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| TOWN AND VILLAGE PLANS |
| Cupar Town Plan |
| See also the Action
Plan and paragraphs 1.5,
1.12 - 1.13, 1.17
- 1.22 and 1.50 of the Plan
Statement and Policy R1 |
| 1. Profile |
| a) Population - 8,507 |
| b) Role -
Traditional market town functioning as the main service, employment
and public transport centre for a large surrounding rural hinterland.
A town centre action plan has been prepared and reviewed for Cupar
since 1998. The action plan is implemented through a partnership of
community, business, voluntary sector, and public sector representatives
and will continue to play an important role in creating and implementing
projects for the town. |
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| 2. The main planning
issues are - |
| a) |
High demand for new housing, and its affordability.
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| b) |
Town centre congestion and how this relates
to additional development. |
| c) |
Protection and enhancement of the role
of the town centre. |
| d) |
Identifying an acceptable level of retail
expansion. |
| e) |
Better linkage of the railway station
and surrounding area to the town centre. |
| f) |
Providing additional employment land.
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| g) |
Redevelopment of redundant property and
land. |
| Traffic management in Cupar was identified
as a continuing issue for the community during the preparation of
the Local Plan. Further development and population growth in the town
will add to the pressure on the road system and will increase traffic
congestion in the town centre without further measures to manage the
traffic. The Council will therefore explore options for traffic management
and more sustainable travel as part of the process of determining
the most appropriate scale and location of Cupar's long term growth. |
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You are invited to give
your views regarding Cupar's direction of growth over the next 30
years or so such that a distributor road can be provided within that
period. Demand for a northern distributor route for Cupar continues
to be an issue for the Fife development plan and the Council's transportation
plans. The cost of developing a this route is unlikely to be borne
by the Council but is more likely to rely on development land to fund
the cost of its construction and secure the land across its route.
The Council will assess options to address Cupar's traffic issues
during the life of the Plan and, if the Council settles on a costed
and agreed solution, the Local Plan can safeguard a defined route. |
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| CUPAR TOWN CENTRE |
| Policy R7 |
Retail development, which
enhances the role of Cupar as a secondary shopping centre in Fife
will be supported. |
| Justification:
This area should not compete with the primary shopping centres but
rather complement them. |
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| 3. The Local Plan proposals
are - |
| Housing |
Proposals
map
reference |
Location |
Estimated
Capacity
to 2016 |
Use Class |
Status |
| h24 |
Gilliesfaulds West |
270 |
10.62 |
LP allocation. Brief required. |
| h25 |
St Columba’s |
30 |
0.36 |
LP allocation. Brief required. |
| h26 |
Ladyinch |
30 |
0.01 |
LP allocation (see Pr38) |
| h27 |
Pitscottie Road |
150 |
11.52 |
LP allocation. Brief required. |
| h28 |
Pitscottie Road North |
60 |
4.93 |
LP allocation. |
| h29 |
West Port Garage |
20 |
0.39 |
LP allocation. |
| h30 |
Barony Depot |
35 |
1.13 |
Planning permission |
| h31 |
Cupar Mills |
34 |
1.51 |
Planning permission |
| h32 |
Eden Park |
1 |
0.49 |
Planning permission |
| h33 |
Ferrymuir Farm |
34 |
3.44 |
Planning permission |
| h34 |
Gilliesfaulds |
103 |
6.06 |
Planning permission |
| h35 |
Station Road |
56 |
0.31 |
Planning permission |
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| Employment |
Proposals
map
reference |
Location |
Area (ha) |
Use Class |
Status |
| e3 |
Prestonhall East |
8.5 |
4 (business), 5 (general industrial) & 6 (storage & distribution) |
LP allocation |
| e4 |
Eden Valley Business Park |
0.74 |
4 (business), 5 (general industrial) & 6 (storage & distribution) |
LP allocation |
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| Community Facilities |
Proposals
map
reference |
Location |
Type |
Status/Lead |
| c5 |
Bell Baxter Junior site |
