Planning application
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for approval of matters specified by condition 1(a), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g) and 1(h) and 2(a-ff) of 15/01823/EIA for residential development of up to 363 residential units (Non-material variation for window and internal alterations to House Type H (Colville) of 21/00091/ARC)
As published by the council, reference 21/00091/NMV4
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00091/NMV4
- Type
- Non-Material Variation
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted - no conditions
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St. Andrews
- Parish
- Royal Burgh Of St Andrews
- Decision by
- Delegated - Other Consents
Site history
Applications at this address on the Fife register
This site has had 10 applications since 2023: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00765/CND004 Awaiting decision
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Compliance with Condition 4 of planning permission 25/00765/ARC - Noise Impact Assessment update
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25/00765/CND005 Awaiting decision
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Compliance with condition 5 from applocation 25/00765/ARC - Drainage Update
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21/00091/CND009 Awaiting decision
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Compliance with Condition 9 of Planning Permission 21/00091/ARC - Prior to the first occupation of Plots 1- 2, Plots 64-72 and Plots 211-214 inclusive (as identified on Drawing the Site Layout 16004(PL)001 Rev AV (Planning Authority ref. 03D), the mitigation measures as described in the approved Noise Impact Assessment by Ethos Environment (Planning Authority ref. 46B) to reduce the noise levels within the respective dwellings shall be carried out in full. Prior to the first occupation of any of the dwellings, confirmation that the mitigation measures have been carried out shall be submitted for the written approval of the Planning Authority.
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21/00091/CND010 Granted
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Compliance with Condition 10 of Planning Permission 21/00091/ARC - Prior to occupation of the 17th dwelling on the site, an updated public art strategy including the details of the proposed items of work relating to this strategy shall be submitted for the written approval of Fife Council as Planning Authority. The strategy shall demonstrate that the value of the works contributing to the public art strategy shall meet the terms of the Council's Guidance on Public Art in terms of the financial value of the items of work. The strategy shall propose a scheme of public consultation which shall involve a local community group or groups (if available). Thereafter the public art works shall be carried out entirely in accordance with the details approved under this condition and will be maintained in perpetuity by the applicant or other agreed party.
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21/00091/NMV3 Granted
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Application for approval of matters specified by condition 1(a), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g) and 1(h) and 2(a-ff) of 15/01823/EIA for residential development of up to 363 residential units (Non-Material Variation to 21/00091/ARC to replace a section of low level hedging with a low level reconstituted stone wall to plots 191-196 and minor amend to footprint / bin storage to private apartments (Block type 1) to plots 143-154 & 167-178)
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21/00091/NMV2 Granted
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Application for approval of matters specified by condition 1(a), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g) and 1(h) and 2(a-ff) of 15/01823/EIA for residential development of up to 363 residential units (Non Material Variation to amend house types, addition of astragals to windows to all, adding string course and render to highlighted projections, altering front ground floor window to highlighted plots, minor alterations to rear garden boundaries, materials palette, junctions, parking and other minor layout alterations to 21/00091/ARC)
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23/02746/PPP Granted
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Planning Permission in Principle for mixed use development comprising residential, commercial, business, retail, hotel and community uses, with associated landscaping, open space and roads/infrastructure (Section 42 application to remove condition 25 (installation of toucan crossing) of 15/01823/EIA).
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23/02746/FULL Granted
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Planning Permission in Principle for mixed use development comprising residential, commercial, business, retail, hotel and community uses, with associated landscaping, open space and roads/infrastructure (Section 42 application to remove condition 25 (installation of toucan crossing) of 15/01823/EIA).
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23/02746/EIA Granted
Land SW Of Younger Gardens Melville Road St Andrews Fife
Planning Permission in Principle for mixed use development comprising residential, commercial, business, retail, hotel and community uses, with associated landscaping, open space and roads/infrastructure (Section 42 application to remove condition 25 (installation of toucan crossing) of 15/01823/EIA).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Fife
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31 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted - no conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 21/00091/ARC (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
BDW Trading Ltd & Mount Melville Ltd Applicant
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- APPROVED
- 01 - SITE LAYOUT
- 02 - TYPE H COLVILLE (NEW): PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS, AND ELEVATIONS
- 03 - DESIGN STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Fife granted permission on 3 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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