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The Courier
4 days ago
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- The Courier
Fife Planning Ahead: Starbucks approval and fresh Levenmouth rail bridge plan
New plans have been approved for a Rosyth memorial to a heroic wartime submarine crew. Sculptures and a garden will be created for ORP Orzel, which arrived at the dockyard in 1939 after escaping internment in Estonia. It carried out missions with the Royal Navy until it was lost at sea in 1940, with the loss of 63 lives. The memorial, between Castle Road and Ferry Toll Road, will tell the story of the meeting of ORP Orzel and HMS Victorious at the start of the Second World War. A former Kirkcaldy gin and cocktail bar will be transformed into a bridal shop. Planners have approved an application by Grande Dreams for the building last known as The Candy Bar. Grande Dreams has been operating at Mitchelston Drive since 2019, offering a range of products. Plans to convert a Kincardine pub into a house have been given the go-ahead. The Auld Hoose owner says the the smoking ban, a reduction in the drink drive limit and then covid lockdowns have affected custom. According to planning papers, the 'financial affordability of the pub has been stressed'. And conversion of the B-listed building would prevent it becoming derelict in future. The landlord describes the proposal as 'a back-up plan' should the pub become unviable. Plans for two-drive thru restaurants, including a Starbucks, have been approved for Dalgety Bay. The American coffee giant will be built on a vacant site at Hillend Industrial Estate, off Ridge Way. Developers are still in talks with companies over who will occupy the second building. However, the application was made by the Adil Group, which operates dozens of KFCs, Burger Kings, Costa Coffees and Taco Bells across the UK. Cardenden could be in line for hundreds of new homes. Miller Homes has submitted a planning of application notice (PAN) for a residential and commercial development west of North Dundonald Farm. Public exhibitions at Bowhill Community Centre on June 25 and August 20 will reveal more details. A previous application, later withdrawn, mooted 173 houses and 66 flats on the site. Fresh plans for an active travel bridge over the new Levenmouth rail link have been approved. A bridge between Aldi in Mountleurie, Leven, and Steelworks Brae in Methil, was originally approved in February last year. However, Network Rail then submitted amended designs. The 102-metre-long bridge is for walking, wheeling and cycling and will cross both the railway and the River Leven. It is hoped it will be open by spring 2026. Rosyth submarine memorial Kincardine pub conversion Dalgety Bay Starbucks drive-thru Kirkcaldy bridal shop Cardenden housing development Levenmouth rail bridge
The Courier
09-05-2025
- Business
- The Courier
Fife Planning Ahead: Hotel transformation approved, pub demolition plan and Lidl latest
Plans to transform a St Andrews hotel into a luxury boutique venue have been approved. The Ardgowan Hotel will undergo a £7.5 million restoration, merging with the Pilmour Hotel next door. Sitting a stone's throw from the world-famous Old Course, both hotels closed in January and are due to reopen next year. Owners, the Marram Collection, which bought the business in 2022, expects to create 50 jobs. The work includes a rear extension, increasing the number of rooms from 36 to 44. Meanwhile, a new bar and restaurant will increase the number of seats from 44 to more than 70. The White Heather pub in Kirkcaldy could be demolished to make way for a convenience centre. Fife-based Glenshire Group, which runs Greens Retail and a number of Pizza Hut franchises, want to demolish the existing Hendry Road building and build four new units. Potential uses are listed as a convenience store, two takeaways and possibly a baker's, nail salon or hairdresser. Car parking would also be created if the plan is approved. The White Heather closed in September. Council officials have called for a restriction on delivery times at the proposed new Lidl store in Dunfermline. The supermarket wants to build on the old King Malcolm Hotel site, with deliveries between 7am and 11pm every day. However, environmental health officers say times should be controlled to reduce the effect on neighbours.. A historic pier in the shadow of the Forth Bridge is degrading, with bricks dislodging from the walls. Fife Council plans to repair the A-listed North Queensferry Town Pier and has been granted permission to carry out groundworks. This will give them the information needed for a decision on what action to take to protect the 112-year-old structure. Work will be undertaken by a team using hand tools and no vehicles will be allowed on the site. Plans for a new £500,000 cafe at St Andrews harbour have been approved. The modern stone facility will replace a temporary building, which has occupied the site for more than 50 years. And it will be 130% bigger than the existing building. Members of the north east planning committee approved the plan on Wednesday. A former gin and cocktail bar in Kirkcaldy could become a bridal shop if a proposal is accepted. Grande Dreams hopes to transform the pub, last known as The Candy Bar, which closed in 2022. Grande Dreams has been operating at Mitchelston Drive since 2019, offering a range of products. But they believe a town centre location will be more convenient for clients. Ardgowan Hotel restoration White Heather pub demolition Dunfermline Lidl latest North Queensferry Pier repairs New St Andrews Harbour cafe Kirkcaldy Bridal Shop
