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Search the Public Notice PortalFife Council are set to discuss the £3.7 million proposal for eight new industrial units in Cowdenbeath.
At the west and central planning committee tomorrow (Wednesday), plans for the units, a substation and parking next to Glenfield Industrial Estate will be considered. Currently, the area to the north of the town is vacant and comprises grassland and shrubs.
Last month, it was reported that money would be allocated from the Scottish Government's Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, and the project would be a collaboration between the council and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT).
The government funding of £3,756,638 was secured by the council for 50 per cent of the project, while the other half is being provided by CRT Property Investments Ltd, which is owned by CRT.
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes outlined 32 projects across Scotland which will benefit from the latest round of the £36m Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.
In total, it is expected to support more than 1,200 new jobs and 800 training opportunities, as well as bring 21 disused or derelict sites back into use.
For the Glenfield site, permission is being sought to build eight units across three buildings, of between 4,000 and 16,500 sq ft, which will be available to lease. Each will initially have to be used for either business, storage or distribution.
The income generated will then be used to fund the CRT's work in Scotland to support communities to tackle unemployment, poor health and low skills.
However, 18 objections to the plans have been filed, with concerns raised about the loss of trees and the ecological impact, as well as worries about air quality, road safety, noise and glare.
A number also referenced the refusal of an historic application for planning permission elsewhere within the industrial estate as a precedent for refusal of this application.
Other objectors complained that they'd not been notified of the development, but the case officer said he was satisfied that the neighbour notification was carried out correctly.
Council planning officers have recommended approval subject to conditions of noise mitigation, road safety, drainage and tree management.
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