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Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets
Posted on January 25, 2026

Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets

At its meeting on the 8th January, Fife Council's Cabinet Committee rejected a report by council officials recommending ...
Residents association slams council report on regulating holiday lets
Posted on January 6, 2026January 25, 2026

Residents association slams council report on regulating holiday lets

The recommendation to the Fife Council Cabinet Committee to ignore the problems caused by increasing short term lets, su...
Council consults on Airbnb type short-term lets
Posted on August 23, 2025January 6, 2026

Council consults on Airbnb type short-term lets

Fife Council has launched a consultation on short-term lets which ends on 8th September. The questionnaire seeks views o...
Short-Term Lets – Residents Association calls for St Andrews Control Areas
Posted on April 13, 2025August 23, 2025

Short-Term Lets – Residents Association calls for St Andrews Control Areas

The Confederation of St Andrews Residents Asociations, working with the Community Council and Preservation Trust, is cal...
Grange ‘university village’ completed
Posted on November 13, 2024

Grange ‘university village’ completed

The University has completed its new affordable and sustainable housing development for postgraduate students and staff ...
University hopes to build 700 bedroom student residence in St Andrews
Posted on May 16, 2023May 12, 2024

University hopes to build 700 bedroom student residence in St Andrews

The University of St Andrews is to press ahead with plans to provide an extra 700 student beds in town to help take the...
Plans submitted for Craigtoun Hospital development
Posted on January 8, 2023March 29, 2023

Plans submitted for Craigtoun Hospital development

The B listed former Craigtoun Maternity Hospital in St Andrews, which closed 30 years ago and has lain empty ever since,...
Plans for Kilrymont site approved in principle
Posted on December 21, 2022January 5, 2023

Plans for Kilrymont site approved in principle

Councillors on Fife Council's North East Planning Committee unanimously agreed the application from Glasgow-based Scotsm...
Fife to invest £13.5M in housing buy-back scheme
Posted on September 5, 2022December 17, 2022

Fife to invest £13.5M in housing buy-back scheme

Local authorities can buy back their old stock when it comes on the market but until now Fife Council had imposed a li...
Proposals for Kilrymont campus announced
Posted on July 27, 2021August 13, 2021

Proposals for Kilrymont campus announced

Following the marketing of the former school site by Fife Council for development purposes, Scotsman Developments Ltd ha...
New short-term lets legislation proposed
Posted on October 1, 2020October 2, 2020

New short-term lets legislation proposed

On January 14th this year, St Andrews QV published an article on  growing concerns about residential properties being t...

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Latest Posts

  • Council gives the go-ahead for University New College project
    Posted on January 25, 2026

    Council gives the go-ahead for University New College project

  • Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets
    Posted on January 25, 2026

    Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets

  • Residents association slams council report on regulating holiday lets
    Posted on January 6, 2026January 25, 2026

    Residents association slams council report on regulating holiday lets

  • Council consults on Airbnb type short-term lets
    Posted on August 23, 2025January 6, 2026

    Council consults on Airbnb type short-term lets

  • Short-Term Lets – Residents Association calls for St Andrews Control Areas
    Posted on April 13, 2025August 23, 2025

    Short-Term Lets – Residents Association calls for St Andrews Control Areas

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