PLANS to turn office space at Carnegie Campus in Pitreavie into a toddler swim centre have been given the go-ahead. Applicant Gillian Currie s swimming lessons business, Octotots, looked sunk due to the coronavirus pandemic, triggering a search to find her own premises to continue making it viable. The business has been run out of community and hotel pools for eight years but now planning officers have approved the toddler swim centre. Speaking on Monday, she said: “We’ve got a few hurdles to jump through yet but we’re absolutely delighted the planning has come through.” Octotots has worked with Fife Sport and Leisure Trust in the past to hold classes in public swimming pools. However, restrictions brought in to prevent the spread of coronavirus has seen class sizes reduced and schedules moved around.
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Gordon Powell, Raith Developments
Residents who took issue with the sudden commencement of works behind their homes and contacted Fife Council.
Planning permission for 60 homes and a new access road was granted in 2004 to previous site owners Thistle Developments, who went on to build the access road but did not proceed with the houses.
Under Scottish planning legislation, work approved by a planning permit must begin within three years of approval. Officers advised Thistle in 2007 that the creation of the access road satisfied this criteria, meaning the permit remains valid even if the site changes hands.
Raith Developments acquired the site in recent weeks for a reported £2.9 million, according to documents lodged with the Registers of Scotland.