Replacement school (inc community facilities) to be complete
by 2006 |
LP allocation |
| c6 |
Adamson Hospital |
Extension of community hospital |
LP allocation |
| c7 |
Cemetery |
Cemetery extension |
LP allocation |
| c8 |
Coal Road |
Expansion of waste transfer site |
LP allocation |
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| Other projects & proposals |
Proposals
map
reference |
Location |
Type |
Status/Lead |
| t1 |
Cupar Station |
Bus/rail interchange |
See Pr37 below |
| b5 |
Ceres Road |
Brownfield opportunity site suitable for business or residential
use |
Opportunity site |
| b6 |
Adjacent to St Columba’s school |
Brownfield opportunity site suitable for business/retail or
residential use |
Opportunity site. Planning brief required |
| b7 |
Bell Baxter West Port |
Brownfield opportunity site/listed buildings suitable for
mixed residential/employment use. |
Opportunity site. Planning brief prepared |
| b8 |
Former Auction Mart |
Brownfield opportunity site suitable for retail/commercial
and/or business uses. Residential use may also be appropriate. |
Opportunity site. Planning brief to be revised (see Pr35) |
| b9 |
South Road |
Brownfield opportunity site. Redundant garage suitable for
residential or business use. Retail may also be appropriate
subject to consideration as part of a wider planning brief (see
Pr36) |
Opportunity site. Planning brief required (see Pr36) |
| b10 |
Granary site |
Brownfield opportunity site suitable for business/commercial
use. Residential may also be appropriate |
Opportunity site. Revised development brief to be prepared |
| b11 |
Westfield Avenue |
Brownfield opportunity site suitable for residential use |
Opportunity site |
| b12 |
11 – 13 East Road |
Brownfield opportunity site suitable for business or residential
use |
Opportunity site |
| Pr33 |
Cupar |
Traffic management |
See below |
| Pr34 |
Elmwood College |
Woodland Management plan to be produced and implemented |
Elmwood College/Fife Council |
| Pr35 |
Station Road/Eden Bank |
Development brief (see below) |
Fife Council to revise current development brief |
| Pr36 |
South Road |
Development Brief (see below) |
Fife Council to revise current development brief |
| Pr37 |
Cupar Railway Station |
Car park improvements/bus & rail interchange (see below) |
Fife Council/Network Rail |
| Pr38 |
Ladyinch |
Open space (see below) |
Development brief to be prepared by Fife Council |
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| Traffic Management Proposal
Pr33 |
| Fife Council will explore new traffic management
options in order to establish the most appropriate level of long term
growth in Cupar, and the feasibility of developer funded solutions.
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| Masterplans / Key Development
Briefs |
| Station Road / Eden Bank
Development Brief Proposal Pr35 |
| Fife Council will revise the planning brief
for this site, identifying comprehensive layout, access, design and
use requirements for the whole site. Comprehensive redevelopment will
be required and if necessary compulsory purchase will be used to achieve
site assembly. |
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| South Road Redundant Garage
and Adjacent Superstore Development Brief Proposals Pr36 |
| Fife Council will produce a planning brief
covering South Road Garage brownfield site and the existing superstore.
The brief will identify the acceptable total of convenience floorspace
for the combined site, the layout, design and reuse options, and requirements
to contribute to improvements to the station area and the town centre,
particularly in terms of accessibility, linkages and environmental
improvements. Affordable housing will be considered as part of the
development brief. |
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| Railway Station Improvements
Proposal Pr37 |
| Fife Council in partnership with Network
Rail will produce a planning brief for the rationalisation and environmental
improvement of the rail station car park and the potential for creating
a bus/rail interchange. |
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| Ladyinch Proposal Pr38 |
| Fife Council will produce a development
brief to ensure the acceptable redevelopment of Ladyinch open space
for housing (h26). The brief will require the retention and enhancement
of an area of useable public open space, and consider the appropriate
mix of tenure. |
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