A PLAN to develop more than 60 homes at the north end of Kelty have been put on hold by councillors.

Persimmon Homes asked Fife Council for consent to construct 47 houses on the Great North Road and a further 16 on scrubland at the top of Seafar Drive.

But the West Area Planning Committee heard on Wednesday that a campaign group were concerned by a number of the proposals put forward.

The Blairadam Fields Action Group organised a petition against the Persimmon plan and people have aired their concern over the ability of the village’s sewage system to cope with the 63 new homes proposed and also the affects on the Kelty Health Centre of an increase in population through the proposed Persimmon development and and also the pressure on the village’s schools and nurseries.

The West Area Planning Committee was told that there were a total of 109 letters airing complaints about the plans and there was no doubt that the councillors were also concerned about the scale of the observations on the proposals.

Councillor Alistair Bain, Cowdenbeath, aired his concern over flooding problems in this part of the village being exacerbated by the proposals, while fellow Cowden member, Peter Lockhart, was unhappy that, as it looked on the plans, a lot of houses were going to be squashed into a small area.

He added, “Bus services are also a problem for I know from personal experience the problems of getting to destinations in Kelty by bus.” Dunfermline councillor Bob Young did not like a section of the plans which included flatted accommodation and he suggested a site visit to examine where the housing would go and this was agreed by the members of the committee.