyards Kilconquhar Leven Fife KY9 1PA

25/03463/FULLFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 8 July 2026

Council decision: Application Refused4 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Erection of dwellinghouse, formation of access and hardstanding, landscaping, and associated works

Received
22 December 2025
Ward
East Neuk And Landward
Agent
MS Design Architectural Services
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Jul

Decided in 156 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Old Schoolhouse Greenbrig Road Barnyards Kilconquhar Leven Fife KY9 1PA. Fife has handled 5,377 applications of this type. This one was decided in 198 days, 22 weeks longer than Fife's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across East Neuk And Landward. We hold 466 applications in total for the KY9 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. In the interests of safeguarding established settlement boundaries and protecting the countrside from unjustified sporadic development; a significant portion of the application site, including part of the proposed dwellinghouse and associated garden ground, lies outwith the settlement boundary where there is a general presumption against such development. The proposal does not demonstrate compliance with the relevant policy criteria for development in the countryside and would result in an unjustified encroachment beyond the established boundary, undermining its integrity and setting an undesirable precedent. This would be contrary to Policy 17: Rural Homes of NPF4 and Policy 1: Development Principles, Policy 7: Development in the Countryside and Policy 8: Houses in the Countryside of the Adopted FIFEplan Fife Local Development Plan (2017).
  2. The proposed development would intensify the use of an existing access that has substandard visibility splays in the north direction, therefore, the proposed access is considered to be unacceptable in the interests of road safety, contrary to Policy 1: Development Principles and Policy 3: Infrastructure and Services of the Adopted FIFEplan Fife Local Development Plan (2017) and Making Fife's Places - Transportation Development Management Guidelines (2015).
  3. In the interests of residential amenity; insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed development would not result in a significant detrimental overlooking and/or overshadowing impact, contrary to Policy 14: Design, Quality and Place and Policy 16: Quality Homes of NPF4 and Policy 1: Principle of Development and Policy 10: Amenity of the Adopted FIFEplan (2017).
  4. In the interests of Natural Heritage and Trees; insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed development would not result in a significant detrimental impact on natural heritage and/or trees, contrary to Policy 3: Biodiversity and Policy 4: Natural Places of NPF4 and Policy 13: Natural Environment and Access of the Adopted FIFEplan (2017). Derek Simpson For Head of Planning, Climate and Sustainability Service Decision Notice (Page 1 of 2) Fife Council 25/03463/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
KY9 1PA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colinsburgh and Kilconquhar

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation end
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
MS Design Architectural Services
Agent address
Abbey Hill Precinct Street Coupar Angus Scotland PH13 9DG

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
5 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Fife

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