3 – 23 July 2023 Road Closure Largoward to Peat Inn

End date was previously 7 July. Thanks for update from Cllr Fiona Corps.

Planning Application – 15 June 2023

Colinsburgh Residential Development Kirkwood Homes And Balcarres Estate

The proposal for building 50 new homes in Colinsburgh was lodged on 15 June and validated on 20 June. For details of the Planning Application, follow this link: https://planning.fife.gov.uk/online/applicationDetails.doactiveTab=summary&keyVal=RWA8TVHFMHV00

Land To South Of Main Street Colinsburgh Fife – Residential Development of 50 dwellings with associated infrastructure including access, landscaping, drainage, SUDS and open space.

The Closing date for comments to be received by the Planning Service is 20 July 2023.

The Community Council is a statutory consultee for this application. As such, it will listen to local peoples’ comments and views on the proposal as part of preparing its own comments.

As there will be a range of opinions on this proposal, you can also send your own comments in writing directly to development.central@fife.gov.uk for the attention of Scott Simpson, the reference number is 23/01632/FULL.

You are welcome to attend and share your views at the next Community Council meeting at 7 pm on Tuesday 11 July in Colinsburgh Galloway Library.

Useful Information 26 Jan 2023

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  • The window for pension credit is about to close.  Further help is available with the cost of living payment of £324, information available through www.fife.scot/gethelp 
  • Information regarding winter gritting programme and how to avoid burst pipes can be found at www.fife.gov.uk/winter 
  • Housing repairs scam currently going the rounds
  • Rent increase consultation running until 31 January 2023.  Rent increases would be implemented from 1 April 2023.
  • £15,000 has been allocated for speed monitor/speed controls through Colinsburgh.
  • Double yellow lines – members of the public may send photographic evidence of parking violations to cllr.alycia.hayes@fife.gov.uk 

Remembrance Sunday 2022

Colinsburgh and Kilconquhar Community Council were pleased to be involved in a wreath-laying event on Remembrance Sunday at the war memorial in Kilconquhar.

At eleven am, a two-minute silence was observed by all gathered at the War memorial. Wreaths were laid on behalf of Lord Lieutenancy of Fife, Lodge Balcarres, Fife Council, Colinsburgh and Kilconquhar Community Council, Local ex-service men and women, East Neuk Trinity Parish Churches.

A Poppy stone was laid by Theo Paul.

Scott Herd and Sam Logan are in the photo with wreaths.

Colinsburgh Community Cinema

NEXT FILM

December 9th          The Quiet Girl                       7.30 Subtitles

Eire  2022                  Dir: Colm Bairead

Cert: 12A                      94 mins         Genre:  Drama

Cast: Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett

Set in rural Eire in 1981, Cait, a quiet neglected girl, is sent from her impoverished and dysfunctional family to stay with relatives for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but she discovers one in this house of no secrets. A remarkable and beautiful film about the power of love. 

Trailer

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LGWyqty2m-A%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

Proposed Residential Development

Following the public consultation by Kirkwood Housing at Colinsburgh Town Hall
regarding the Proposed Residential Development, there was a meeting of CKCC.

Discussed at CKCC meeting 25 Nov 2022

Several Colinsburgh residents attended and generated much discussion regarding the consultation. Anyone who has yet to comment on the draft proposal is urged to do so by visiting http://www.kirkwood.colinsburgh.co.uk.

Email comments can be sent to ewan@emacplanning.co.uk.

Points Raised

Among the issues raised at both the Consultation event and the Community Council were:

  • acknowledgement of the positive impact on the school and local businesses
  • concerns regarding the siting of the proposed access road to the development
    particularly regarding the danger to children if there was a through road. A cul-de-sac was felt to be a better option both for safety and to avoid overspill parking on Fairfield Road and Mayfield Terrace.
  • concerns regarding the potential number of vehicles which would be expected for a 50 home development and which would be using the access road and the possibilities of congestion.
  • concerns regarding the kick ball area which is proposed at an enlarged park (when there is a football park already)

The architects and developers are required to take on board our comments before deciding if the proposal is a viable one. If that is the case and a planning application is submitted to Fife Council at a later date CKCC will:

  • request to become a statutory consultee
  • hold at least one development specific meeting to gather views and outline the Community Council’s role as a statutory consultee
  • support residents to write Fife Council with their comments, objections or approvals for the application.

As more information becomes available, we will add or link to updates here.