St Andrews West expansion given outline planning consent
By a margin of 9:3, Fife Council’s North East Panning Committee voted to grant outline approval for the western ex...
Category: Planning
In defence of trees – an opinion
Recent events have thrown into sharp relief the enormous pressure of new building in St Andrews which seems intent on fi...
St Andrews care home appeal refused
Government Planning Reporter Mike Shiel has dismissed the appeal and refused planning permission for a care home at 92 H...
Plans for a sustainable Cupar
Local group, Sustainable Cupar, has brought forward plans for reshaping the town into a safer and more user-friendly env...
Councillor ‘educates’ students on the limits of the council’s housing powers
In response to the editorial in this week's The Saint, Councillor Linda Holt has written to the editor, setting out what she sees as the realities of Fife Council's powers in relation to student accommodation:
Sir,
I read the outgoing editor’s column with some regret. Despite now having comp...
Student Association’s President claims that councillors have “failed the youth of St Andrews”
QV has previously reported on the decision of councillor members of the Community and Housing Services (CHS) committee t...
Resident’s association welcomes HMO cap
Speaking on behalf of the Confederation of St Andrews Resident's Associations, David Middleton, chairman, commented:
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Students hope to circumvent ban on further HMOs in St Andrews
A survey of students renting private accommodation in the town by the University Students Association, with the Universi...
Council’s survey shows overwhelming preference for no increase in HMOs
Fife Council's Housing Services has published the results of its consultation on the the introduction of an HMO overprov...
Population of Guardbridge will soar as new homes approved
Approval of the construction of a some 335 houses and flats on two fields on the western edge of the village, between th...
HMO debate – students claim they are not being listened to
Although a final decision on the level of the cap on HMO numbers will not be made until April 11, St Andrews students are already expressing concern at being ignored. Paloma Paige, St Andrews Student President called the policy disappointing, adding that it was frustrating that students’ view...