Fife Council

(from left) David Leaf, land manager, Bellway; Inspector Irene Ralston, local area commander West Fife; and Councillor Judy Hamilton, executive spokesperson for housing and building services A new affordable housing development in Cowdenbeath has received a Secured by Design certificate from Police

Judy Hamilton Fife Council has unanimously approved its Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for 2016/17.

Image of Pitscottie Road courtesy of Montgomery Forgan Associates Kingdom Housing Association has completed a major exercise in community consultation over its proposals to develop 49 affordable houses at Pitscottie Road in Cupar.

Fife Council is once again squaring up for another battle against a planning appeals system that it says is “undermining local democracy”. A proposed development at Milldeans Farm, Glenrothes, for approximately 300 houses was rejected by the local authority through the Local Development Plan pro

Demolition of former council offices at Tantallon Avenue in Glenrothes to make way for more much needed council homes is now complete. The eleven new houses are starting to take shape at the Bankhead House site with kits now being erected by Fife Council’s team of house builders. The homes will be

Cllrs Judy Hamilton, George Kay and Peter George visit the site with John Mills, head of housing and council officers responsible for the conversion A project is under way to renovate the three main vacant buildings at the site of Burntisland’s former primary school into 25 affordable homes.

The launch of Fife’s new Health and Social Care Partnership was officially marked at a conference yesterday. Created by Fife Council and NHS Fife, the partnership is part of the Scottish Government’s ambitious programme of reform to ensure that health and social care provision across Scotland is

Lesley Laird A vote by Scotland’s local authorities to reject the package of measures put forward for Scottish local government takes relationships to a new low, according to Fife Council.

Back row, left to right: Gregor Adams – Robertson homes, Assistant Site Manager Paul Donaldson – Robertson Homes, Site Manager David Raynor – resident Danielle Raynor – resident (child) Marta Raynor – resident Tim Rhodes – Robertson Homes, Senior Project Manager Derrick Cully – Roberts

Lesley Laird Fife Council has written to the Scottish Government to call for a change to the Scottish planning system which it believes will empower communities as well as manage the development industry’s aspirations.

Judy Hamilton Fife Council has pledged to end the practice of using bed and breakfast accommodation for homeless people by March.

Kingdom Housing Association has enlisted the help of local school children to help raise awareness of its major £26 million regeneration project in Inverkeithing. Working alongside Fife Council, the Association is to demolish 236 properties on Fraser Avenue and replace them with 189 new energy effi

Rent levels for Fife Council tenants could go up by 2.5 per cent from April to allow properties to be improved, the local authority has said. No final decision has yet been taken but councillors on the region’s executive committee have proposed the increase as the preferred option to be put forwar

Lesley Laird A recent decision by a Scottish Government Reporter to allow 295 houses on a greenfield site in Inverkeithing has questioned the robustness of the current Scottish planning system, according to Cllr Lesley Laird, Fife Council’s depute leader and spokesperson for economy and planning.

Plans to build 49 affordable homes in Cupar have been postponed until at least 2017. The proposal by Thomson Homes in conjunction with Fife Council was planned for parkland adjacent to Tarvit Ponds.