Planning application
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Compliance with Condition 21 of 21/01720/CON -That no development shall commence unless and until an assessment on barn owl foraging, undertaken by a suitably qualified professional, has been carried out across the site, with a report submitted to and approved in writing by the by the Planning Authority. The report shall examine the impact of the development on barn owl foraging resources and shall set out suitable mitigation measures if required. The report shall also set out details of a regular monitoring schedule for the lifetime of the development, to be agreed in writing by the Planning Authority, to determine the effectiveness of any mitigation measures installed and the need for any adjustment and/or additional measures
As published by the council, reference 21/01720/CND021
Application record
- Reference
- 21/01720/CND021
- Type
- Condition Compliance
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted - no conditions
- Received
- 4 Sep 2023
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2023
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2023
- Ward
- Buckhaven, Methil And Wemyss Villages
- Parish
- Coaltown Of Wemyss
- Decision by
- Delegated - Other Consents
Site history
Applications at this address on the Fife register
This site has had 9 applications since 2023: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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24/01451/FULL Granted
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
ECU00002222 - Consultation under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for proposed 50MW solar farm and 25MW battery storage facility at former Randolph Colliery Site at Wemyss Estate (Section 42 to remove Condition 25 of planning permission ref. 21/01720/CON)
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21/01720/CND025 Withdrawn
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with condition 25 of approved 21/01720/CON -(1) No development shall commence unless and until (a) a scheme of intrusive site investigations has been carried out on site to establish the risks posed to the development by past coal mining activity, and (b) any remediation works and or mitigation measures to address land instability arising from coal mining legacy, as may be necessary, have been implemented on site in full in order to ensure that the site is made safe and stable for the development proposed. (2) The intrusive site investigations and remedial works shall be carried out in accordance with authoritative UK guidance. (3) Prior to the occupation of the development, or it being taken into beneficial use, a signed statement or declaration prepared by a suitably competent person confirming that the site is, or has been made, safe and stable for the approved development shall be submitted to the Planning Authority for approval in writing. This document shall confirm the methods and findings of the intrusive site investigations and the completion of any remedial works and/or mitigation necessary to address the risks posed by past coal mining activity.
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21/01720/CND022 Granted
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with condition 22 of approved 21/01720/CON - 1) No development shall commence on site unless and until the risk of actual or potential land contamination at the site has been investigated and a Preliminary Risk Assessment (Phase I Desk Study) has been submitted by the developer to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Where further investigation is recommended in the Preliminary Risk Assessment, no development shall commence until a suitable Intrusive Investigation (Phase II Investigation Report) has been submitted by the developer to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Where remedial action is recommended in the Phase II Intrusive Investigation Report, no development shall commence until a suitable Remedial Action Statement has been submitted by the developer to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The Remedial Action Statement shall include a timetable for the implementation and completion of the approved remedial measures. (2) All land contamination reports shall be prepared in accordance with CLR11, PAN 33 and the Council's Advice for Developing Brownfield Sites in Fife documents or any subsequent revisions of those documents. Additional information can be found at www.fifedirect.org.uk/contaminatedland.
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21/01720/CND014 Granted
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 14 (Landscaping and Planting Management and Aftercare) of 21/01720/CON - No development shall commence unless and until details of the future management and aftercare of the proposed landscaping and planting have been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Thereafter the management and aftercare of the landscaping and planting shall be carried out in accordance with these approved details.
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21/01720/CND015 Granted
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 15 (Landscaping Details) of 21/01720/CON - No development shall commence unless and until a scheme of landscaping indicating the siting, numbers, species and heights (at time of planting) of all trees, shrubs and hedges to be planted, and the extent and profile of any areas of earthmounding, has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The scheme as approved shall be implemented within the first planting seasons following the completion or occupation of the development, whichever is the sooner, and thereafter maintained in full working order for the lifetime of the development.
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21/01720/CND019 Granted
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 19 of 21/01720/CON - The biodiversity enhancement measures detailed in the RPS 'Ecological Assessment Report' (March 2021) shall be carried out in full before the Date of Final Commissioning. Details (including locations) of the bug/bee hotels, bat boxes and bird boxes shall be submitted for the written approval of the Planning Authority prior to their installation on site.
