Following the recent public consultation on the Draft St\u00a0Monans Development Framework, Fife Council is considering whether there is a viable alternative site for the allotments.\u00a0 Ten alternative sites were\u00a0put forward\u00a0in feedback received through the consultation, and there may be further suggestions that should also be considered.\u00a0 We would welcome the Community Council’s contribution on this matter, as being representative of the wider community.\u00a0 I am sending a similar email to the Allotment Association, to ascertain their views. \u00a0I attach an assessment\u00a0sheet to be completed and returned to me by 22 April indicating which sites you believe should be considered further.\u00a0 Please provide clarity on exact locations and boundaries to enable further assessment work to be undertaken.\u00a0 The final decision\u00a0will be made by Leisure & Cultural Services [allotment officer] and Enterprise Planning and Protective Services [Development Plan team], to ensure any site meets criteria for developing allotments and is consistent with development plan policy.<\/p>\n
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A report of consultation has been drafted which is due to be put on\u00a0Fifedirect in the next few days as a public document.\u00a0 It provides an overview of the recent public consultation\u00a0– summarising the feedback received and Fife Council’s response to it. In addition to further consideration of the allotments, we will be doing further work to resolve concerns on access issues.\u00a0 At this stage the 3 westerly tails\u00a0off\u00a0Newark Street are acknowledged as too difficult for vehicular through links but some may have cycle\/ pedestrian links. Queen Margaret\u00a0Street, and a link in conjunction with the Fire Station around Castle\u00a0Street\/ the easterly tail off Newark Street are being looked at\u00a0for possible vehicle connections.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are 2 scenarios for taking forward the finalised Development Framework. Scenario 1 is where an alternative allotment site cannot be agreed; in this case the Framework will be adjusted [mainly in terms of access and connections and visual impact of the allotments] and the finalised document presented to the Community Council in advance of going to Committee for approval – hopefully in June.\u00a0 Scenario 2 is where an acceptable alternative allotment site can be agreed; in this case the Framework will be adjusted\u00a0to reflect\u00a0that it\u00a0would now only\u00a0cover\u00a0a housing site [mainly in terms of housing blocks, access and connections].\u00a0 The finalised document would be presented to the Community Council in advance of going to Committee for approval in August, and any new site for allotments would be reflected in the proposed Local Development Plan.\u00a0The alternative allotment site would be taken forward through the Allotment Officer and the Development Plan team.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Possible sites<\/p>\n 2) Distance from edge of St Monans<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>[if outwith]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 3) Area of land available <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n 2) Have you spoken to owner?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 3) Is owner willing to bring site forward?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 2) Does site have vehicle access?<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 2) Are ground conditions suitable? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 3) Is site overlooked naturally? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 4) Does site have water sewerage electricity?<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following the recent public consultation on the Draft St\u00a0Monans Development Framework, Fife Council is considering whether there is a viable alternative site for the allotments.\u00a0 Ten alternative sites were\u00a0put forward\u00a0in feedback received through the consultation, and there may be further …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[211],"class_list":["post-2046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-allotments"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"George","author_link":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/author\/george-brown\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Following the recent public consultation on the Draft St\u00a0Monans Development Framework, Fife Council is considering whether there is a viable alternative site for the allotments.\u00a0 Ten alternative sites were\u00a0put forward\u00a0in feedback received through the consultation, and there may be further … Continue reading →","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3rNeI-x0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10576,"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions\/10576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n Site<\/span><\/span><\/strong>1<\/span>) Name or description<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Ownership<\/span><\/span><\/strong>1) Who is owner?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Access<\/span><\/span><\/strong>1<\/span>) Is site readily accessible on foot?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Allotment criteria<\/span><\/span><\/strong>1) Is site sufficiently sheltered<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Other potential issues identified<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Any other issues?<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Do you wish to submit this site for further consideration<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span>Yes or No?<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Bowhouse Farm<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Model may not conform to normal allotment concept \u2013corner of open field will not be fenced off\/ will be ploughed annually. On-site parking and building available. <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Beside Newark Castle <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n In Local Landscape Area. Setting of Listed Building\/ Scheduled Ancient Monument. Archaeology. Beside SSSI. <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Mair Common<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Protected Open Space. Existing recreational use.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Beside the cemetery<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n In Local Landscape Area. Setting of Listed Building\/ Scheduled Ancient Monument. Archaeology. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Old Putting Green <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n In Local Landscape Area. Beside SSSI & RIGS [Regionally Important Geological Site].<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Area of unimproved grassland habitat.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Netherton Industrial Estate<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Not supported by policy \u2013 protected for employment use in St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan. Site important in Fife\u2019s economic strategy due to shortage of employment land in East Neuk.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n N of village -left hand side Abercrombie road <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Not associated with any existing buildings. <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Beside the Saltpans<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Is this a different site from number 5? In Local Landscape Area. Beside SSSI & RIGS [Regionally Important Geological Site].<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Area of unimproved grassland habitat.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Beside the Inverie Burn<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n In Local Landscape Area. Protection of watercourse – requires 10m undeveloped buffer.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n Old Bathing Pool<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Is this a different site from number 5 or 8? In Local Landscape Area. Beside SSSI & RIGS [Regionally Important Geological Site].<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Area of unimproved grassland habitat.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n