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Search the Public Notice PortalFRESH plans for a sports complex and new home for Crossgates Primrose FC will be considered by Fife Council next week.
The proposal, submitted by Primrose Community Trust, includes a purpose-built stadium and artificial pitch, a community building with a café, office space, floodlighting, car parking and associated infrastructure.
The development is planned for five acres of agricultural land, south of Thistle Court and west of the B981 road to Inverkeithing, and includes part of a former colliery.
The west and central planning committee deferred a decision in April, when officers recommended refusal due to concerns over noise and visual impact.
However, the applicant has since submitted revised plans, including enhanced noise mitigation measures and additional information on the design and appearance of the proposed acoustic barrier.
Fife Council planning officers have now recommended conditional approval, while the proposals have attracted 17 letters of objection and nine letters of support.
The trust was founded in 2020 and consulted the community before drawing up a business plan and submitting an application which would enable them to improve sporting and football facilities in the area.
If Fife Council give the plans the green light Crossgates Primrose will leave the ground they've played at since their formation in 1926, and establish a new base for all of their youth and senior teams at the new site.
If approved, the main building will be located at the centre of the site and will include changing rooms and a café, as well as a medical / physio room, food preparation room, managers' office, meeting rooms, a conference space and a multi-purpose hall.
There will be a covered stand with 144 seats and the pitch will be enclosed by a six-metre high 'acoustic barrier' to the north and a 2.5-metre wall on the remaining sides.
Plans also include two ticket kiosks and a car park with 170 spaces and coach parking facilities.
A major sports and leisure development in an area that, the trust say, is lacking facilities would allow different groups, youth clubs, local sports teams, schools and community organisations to book space in the building or time on the pitch.
The objections include concerns about the loss of greenfield land, the adequacy of the site selection process, and doubts about the need for the facility.
Some also cited the development’s location within the green belt, though the site is not designated as such.
Supporters argue that the facility will provide valuable amenities for the community, with associated benefits for physical and mental wellbeing.
A supporting statement explains that Crossgates Primrose currently play in the East of Scotland Premier Division and must comply with Scottish Football Association standards.
The club’s existing ground at Humbug Park, around 180 metres north of the proposed site, does not meet these requirements and cannot be upgraded or expanded.
The trust considered 10 alternative sites in and around Crossgates, but all were deemed unsuitable for various reasons.
The committee report acknowledges that the proposal does not fully comply with Scottish Government planning guidance due to its greenfield and countryside location.
However, it concludes that sufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate a lack of suitable alternative sites.
The Crossgates and Mossgreen local place plan specifically supports the development of the Primrose Sports and Community Hub at this location.
The committee will determine the application on Wednesday August 26.
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