Deprived Fife area to get new “civic identity”

One of Scotland’s most disadvantaged areas will be given a new “civic identity” when work to rebuild its shopping area is complete.The next stage in the regeneration of Inverkeithing’s beleaguered Fraser Avenue has been reached with the submission by 7N Architects of a detailed planning application for new shop units.They will form a key part of the regeneration project for the wider estate, with the existing shops, which are currently located at the base of an empty block of flats, to be demolished during a rolling programme of demolition and construction.The pavilion design for the new shops, next to the local bowling club pavilion, is meant to blend in with the residential area.Working on behalf of Fife Council and in collaboration with Kingdom Initiatives and Campion Homes, the construction of the new shops will run in parallel with the delivery of the first phase of new terraced housing.