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Land East Of Midmill Of Pitliver Charlestown Fife

26/00157/PPPPlanning Permission in PrincipleRefused
Full

Proposal

Planning permission in principle for the erection of 4 dwellinghouses and associated works

Received
21 January 2026
Decided
24 April 2026 · Application Refused
Ward
Rosyth
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 91 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Fife97% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Land East Of Midmill Of Pitliver Charlestown Fife. Fife has handled 902 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 93 days, 8 weeks longer than Fife's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Rosyth.

Application Details

Reference
26/00157/PPP
Address
Land East Of Midmill Of Pitliver Charlestown Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Application Type
Planning Permission in Principle
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Rosyth
Parish
Charlestown, Limekilns & Pattiesmuir

Applicant & Agent

Agent
56three Architects
Architect Profile56THREE ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent Address
14 Alva Street Edinburgh Scotland EH2 4QG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 January 2026
Consultation Expiry
26 February 2026
Date Decided
24 April 2026
Date Validated
23 January 2026
Date Submitted
21 January 2026
Consultation End
26 February 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
26 February 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Refused

Why it was refused

  1. In the interest of safeguarding the countryside and prime agricultural land from unplanned, sporadic and unjustified development; the need for the proposed development at this location is not considered fully justified and would therefore be contrary to Policy 5: Soils, Policy 15: Local Living and 20 minute neighbourhoods, Policy 16: Quality Homes, Policy 17: Rural Homes and Policy 29: Rural Development of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) and Policy 1: Development Principles and Policy

From the council's decision notice.

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
26 February 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
15
Coordinates
56.036827, -3.500269
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Fife

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