Final planning hurdle cleared for 1,400 new homes in Fife

Fife Council has given the green light to public art plans that will pave the way for new housing developments in Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, The Courier has reported.The Kingdom Park plan, at the Kingslaw site at the north of Kirkcaldy, is to be the town’s biggest expansion for a generation, with as many as 1,100 homes earmarked for construction at the former opencast site.Councillors also agreed a public art strategy for a second planning major application at Sappi Road, which borders Glenrothes and Markinch.Planning permission for up to 300 homes at the site was approved in October of last year, subject to a suitable artwork strategy for the site being approved.The new housing estate will also result in the upgrading of the A911 between Glenrothes and Leven, which runs alongside the planned development.Neil Crooks, the chair of the Kirkcaldy Area Committee, hailed the impact the scheme could have on the town, including the redevelopment of the nearby Redhouse Roundabout.