£20m lodge development planned near St Andrews

Plans have been unveiled for a new £20 million lodge development on the outskirts of St Andrews.Gleneagles Holiday Parks Limited hopes to create the tourist, commercial and leisure development at North Bank Farm, Lathockar, and has formally submitted new documents – including an environmental impact assessment – accompanying its application to Fife Council.The masterplan for the near seven-hectare site has revealed the development will comprise 82 lodges of five different designs; a hub building with bar/restaurant, retail/leisure facilities and a reception area; landscaped open space and play areas; and other site infrastructure and utilities.With the proposals tweaked following public consultation and talks with council officials, Alan Seath, from Seath Planning Consultancy, acting on behalf of Gleneagles Holiday Parks, has called on the local authority to support the project.He argues the allocation of the site for tourism purposes in the current Local Development Plan establishes a principle for such a development.