New housing development approved for Gauldry, despite fears for village life
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A new affordable housing development will lead to a 10% rise in the population of a Fife village.
Councillors have approved proposals for 30 homes on prime agricultural land on the outskirts of Gauldry, currently home to 309 households.
The application by Kingdom Housing Association proved divisive, with many fearing it would impact on GP practices and other services.
Planning officers received 18 letters of objection, including from the community council.
The community council does not support this for a variety of reasons.”
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Work on £10m affordable housing starts at huge Kingdom Park development in Kirkcaldy
How the homes will look on the Kingdom Park site.
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Building work has started on a new batch of affordable homes which will form part of a major new development on the outskirts of Kirkcaldy.
More than 1,000 properties are expected to built at the huge Kingdom Park site just off the A92 over the coming years, and a number of homes have already sprung up in the south-western portion of the estate as it begins to take shape.