OWNERS at the Lathalmond Commerce site have come to an agreement to clean up the dump of rubbish and waste that has piled up there over many years and created an eyesore near Kelty.

SEPA has written to Douglas Chapman, MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, to outline plans it has agreed with the owners of the land, Transbrittania Ltd, who have developed a costed plan which will consider options for recycling or disposal of the rubbish.

Transbrittania is expected to present these plans to SEPA by the end of January.

The site in Mr Chapman’s constituency has been an eye-sore to the public and a potential health risk for many years.

Those held responsible, First Options Solutions Ltd, were prosecuted for it, but have never cleaned up the mess.

Commenting on the news Mr. Chapman said: “This is the first real progress we have seen on getting this eye-sore cleaned up after years of stalemate and I think we can put this down as a win for the constituency.

“I am pleased Transbrittania has stepped up to pay for the clearance of the site, although the issue was not caused by them".

He added: “Having visited the site myself and witnessed the danger it poses to the environment and to the people who work there something has been needing to be done.

"The site is close to the Vintage Bus Museum and I would imagine visitors would not take too kindly to be having to pass by this rubbish site on their way to the museum.

“I hope this is the first step in getting this eye-sore removed and I look forward to seeing the plans being put forward by the land-owners.”