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21/01720/CND020 Granted
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 20 of 21/01720/CON -That no development shall commence unless and until an assessment on sand martin nesting colonies, undertaken by a suitably qualified professional, has been carried out across the site, with a report submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the sand martin nesting colony shall be surveyed using the appropriate bird monitoring methodology which would enable the number for apparently occupied burrows/nests (AON) to be determined together with the number of unoccupied burrows. The submitted report shall provide mapping of the colonies. Where the report concludes that it would not be possible to retain the existing sand martin nesting colony, then compensatory nesting bank shall be provided for at least an equivalent colony size. Any compensatory nesting bank shall be agreed in writing by the Planning Authority before any works are undertaken on the site which could disturb the existing sand martin nesting colony.
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21/01720/CND016 Granted
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 16 of 21/01720/CON -That a further ecological survey shall be undertaken across the site to identify any changes in the baseline conditions set out within the RPS Ecological Assessment Report (March 2021) and confirm the activity status of any protected features likely to be impacted as per the mitigation measures recommended in the Ecological Assessment Report. No development shall commence unless and until a report on the findings of the ecological survey has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2023
Received by Fife
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12 Sep 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2023
Decision issued: Application Permitted - no conditions
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10 Oct 2026
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Fife granted permission on 22 September 2023, 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.
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Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 14 (Landscaping and Planting Management and Aftercare) of 21/01720/CON - No development shall commence unless and until details of the future management and aftercare of the proposed landscaping and planting have been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Thereafter the management and aftercare of the landscaping and planting shall be carried out in accordance with these approved details.
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 15 (Landscaping Details) of 21/01720/CON - No development shall commence unless and until a scheme of landscaping indicating the siting, numbers, species and heights (at time of planting) of all trees, shrubs and hedges to be planted, and the extent and profile of any areas of earthmounding, has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The scheme as approved shall be implemented within the first planting seasons following the completion or occupation of the development, whichever is the sooner, and thereafter maintained in full working order for the lifetime of the development.
Granted Conditions Trees 8 docs -
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with condition 25 of approved 21/01720/CON -(1) No development shall commence unless and until (a) a scheme of intrusive site investigations has been carried out on site to establish the risks posed to the development by past coal mining activity, and (b) any remediation works and or mitigation measures to address land instability arising from coal mining legacy, as may be necessary, have been implemented on site in full in order to ensure that the site is made safe and stable for the development proposed. (2) The intrusive site investigations and remedial works shall be carried out in accordance with authoritative UK guidance. (3) Prior to the occupation of the development, or it being taken into beneficial use, a signed statement or declaration prepared by a suitably competent person confirming that the site is, or has been made, safe and stable for the approved development shall be submitted to the Planning Authority for approval in writing. This document shall confirm the methods and findings of the intrusive site investigations and the completion of any remedial works and/or mitigation necessary to address the risks posed by past coal mining activity.
Withdrawn Conditions 5 docs -
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 19 of 21/01720/CON - The biodiversity enhancement measures detailed in the RPS 'Ecological Assessment Report' (March 2021) shall be carried out in full before the Date of Final Commissioning. Details (including locations) of the bug/bee hotels, bat boxes and bird boxes shall be submitted for the written approval of the Planning Authority prior to their installation on site.
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 20 of 21/01720/CON -That no development shall commence unless and until an assessment on sand martin nesting colonies, undertaken by a suitably qualified professional, has been carried out across the site, with a report submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the sand martin nesting colony shall be surveyed using the appropriate bird monitoring methodology which would enable the number for apparently occupied burrows/nests (AON) to be determined together with the number of unoccupied burrows. The submitted report shall provide mapping of the colonies. Where the report concludes that it would not be possible to retain the existing sand martin nesting colony, then compensatory nesting bank shall be provided for at least an equivalent colony size. Any compensatory nesting bank shall be agreed in writing by the Planning Authority before any works are undertaken on the site which could disturb the existing sand martin nesting colony.
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
Randolph Colliery O C C S Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife
Compliance with Condition 16 of 21/01720/CON -That a further ecological survey shall be undertaken across the site to identify any changes in the baseline conditions set out within the RPS Ecological Assessment Report (March 2021) and confirm the activity status of any protected features likely to be impacted as per the mitigation measures recommended in the Ecological Assessment Report. No development shall commence unless and until a report on the findings of the ecological survey has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority
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